GTX280 to 4890???

95thrifles · 25 Jul 2009 at 11:29

Id wait til the new DX11 cards come out, and try out ATI then if I were you, kinda pointless doing this now

Farore · 25 Jul 2009 at 12:31

Pointless sidestep. Plus you loose the CUDA, theres gona be more noise and heat ect.

gurusan · 25 Jul 2009 at 13:30

more noise and heat? I think not....

Tute · 25 Jul 2009 at 13:32

Sidestep, not worth it.

gurusan said:
more noise and heat? I think not....

Ignore them, same tired untrue rhetoric.

unknownsock · 25 Jul 2009 at 14:13

Well a 4890 is a downgrade. Nothing else to say really..

straxusii · 25 Jul 2009 at 14:22

Anyone who would consider going from a GTX280 to a 4890 has a seriously bad case of upgradeitis

Personally I'm desperate to upgrade my 4870 and have so far held off as I want the 5870.

reflux · 25 Jul 2009 at 14:27

Tute said:
Ignore them, same tired untrue rhetoric.

It's bloomin' true, I've had two 4890s and they both sounded like vacuum cleaners. It obviously depends on the other noise in your case, but still, they have cheap and poorly designed coolers.

95thrifles · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:06

reflux said:
It's bloomin' true, I've had two 4890s and they both sounded like vacuum cleaners. It obviously depends on the other noise in your case, but still, they have cheap and poorly designed coolers.

surely thats brand specific, I got 2 (xfx i think) running in xfire and can only just hear them above case/hdd when they spin up under full load

reflux · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:08

I had a Powercolor and a Sapphire 4890 and they were very loud. Even at stock clocks.

Fenris · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:13

OH MY GOD! DIFFERANT PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERANT OPINIONS ON A COMPLETELY SUBJECTIVE POINT!

STOP EVERYTHING!

Some people think they are loud, some don't and heat is a completely pointless argument for 99% of people.

Yes, changing to a 4890 is not realy worth it, you won't get any where near an increase in performance worth the money. I would wait for the new ATI cards.

p.s Reflux, what speed were the fans at? I say it a lot but the fan never needs to be above 30% unless your one of those hopeless obsessives whose temps MUST BE PERFECT!

Tute · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:15

reflux said:
It's bloomin' true, I've had two 4890s and they both sounded like vacuum cleaners. It obviously depends on the other noise in your case, but still, they have cheap and poorly designed coolers.

Actually loud, or just "everyone's said they're loud so they must be loud" loud?

Richdog · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:17

Clum said:
Thoughts?

Stupidest idea ever?

reflux · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:21

Tute said:
Actually loud, or just "everyone's said they're loud so they must be loud" loud?

Like mega uber godzilla-like loud. Loudest of all the cards that have been in my PC in the past three years....that list includes the X1950, 8800GTS, HD3870, 9800GX2, HD4870X2, GTX280 and GTX260.

Lightnix · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:22

Totally pointless side step of an 'upgrade'. Now, if you wanted experience maybe you should go for the 4870 X2?

Tute · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:23

That's odd, I have a launch day 4870 - supposed to be "hot" and "loud" compared to the 4890 that you don't like, and yet it's whisper quiet.

I think what we're going to end up at here is that noise is purely subjective, but I do believe the 4890 is quieter than a lot make out.

mjones1 · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:25

sell your gtx 20, get a 4870 then extra money for new cards.

Lightnix · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:27

I dunno, my 4870 does get a bit of a 'whoosh' on if it's a warm day and you turn AA, AF, mipmapping, and stuff all the way down/off and play a non-limited 3D accelerated game. With those options on (because that, presumably, prevents hotspots building up from some areas being loaded more than others) it's typically quite quiet.

Richdog · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:29

Tute said:
That's odd, I have a launch day 4870 - supposed to be "hot" and "loud" compared to the 4890 that you don't like, and yet it's whisper quiet.

I think what we're going to end up at here is that noise is purely subjective, but I do believe the 4890 is quieter than a lot make out.

Noise isn't subjective imo... it can be measured and quantified accurately, regardless of subjectivity. I have a 4870 in a quiet rig and it can definately be heard over everything else when running intensive games with AA/AF. It's not bad 90% of the time, but the 10% irritates me.

alex24 · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:32

I think the performance of the GTX280 is fantastic, no good reason to swap it that I see, I'm hoping it'll be the next 8800GTX and go on forever!

My only issue with mine is that it's loud when gaming, even with speakers on, though I think this is common with a lot of new cards.

Tute · 25 Jul 2009 at 15:36

Richdog said:
Noise isn't subjective imo... it can be measured and quantified accurately, regardless of subjectivity. I have a 4870 in a quiet rig and it can definately be heard over everything else when running intensive games with AA/AF. It's not bad 90% of the time, but the 10% irritates me.

Well yes, you can measure sound. It's just that I don't see me or Reflux cracking out the ol' dB meter to bother to measure.