Different HD 4890's?

[alph4]

I notice on newegg.com that there's an ASUS and 2 different HIS versions. Which one should I buy?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=hd+4890&x=0&y=0

 

[shadow187]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127453&cm_re=hd_4890-_-14-127-453-_-Product

That one.

 

[XD_dued]

It shouldn't matter much...but i hear diamond and powercolor are bad. XFX had double lifetime warranty so you might be interested in that.

 

[XD_dued]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127453&cm_re=hd_4890-_-14-127-453-_-Product

That one.

Just wondering shadow, do cards like that where they don't push the air out the back of the case mess up the airflow?

 

[alph4]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127453&cm_re=hd_4890-_-14-127-453-_-Product

That one.

What's the difference between all of them?

 

[shadow187]

Cooling. That one happens to be the best (or really good).
But consider the HD5770 ^_^

 

[alph4]

yeahh I think I'm gna go with the 5770, just because I know it won't become obsolete as fast as the 4890 will.

So which one of these HD5770's do I get?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=hd5770&x=0&y=0

 

[alph4]

Just realized their all not available. Guess I'm getting this?

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5316156&CatId=3669

 

[XD_dued]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447

cheaper

 

[alph4]

I live in Canada though, there's a local computer store that sells for slightly higher price but oh well.

Do I get the XFX, ASUS, or plain Radeon HD 5770? ASUS being most expensive

 

[chrischoi94]

I'd suggest Sapphire but that's just personal preference,

they have great cooling systems with fans with low noise/cooling ratio.

 

[XD_dued]

I'd suggest Sapphire but that's just personal preference,

they have great cooling systems with fans with low noise/cooling ratio.

They're all reference cards, so this wouldn't apply. It really shouldn't matter which brand you get (as they are all the same at this point), but like i said xfx has the warranty so if that's the same price as everything else get it.

 

[alph4]

Will my ASUS M2A-VM be compatible with the HD 5770?

 

[OvrClkr]

as long as your board has a PCI-E x16 slot you are good.....

if your board does not support CF then get the 4890, if it does then get a 5770....

XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447

HIS H489FN1GH Radeon HD 4890 1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161299&cm_re=4890-_-14-161-299-_-Product

 

[alph4]

What is CF? How do I know if my mobo supports CF?

 

[OvrClkr]

Cross-Fire :

http://game.amd.com/us-en/crossfirex_about.aspx

 

[alph4]

Cross-Fire is only needed when a second additional g-card is used?

 

[OvrClkr]

yep, basically if your board supports CF then you can install 2 cards and add some extra performance =)

 

[alph4]

But I'm only installing 1 card, doesn't that mean I don't need CF?

Dope setup btw!

 

[OvrClkr]

correct....

so you can choose between a 4890 or a 5770, being the 4890 is a more powerful card but the 5770 is more future-proof and has a few bells and whistles that the 4890 does not have....

 

[alph4]

HD 5770 is it

Thanks for your input man, really helped!!!!

 

[OvrClkr]

no problem, here are some numbers so you can compare (note: scroll down a bit to see graph...)

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5770-review-test/18