4890x2 or Wait for 5xxx

bennyboy9201 · 07-03-2009, 07:41 AM

Should I crossfire two 4890's, because I have one of them now, and another could come soon, but should I wait and get two 5xxx in a year or year an a half so I can have dx11?

Fatback · 07-03-2009, 07:47 AM

I would go ahead and get another 4890 there really cheap right now and you can always sale the 4890 and upgrade to the 5xxx series if you felt the need to. Since 2 4890s pretty much equals a GTX 295 I don't see why you would need anything more for at least another 2 years or more.

bennyboy9201 · 07-03-2009, 08:12 AM

Would I miss out on anything major not having dx11 for a few years

Fatback · 07-03-2009, 08:18 AM

Know I wouldn't think so I don't see dx11 going mainstream for a pretty good while.

bigfellla · 07-03-2009, 08:35 AM

For a 22" monitor two of those cards is a complete and utter waste of money. Anyway that CPU will bottleneck a Crossfire system regardless.

**bomberboysk** · 07-03-2009, 08:14 PM

Just wait and get something along the 5xxx series.

Nevakonaza · 07-03-2009, 08:18 PM

4890 x 2...awesome card.

One alone can handle anything you throw at it with high settings,just today i hit 95fps in GTA IV...

I can provide proof if you want.

**bomberboysk** · 07-03-2009, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevakonaza

4890 x 2...awesome card.

One alone can handle anything you throw at it with high settings,just today i hit 95fps in GTA IV...

I can provide proof if you want.

Hence proving that singlecard right now is all he needs until 5xxx

Nevakonaza · 07-03-2009, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bomberboysk

Hence proving that singlecard right now is all he needs until 5xxx

hmm i think it will be some time until the 5xxx...we have yet to see a 4890x2

,im sure they will make one.

**bomberboysk** · 07-03-2009, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevakonaza

hmm i think it will be some time until the 5xxx...we have yet to see a 4890x2

,im sure they will make one.

I think they already have one in the works iirc.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd...l#BOM_comments

Should outperform a standard GTX295, because the 295 basically has two GTX275's on one board.

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Fatback Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kannapolis, NC Age: 18 Posts: 2,510	I would go ahead and get another 4890 there really cheap right now and you can always sale the 4890 and upgrade to the 5xxx series if you felt the need to. Since 2 4890s pretty much equals a GTX 295 I don't see why you would need anything more for at least another 2 years or more. __________________ Display: 40" Polaroid LCD TV Mobo: ASUS M4A78-EM CPU:AMD Phenom X3 8650 @2.6Ghz RAM: 4GB OCZ Blade Series @908Mhz GPU: XFX HD 4850 512MB PSU: 400w Corsair HDD: OS:250GB Seagate 7200.10/Storage:WD Caviar Blue 320GB OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32bit/Linux Ubuntu 32bit Fatback Definition

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Nevakonaza VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Age: 21 Posts: 12,751	4890 x 2...awesome card. One alone can handle anything you throw at it with high settings,just today i hit 95fps in GTA IV... I can provide proof if you want. __________________ Desktop= Core 2 Quad Q6600 GO @ 3.4Ghz\|MSI P35 Neo-F\|[5GB OCZ Vista Gold Series -6400 oc.\|XFX HD 4890 XT 1GB GDDR5 \| X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1\|Coolermaster Dominator 690 Black (Modded)\|OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Modular\| 250Gb & 500GB Sata2 Avermedia Volar HDTV Tuner\|Windows 7 Home X64 Asus X58 Laptop Intel M575 2Ghz \|120GB Sata HDD \|Crucial 2GB DDR2 800mhz \|15.4 inch Widescreen display]\|Intel GM965\|Vista Basic 32Bit\|DVD-RW

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