Care to separate that out into something legible?
My recommendation is to get a 4890. 4890 and GTX275 are the same performance wise, so just get the cheapest, which is the 4890.
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£160 ish to spend on a gpu
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Care to separate that out into something legible?
My recommendation is to get a 4890. 4890 and GTX275 are the same performance wise, so just get the cheapest, which is the 4890.
This is very interesting. I've just had a look at a few reviews of a crossfire system and it looks great. Thanks.
As long as you're playing games which have decent crossfire support. Personally (and this may just be me) I don't see the point in risking crossfire at the moment; if a game hates it then you're stumped!
Plus it will set you back £20 more than the 4890, and will only give you ~5% more performance; I'd argue that it's not worth the risk.
The guy above me's argument that it will use less wattage than a 4890 is also invalid, as you will obviously have to be running two cards.
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definatley a Asus 4890 
very cheap and loads of performance
mines running cool - with stock fan (slightly noisey but nothing to worry about)
at 1000 core, and 1100 on the memory
speeds to worry a GTX285 thats for sure - and at a lot cheaper price
very cheap and loads of performancemines running cool - with stock fan (slightly noisey but nothing to worry about)
at 1000 core, and 1100 on the memory
speeds to worry a GTX285 thats for sure - and at a lot cheaper price
Why take a dual card set up when you don't need to? just going to be more trouble than a single card.
As far as I'm concerned my 4890 is silent so the noise thing is rubbish? Also, why does everyone automaticaly assume everyone will overclock cards?
Want to simply get a great card, whack it in and play every game available with ZERO issues? Get a 4890 or a 275.
Want to end up with possible problems, lack of optomised support for both cards in certain games and twice the chance of something going wrong? get 2 cards, your choice, also the gain in graphic will not be worth it.
Well I do know the original poster will look to overclock whichever card/s he purchases as I know him quite well.
Well then, remember that even if the 770's OC, so will the 275/4890.
Seriousely though, if you can just stick with a single card set up, it's easier and the chance of hassle is considerably reduced.
There not loud at all.
Get the Asus 4890, best refrence card you can buy .
Bonus`s
3 Year Asus Exclusive Warantee
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Overclocking/Breakdown, if the card breaks when overclocking then you get a new one, they support overclocking, they even give you the program to overvolt.
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Higher stock Rpm Fan 42xxx refrence 48xxx BE Edition Fan *black Edition*
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better VRM cooling
also when i got them they run uber quiet when watching movies
and when gameing they dont go loud either. and temps are great.
well you can tell i apresiate them a lot compaired to the others and i should know i have had 6 of them so far lol
Get the Asus 4890, best refrence card you can buy .
Bonus`s
3 Year Asus Exclusive Warantee
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Overclocking/Breakdown, if the card breaks when overclocking then you get a new one, they support overclocking, they even give you the program to overvolt.
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Higher stock Rpm Fan 42xxx refrence 48xxx BE Edition Fan *black Edition*
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better VRM cooling
also when i got them they run uber quiet when watching movies
and when gameing they dont go loud either. and temps are great.
well you can tell i apresiate them a lot compaired to the others and i should know i have had 6 of them so far lol
Don't worry about that, the reports of them souning like planes etc are spread by people who a, dont even own the card, or b, havn't reduced the fan speed manualy or c, have it set to auto.