HeELP FROM M'LEARNED FRIENDS PLEASE

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Hello m'learned friends, I need you to impart some wisdom upon my ears...

Background:

I have come into some money- ~£300 (roughly $375-400). I am keen to spend it on my beloved machine (aren't we all).

My setup:

Q6600 @3.4GHz
8Gb RAM
Gigabyte EP45-DQ6
2 x 64Gb Samsung SSD's
3 Other HDD's mainly for storage
2 x 4770's
Samsung 2232BW 1680x1050 Monitor
Coolermaster Cosmos Case + Multitude of fans
Heaps of other gubbins- Sennheiser Headphones, games etc

Main issue:
With that money (or nearabouts) I could buy a 4890 AND a 26" Iiyama monitor @ 1920x1200 OR a single 5850. Which do you think I should get?

What I'm thinking

I probably won't get any more money to upgrade for some time (year or more maybe). I am tending toward getting the 4890 and the monitor because I can give my Samsung to my son for his X Box and the Iiyama is better resolution.

I am aware of DX11 which is what is holding me back from just saying yay to the 4890/monitor combo. In this respect I can see that the 5850 may be a better choice. However, I am also thinking that a whole system upgrade will be needed in the not too distant future so maybe the fact I can crossfire the 5850 will be a moot point as I won't have the CPU grunt to handle it.

Saving the money is not an option really, it will get frittered away on something boring so I am keen to put it to use sharpish.

What do you think I should do?

Is it worth it in terms of performance and visual beauty? (will 2 x 4770's perform as well as 1 x 4890 @1920 res?)

Should I get the 5850 because DX 11 will be amazing?

Should I use the money from selling my 4770's and lash out on a 5870? (curveball for you at the end there)

All advice greatly appreciated and if you need more info I will post it up asap.

Thanks in advance gentlemen (and Jennyh)

Andy

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Reply to ac3144

HeELP is similar in meaning to help -__-
Curse my stupid typing.
AC

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Reply to ac3144

I should also say I have a 750w PSU.

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Reply to ac3144

Option 3) Get monitor now and then get the 5800 card later. It's not like there are many DX 11 games yet.

I get the feeling that you want a new monitor, but will also feel sad to not have DX 11 support in the near future.

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bystander wrote :

Hmm yeah I suppose you could say that. I am also a little worried that my 2 4770's won't be 'quite' as good at 1920 res as a 4970 would be. That said, I play the latest games and I'm guessing they are geared up for multi gpu support so my 4770's should hold their ground.

But what of the new 5850/70's? Will I get a good improvement over my 4770's with my setup or will I be CPU limited too much?

Thanks for your input.
Andy

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Reply to ac3144

Your 4770 crossfire setup outperforms a single 4890. I suggest that you spend the money on the monitor for now. I think a good monitor with more real estate is going to give you more visual satisfaction than a new GPU since that crossfire setup is still powerful.

Reply to rolli59

I would have to agree with everyone else. Buying a 4890 would only decrease your performance in most situations. A 5850 is nice, but your 2x 4770's are nice too.

If you want a new monitor to play a higher res, that's always fun =D but as far as upgrading the GPU, you may as well just wait. You aren't behind the curve with your current setup.

Reply to Kithzaru

It's the Holidays !! Believe you said you will probably upgrade whole rig not too distant future. Spend money on other family members - be nice! Rig you have currently seems decent enough IMO. Family = Better return on Investment !!!

Reply to tiotaitch

@ Rolli + Kithzaru

I think you are right, I'm going to stick with my 4770's and just get the monitor.

@Tiotatch

Thanks! Don't worry we are going to have a great Christmas, this is only a small portion of the money and my wife has the same amount to spend on whichever she chooses. Also my children will do very well out of Santa this year

Thanks very much for your advice chaps.
AC

Reply to ac3144

That Santa guy... his presents were always awesome.

Have a good holiday

~Kith

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