XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT or Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4890 OC

[T0BSTA]

Updrading my system which is a packard bell imedia x2414, just like to know what card is better. It says on the site that the XFX is also overclocked.
Also buying a 600w PSU.

thanks

 

[T0BSTA]

anyone ?

 

[hawker1986]

Whichever has longer warranty/is cheaper.

You can always easily OC it yourself.

Hawker

 

[sorn21]

Depends which Saphire your looking at, if its the Atomic, its slightly dearer but uses the Vapour-X cooler, which is more efficient and a lot quiter.

If its the XFX XT they both have the same core clock of 1Ghz, as opposed to the rest.
Both have 2 Year warranty.

Personnaly I would look at the Saphire, personal taste, but it is slightly more expensive.

 

[cook001]

Hi
Well the xfx comes with a free game ( hawx) and the saphire comes with the full version of vantage.
That's about the only difference.

 

[ArcAneTSGK]

HAWX is very fun, got it with my 4890. One of them games when you have nothing else to do, just go round blowing things out of the sky. It's a lot better with a controller though, i use keyboard/mouse.

On the topic, i would get XFX, although really it won't matter which one you get.

 

[T0BSTA]

how do overclock a card ?

 

[ArcAneTSGK]

using Rivatuner or in ATi Catalyst software, use ATi overdrive. (Unlock it by clicking the keypad)

Overclocking voids your warranty.

 

[T0BSTA]

so its best to buy a overclocked card then also is there any difference

 

[sorn21]

Overclocking voids your warranty.

Are you sure about that?

EDIT: yup, seems like you're right. Doubt they would be any wiser to it if you claimed ignorance, no way of checking really.

 

[T0BSTA]

I will be getting the XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 XT is a 500w psu ok or should I just buy a 600w psu

 

[ArcAneTSGK]

500W is fine aslong as there are enough amps on the 12V rail.

Everyone seems to forget about ampage these days... i was told 500W was fine, but my amps on the 12V rail was only 22A

The card therefore wasn't recieving enough power, making it less stable in games. I got the TX650W on T.W.O offer, it has 52A on the 12V rail. I think its reccomended to have 30+ Amps on the 12V rail for the 4890.

 

[T0BSTA]

I was think of getting this PSU OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply how much will it be next week when the offer is over because I don't have the money yet.

 

[ArcAneTSGK]

for reliability, headroom, ampage, and warranty i would go for the TX650W Corsair.

That will go back to ~ £80 after TWO
OCZ will go back to ~£70 after TWO