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4870 or 4890?

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Getting ready to pull the trigger on either one but not sure if the 90 is needed (see my sys specs).
I just got GTA 4 and want to boost up for other games like GRID also.

I have been an EVGA fan for a while now but want to go AMD flavor now.
What is a good deal going now and what brands are tops over at Newegg?

thanks

ON EDIT:
After reading a few posts here I think the 4890 will be my best choice.
Any brands better than others?
Any other features?
A newegg link to your pick?

many thanks!
 
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What monitor are you using? If you run a resolution of 1680x1050 or lower, a 4870 would be plenty. However, for 1920x1080 and above, a 4890 would be a better choice.

As for brands, ASUS and XFX would be my top recommendations. Visiontek used to be a good brand as well as the only one to offer a lifetime warranty before XFX became a partner, but given their recent issues I would hesitate to recommend a card from them.
 
Definitely the XFX HD4890:
$195 - XFX HD-489A-ZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1GB PCI-E Video Card
 
Zero82z said:
What monitor are you using? If you run a resolution of 1680x1050 or lower, a 4870 would be plenty. However, for 1920x1080 and above, a 4890 would be a better choice.

As for brands, ASUS and XFX would be my top recommendations. Visiontek used to be a good brand as well as the only one to offer a lifetime warranty before XFX became a partner, but given their recent issues I would hesitate to recommend a card from them.
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Good point about the monitor.
Yes, 1680x1050 is it's highest resolution.

So a 1G 4870 would give me basically the same perfoprmance for that resolution?

How about this one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150395




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A 4890 would give you higher framerates, but a 4870 would be sufficient to max out pretty much any current game at that resolution.
 
Zero82z said:
A 4890 would give you higher framerates, but a 4870 would be sufficient to max out pretty much any current game at that resolution.
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Just ordered this one.
Thanks for the help!

XFX-487-1G.jpg


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150395


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