GF card upgrade ati or nvidia

S

sameo88

Limp Gawd
Joined
Mar 19, 2008
Messages
151
thinkin gtx295 or 4870x2

also 4890 CF but i think thats pushin it for my setup

please help!
 
What size monitor? I would just grab 1 4890 for right now. If it is not enough add another as they are going down in price. If something better comes out soon and the price is not crazy, you could upgrade.
 
but will my psu cope with CF in the future if i take that option?
and running a 24inch
 
Yeah, your PSU should be more than enough for two HD4890's, they actually take a little less power than the HD4870's.
 
The GTX 295 is the faster card overall, but if you like lots of AA at 2560x1600 the 4870X2 is the better bet. Both are now single PCB cards FWIW.
 
Mr. Bluntman said:
The GTX 295 is the faster card overall, but if you like lots of AA at 2560x1600 the 4870X2 is the better bet. Both are now single PCB cards FWIW.
Click to expand...
he said he has a 24inch so 1920x1200 or 1080 is going to be his res. personally I would just get a single 4890 as that would be nearly twice as fast at 1920 than his current 8800gt. then in a few months or so just sell the 4890 and get an even faster DX11 card.

Im still trying to figure out why he has 6gb of ram on a 32bit OS. :confused:
 
cannondale06 said:
he said he has a 24inch so 1920x1200 or 1080 is going to be his res. personally I would just get a single 4890 as that would be nearly twice as fast at 1920 than his current 8800gt. then in a few months or so just sell the 4890 and get an even faster DX11 card.

Im still trying to figure out why he has 6gb of ram on a 32bit OS. :confused:
Click to expand...

I dunno if I'd say the 4890 would be twice as fast as his 8800GT...
 
RADEoN said:
I dunno if I'd say the 4890 would be twice as fast as his 8800GT...
Click to expand...
I said at 1920 it would be nearly twice as fast and that is true for many games at certain settings. in fact its well more than twice as fast in many games mainly because the 8800gt will usually have just 512mb which isnt enough for high res and settings... it is probably closer to 75-80% faster overall though. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_4890_PCS/12.html
 
Last edited:
cannondale06 said:
depends on which review you read because some show the 4890 using more power than the 4870.
Click to expand...

I stand corrected. A bunch of other ppl here were saying that it took less power.

Ok, officially, under 100% load, the HD4890 takes 190watts of power and the HD4870 takes 150watts.

So, if Crossfired, it would take 80watts more under load.
 
havnt got my hands on a 64bit yet! only just got the ram
and dont wanna do another graphics upgrade anytime soon so i think i'll just get cf 4890's they'll do for the time being, can always sell one off!

unless i get alot more people saying to go with a 295gtx, cos its the same price
 
will she actually use that? I mean seriously? Also, you said GF not wife, that's a significant amount of coin to drop on your GF.
 
haha sorry dude my bad dunno wat i done there, this upgrade is for me! my missus dont understand half this shit haha let alone use it to its potential
 
sameo88 said:
haha sorry dude my bad dunno wat i done there, this upgrade is for me! my missus dont understand half this shit haha let alone use it to its potential
Click to expand...

LOL! I guess I got up too early this morning. I read GF card and saw girl friend. I need more sleep :(.

The 295 and the 4870x2 are pretty even. IMHO, I'd get the 295 simply because ATI seems to take a week or two to put out new drivers so crossfire works on the 4870x2 on half the new game. But, that just what I get from reading [H]ards reviews.
 
You have a Phenom setup.

Get an ATi card not an nVIDIA card.

I am assuming your motherboard chipset is 790x or 790fx.

Later down the road you can add more cards to add some performance (CrossfireX). Your board does not support SLI.

Also with CrossfireX you can pair a 4870X2 with a single 4890 1GB.
 
ElMoIsEviL said:
You have a Phenom setup.

Get an ATi card not an nVIDIA card.

I am assuming your motherboard chipset is 790x or 790fx.

Later down the road you can add more cards to add some performance (CrossfireX). Your board does not support SLI.

