HD4870 -vs- HD4890 -vs- GTX260 216

Ryan_Fpv

Ryan_Fpv

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I'm looking to purchase a video card for around about the $200 - $250 mark, but will be willing to stretch that budget a bit further if the gains are worth it.
I have a few cards in mind, and would like your opinion on what is best for gaming and best for price.


Sapphire HD4870 1GB ($200 AUS)

Sapphire HD4890 1GB ($250 AUS)

Palit GeForce GTX260+ 216 896mb ($225 AUS)

Gigabyte HD4890 1GB ($270 AUS)

Those cards seem awful similar to me, and is quite difficult for me to pick a clear winner. Even though 2 of those shown above are sapphire, I have no preference to the brand. I would like to know if the HD4890 is really worth the extra $50 over the HD4870. Would I notice the difference? Feel free to suggest entirely different cards around the same price mark.
 
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Go for that latest 5800 series. the 5850 is very good, the 5770 costs less and has lower performance but it beats the 4850 and 4870 i believe. plus all the 5xxx cars have DX11
 
The 5800 series start at $350+, and the 5700 series at just over $300, and that is more than I am willing to pay.
 
linkin93 said:
Go for that latest 5800 series. the 5850 is very good, the 5770 costs less and has lower performance but it beats the 4850 and 4870 i believe. plus all the 5xxx cars have DX11
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I think in Australia the 5850 is alittle out of his price range.

The 5770 is a tad slower then the 4870. The 4890 beats the GTX 260 and 5770.
 
Oh, always best to check, but will these all be able to run smoothly on a Apevia Warlock 750W PSU (quad 12V(25A) rails)?
 
They have the same memory clocks 975X4=3900. They just list it different. Gigabyte an Sapphire both make good cards. The clocks GPU/Memory, some just overclock them by default. Which ever one looks like it has the best cooling is the one I would go with.

Well I dont like Apevia PSUs but it should power a 4890 fine.
 
Ah. Thanks for your help stranglehold, I shall have a think about it now that I have a bit more information about the cards. :)
 
In your price range. I think the 4890 would be your best bet. Looking at both cards, neither one vents out the back. I would save a few bucks and go with the Sapphire.
 
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I've just been reading through other sites reviews of each of the individual HD4890s, and all of them are saying basically the same thing... 'The gigabyte has a good quality after market zalman fan, which is very quiet'. 'The major drawback to the sapphire card is a very loud fan'. Personally, for $20, I would go with the more quiet option. (After all, I am upgrading my card because the fan on my current card (which needs upgrading anyway) is slightly damaged and makes a loud noise, which really drives you crazy after a while).
 
But HD5770 performs only slightly better than GTS 250 or HD4850

So, there is no reason to buy HD5770 when you can get GTX 260+ or HD4870 for cheaper price, unless you care about power consumption
 
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