4770 Crossfire or 4850 Crossfire?

[wintermint]

Ok I am willing to spend $200-250 on gpu(s) I have a 790fx motherboard so I'm hoping to crossfire to get the most out of my motherboard but if somebody gives me a good reason why I shouldn't crossfire then it's a different story. Anyway I don't need to keep up with the 5xxx series and/or Directx11 unless somebody give me a good, valid reason that I should then I'll consider it. So basically I'm wondering about the following thing:
a) what gpu(s) should I get for around $200-250 (can be less)
b) do the gpu need hdmi
c) newegg charge tax right? (stupid I know...)

I prefer Newegg

 

[jay2tall]

Why not a 5850 for a bit more if you can swing it. It will outperform either of those two crossfire setups.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102857&cm_re=5850-_-14-102-857-_-Product

It always take a single card over 2. When you put 2 cards in a system you have to contend with heat. Out of the those two though, i'd go for a 4850. It packs more punch.

 

[Maziar]

Another vote for HD 5850.
But if you only must choose between 4770CF and 4850CF i choose 4850 CF since they perform better

 

[masterjaw]

If there is a viable single card solution then go with that setup. It is much better than having 2 cards in CF with more heat + some driver issues.

 

[erdinger]

I'm for 2 4770... Yes it has little less muscle but they are much cooler and need less energy AND are cheaper (at least im my country they are). Don't know why the others advice you on 2 4850's ^^.

What resolution do you play at? what games do you play? and I also thing a 5850 would be very nice IF they were avaiable

 

[OvrClkr]

Dual 4850's would be my choice. 4770's are kinda weak for the money....

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[mijail]

4770 have ddr5 - 128 bit
4850 have ddr3 - 256 bit

i go for 4850 but the big question is 4850 in crossfire could manage dx11?
technology runs faster than we can know it ,so for the middle of next year that crossfire will be obsolete.

Anyway i got one question now, why catalyst just show inside override option 996 mhz memory clocks if all specs about my hd4850 says 1990 or 2000 mhz.

And what it means "x2"

 

[pauldh]

That's big money for a 512MB HD 4850. Too bad HD 4870 supply is drying up ($125 recently).

The 4850's will perform well, but your looking at $35 more per card vs ours here:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-gaming-pc,2424.html

How about the 2GB 4850X2 for $240.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102809&cm_re=hd_4850-_-14-102-809-_-Product

 

[OvrClkr]

^^ the 4850x2 is considered one of ATI's worst cards. Too many negative reviews (non-Newgg reviews btw) pertaining to the cooling and size of the card. He might as well save up a few dollars and get a 5850 if he is going to spend that much...

 

[pauldh]

^^ the 4850x2 is considered one of ATI's worst cards. Too many negative reviews (non-Newgg reviews btw) pertaining to the cooling and size of the card. He might as well save up a few dollars and get a 5850 if he is going to spend that much...

Except the one I listed is cheaper than the 512MB per GPU solution the OP is considering buying, and in stock, while the 5850 is $300 and out of stock. Big difference.

Early driver support was buggy, the card is long and it doesn't OC well. Cleeve had some issues with the one used back in our Jan 09 SBM.

I'd rather have the 5850, but also wouldn't hesitate to buy a 4850 X2 2GB considering the price is cheaper than two 512MB HD 4850's. No card will beat it for the price. The 4870 X2 is a little quirky too BTW. Nothing that would make me avoid it though.

Here are more user reviews to add to the Newegg ones:
http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-HD4850-PCI-Express-Graphics/product-reviews/B001KAKT4Q/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

 

[OvrClkr]

Yea, I just wouldnt spend more than 175.00$ on a last-gen GPU. At this point it would not be wise to invest that amount of money on something that will be EOL sooner than later. The 4870x2 is EOL as well....

 

[pauldh]

Yeah, True. Problem is these shortages and price increases. The 4890 is a sweet deal now but other than that the 4800's are disappearing. GTS 250/GTX 260 prices staying level, but 275/285 going up. It's rough now; gave me a hard time picking out the next budget SBM components.

 

[OvrClkr]

yea, I am waiting on Fermi as well for my next upgrade but it looks like I will have to get me another 260 instead =( ... I am not going to wait another 4 months...

 

[wintermint]

Wait ! I asked a few questions and nobody answered the one about HDMI and whether or not Newegg charge tax ima rewrite question

 

[Maziar]

About HDMI,it depends on you what you need HDMI or not,but both 4850 and 4770 have HDMI port,about newegg i don't know since i don't live in US

 

[wintermint]

About HDMI,it depends on you what you need HDMI or not,but both 4850 and 4770 have HDMI port,about newegg i don't know since i don't live in US

HDMI is when you plug into the TV or something right? I think I might consider doing that :O

 

[Maziar]

Yes its when for you want to plug it in to a TV (some monitors have HDMI port too)

 

[wintermint]

4770 have ddr5 - 128 bit
4850 have ddr3 - 256 bit

i go for 4850 but the big question is 4850 in crossfire could manage dx11?
technology runs faster than we can know it ,so for the middle of next year that crossfire will be obsolete.

Anyway i got one question now, why catalyst just show inside override option 996 mhz memory clocks if all specs about my hd4850 says 1990 or 2000 mhz.

And what it means "x2"

you should start your thread X_X

 

[jaguarskx]

... nobody answered the one about HDMI and whether or not Newegg charge tax ima rewrite question

Newegg will charges tax if you live in California because that is the state in which the business is located.

 

[pauldh]

Newegg will charges tax if you live in California because that is the state in which the business is located.

They'll charge tax anywhere they have operations, including warehouses like New Jersey and Tennessee.

 

[jaguarskx]

Ahh, I forgot about the warehouses...

Thankfully, I live in NYC so the only things I need to worry about are the high costs of living.

 

[wintermint]

I guess I'll stick with the 2 4850 unless someone got a better solution for under $250

 

[Keating]

The cheapest 4850 I could find was $100 http://microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0291846
And the Cheapest 4770 I could find was $90 AR http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814103077&cm_re=4770-_-14-103-077-_-Product

So I ended going for the HIS 4890 for $160 AR http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161299&cm_re=4890-_-14-161-299-_-Product

Would a 4770 CF be worth it for $20 more?
How about a 4850 CF for $40 more?

 

[OvrClkr]

i would have gone for the same 4890 that you purchased. Later on you can add another one if needed. For that price it is a steal =)

 

[wintermint]

i would have gone for the same 4890 that you purchased. Later on you can add another one if needed. For that price it is a steal =)

Too bad mail-in rebates are not a guarantee ._.