Also with CrossfireX you can pair a 4870X2 with a single 4890 1GB.
Click to expand...

I doubt he'll see another GPU upgrade on that machine. From the looks of it he's doing one ever 2 years or so. Furthermore with that CPU 2-4870x2s are going to give no tangable benefit at that resolution. You don't need to have a SLI capable motherboard to run a 295, hence the reason for a 295 to exist.

I've stated the few problems I've got against the 4870x2 in my post above. I think he'll be more than happy with a 4870x2, but what you just posted was a bunch of FUD.
 
vengence said:
I doubt he'll see another GPU upgrade on that machine. From the looks of it he's doing one ever 2 years or so. Furthermore with that CPU 2-4870x2s are going to give no tangable benefit at that resolution. You don't need to have a SLI capable motherboard to run a 295, hence the reason for a 295 to exist.

I've stated the few problems I've got against the 4870x2 in my post above. I think he'll be more than happy with a 4870x2, but what you just posted was a bunch of FUD.
Click to expand...

I know you're a fan of nVIDIA but what I posted is realistic. He can get an HD 4870X2 and later on if he wants get another ATi card for even more graphics performance.

He can also get two 4890s.

As for what you posted.. it's a non-issue. I don't "wait" for Crossfire support. There is an app out there called the "ATI CrossFire Xtension v1.0". HardOCP don't seem to know of it's existence and neither do you.

It adds Crossfire support to any game lacking a profile. Easy to use, small and efficient. http://www.geeks3d.com/20090218/ati-crossfire-xtension-v10/

I don't post FUD.
 
ElMoIsEviL said:
"ATI CrossFire Xtension v1.0". HardOCP don't seem to know of it's existence and neither do you.

It adds Crossfire support to any game lacking a profile. Easy to use, small and efficient. http://www.geeks3d.com/20090218/ati-crossfire-xtension-v10/

I don't post FUD.
Click to expand...
Good news for ATi CF users. Lets hope it helps. Since it's version 1.0, that might be why not many have heard of it.
tb says:
February 20, 2009 at 6:40 pm
This utility simply automaticly renames the EXE file of a game to “crysis” for “Direct3D Mode” or “etqw” for “OpenGL Mode”. This could cause rendering errors, but it may be worth a try.
Click to expand...
 
Kowan said:
Good news for ATi CF users. Lets hope it helps. Since it's version 1.0, that might be why not many have heard of it.
Click to expand...

You can get the latest version (1.4) here: http://www.epichardware.com/bin/ATI_CF_Xtension.rar

It has options to create profiles.. it's really quite awesome.

Crossfire.jpg
 
Good luck to the guy/s coding it. Sounds like a nice program and if running ATi, I'd give it a try.
 
Well it's allowed me to use Crossfire on brand new apps without having to use BETA drivers.

Only WHQL drivers for me..lol
 
ElMoIsEviL said:
I know you're a fan of nVIDIA but what I posted is realistic. He can get an HD 4870X2 and later on if he wants get another ATi card for even more graphics performance.

He can also get two 4890s.

As for what you posted.. it's a non-issue. I don't "wait" for Crossfire support. There is an app out there called the "ATI CrossFire Xtension v1.0". HardOCP don't seem to know of it's existence and neither do you.

It adds Crossfire support to any game lacking a profile. Easy to use, small and efficient. http://www.geeks3d.com/20090218/ati-crossfire-xtension-v10/

I don't post FUD.
Click to expand...

I don't use crossfire so cleary I don't know of it's existence.

I'll agree he CAN get a second 4870x2. However I don't think it would make any sense.

2-4890s would make sense and I think would be a good option depending on price. I havn't been watching the last few weeks.

But that wasn't what I read in your post and calling fud on. I read in your post that you were suggesting to get a 4870x2 and add another 4870x2 or a 4890 to the two 4870x2s to later. IMHO trying to later add a third or fourth card to a multiGPU setup is going to be aweful on the price/preformance stand point, even more so seeing as he's looking at only a 24" monitor.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top