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*** Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 Formula 1024MB Graphics Card @ £172.99 ***

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Hi There,

We may not have the exclusive on this part, but we are one of the cheapest ;)

*** *** Asus ATI Radeon HD 4890 Formula 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card @ £172.99 inc VAT *** ***

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The ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series GPUs bring the power of graphics ‘supercomputing’ to gamers, setting a new standard for visual computing. Redefine the way you play and take HD gaming to the extreme with best-in-class performance. The new TeraScale graphics engine delivers an immersive, cinematic gaming experience. Add this GPU to your PC and watch Blu-ray movies and play HD content with incredible visual fidelity. Do it all with break-through efficiency that doesn’t compromise performance.

- ATI Radeon HD 4890 GPU @ 900MHz
- 1024MB GDDR5 Memory @ 4000MHz
- 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering
- PCI Express 2.0 support
- ATI CrossFireX Multi-GPU Technology
- Microsoft DirectX 10.1 support
- Shader Model 4.1
- ATI Avivo HD video and display technology
- Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD) for Blu-ray and HD Video
- Built-in HDMI with 5.1 surround sound support
- On-chip HDCP
- Aerodynamic Streamline Thermal Cooler
- Luxury Super ML Cap for up to 300% overclocking margin
- Up to 20% GPU core voltage noise reduction with Super ML
- Exclusive Voltage Tweak Technology to push the GPU to the limit

Includes:

- CrossFire Bridge Chip
- 6 Pin to 4 Pin Power Adaptor
- DVI to VGA Adaptor
- DVI to HDMI Adaptor
- HDTV Component Adaptor
- 3 Years Warranty

Only £172.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW
 
creed said:
why make this and the dual fan version? and also release so close to time of 58**?
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One reason could be, I'm not saying it's fact, is to shift the remaining pile of 4890 related parts they have left. Their thinking is that having a different HSF etc will make it more attractive to certain buyers than continuing to sell them on a reference PCB with stock ATI cooler. This might not be the best way of shifting old stock/parts but if it works then it will allow them to concentrate on 58xx sooner.
 
I would be inclined to remove the plastic cover. Unless it did anything for the temps.
 
This is about £35 more than the XFX XXX version which, on the face of it is the same speed and has a better warranty.

Apart from the small-boy friendly cooler (hello little boy - do you want to see my GPU cooler?), what's special about this?
 
Fatboy said:
- Aerodynamic Streamline Thermal Cooler
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From looking at this, if you mount it too close to the front fan(s), the downforce generated by the cooler may actually push the graphics card into the CPU cooler.:eek:
 
Asus should spend more time getting the most out of the hardware via component level improvements, and leave the cosmetics to hairdressers.

Utterly, utterly HORRIBLE.
 
ahh the cluless people strike back ive yet to see a review of this card but the 4770 with similar cooler performed very well.

All the plastic bits of it direct the air flow in a very specific way its not just for looks
 
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