ATI HD Radeon 4890 (RV790) & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 (GT200b) Reviewed

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AnandTech - GTX 275 versus HD 4890

http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3539&p=1

Firing Squad - GTX 275 versus HD 4890

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_ra...eforce_gtx_275/

Hardware Canucks - GTX 275 Review

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardw...6mb-review.html

Overclockers Club - GTX 275 Review

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/nvidia_gtx_275/

Hardware Canucks - HD 4890 Review

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardw...1gb-review.html

X-Bit Labs - HD 4890 Review

http://xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display...eon-hd4890.html

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My mistake. Title fixed, thanks.

If anyone has any other reviews they'd like to post feel free to do so.

The 4890 has AMAZING overclocking ability though from what I can see in the reviews. :|

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Bah... a nice optimisation, but nothing very interesting. They still can't crush Crysis or even Far Cry 2. I know I'm not upgrading before the HD 5800.

Who plays Crysis anymore? That's a game you play once and that's it.

Far Cry 2 is a long and very boring and repetitive game.

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Who plays Crysis anymore? That's a game you play once and that's it.

Far Cry 2 is a long and very boring and repetitive game.

Way to miss my point. I was obviously referring to them as good examples of current graphical technology, not of the most fun games to play.
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Is it smart to buy the 4890 over the 4870 for the price difference?

Depends what your budget is. An HD 4870 1GB @ NCIX.com is about $270 where an HD 4890 1GB is about $300-320.

$50 difference is quite a bit of dough.

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Depends what your budget is. An HD 4870 1GB @ NCIX.com is about $270 where an HD 4890 1GB is about $300-320.

$50 difference is quite a bit of dough.

4890 on newegg is $260 though compared to the 4870 which is $220. I can afford the 4890 no problem but I'm just wondering if the gains are worth the extra dough.

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I guess it would be worth it. Performance gains SEEM to be significant enough and there is increased overclocking ability as well.

If you already have a 1GB HD 4870 though I would just stick with that.

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I guess it would be worth it. Performance gains SEEM to be significant enough and there is increased overclocking ability as well.

If you already have a 1GB HD 4870 though I would just stick with that.

I'm on a 2600 lol

This upgrade should more than enough for my needs, it's one luxury item I'd like to equip my new build with.

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4890 on newegg is $260 though compared to the 4870 which is $220. I can afford the 4890 no problem but I'm just wondering if the gains are worth the extra dough.

Go for it. The HD 4890 seems to perform quite well in games like GTA IV and Far Cry 2. For some games, it's worse than the GTX 275 whereas in other games it's better than the GTX 285. It's odd!

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Go for it. The HD 4890 seems to perform quite well in games like GTA IV and Far Cry 2. For some games, it's worse than the GTX 275 whereas in other games it's better than the GTX 285. It's odd!

I'd prob just play 3 or 4 games like Fallout 3, Mass Effect, Left 4 Dead, and Sins of a Solar Empire, that thing should fly even if it's slower by a few frames.

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