Just a quick question on graphics card decision

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Oddone2

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I am (likely) going to buy a computer tomorrow with an AMD Radeon 6570 with 1Gb DDR3 dedicated SDRAM.
In my present computer, the one I will be replacing, I have an Radeon 4890, likewise with 1Gb dedicated DDR3 RAM (though I am not entirely sure - I would prefer not to make concrete claims unless I am positive this device was never made using DDR2).
I was merely wondering. As I am not as of yet quite as computer savvy as I would like to be (and plan to one day be), I would like to ask whether I should use the graphics card shipped with the computer, or should I immediately open it up and replace the card with the one in my present computer (or do you think I should not follow either route and instead buy a different, e.g. better, graphics card than either of my present choices)?

Thank you to anyone who responds.
 
The 4890 will blow the 6570 out of the water, and it is still an excellent card

Regarding replacing it, I would, however first make sure that the power supply that the system gets shipped with is up to powering a 4890. It will, after all, draw a lot more power than a 6570 will do
 
I did not mention it, as I thought my previous post was long enough as it was, but I am also planing on switching the 450W PSU in the newer computer for the 750W PSU being used by this computer.
Would there be any situation where the 6750 (or the 6770, if it were an option) would be preferable? Is the 4890 really better when it comes to gaming? How about watching 1080p videos on it?
Considering the higher number, it would be kind of silly if the 4890, which came out about 2 years ago would still perform better than the 6750. Then again, thats not to say that its not possible. Id there a site which compares the actual performance of the two cards?
 
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