5830 replacing a dead 4890

[Haggisman]

So my 6 month old 4890 died recently, so I sent it back, and have just been emailed saying I've had a new 5830 dispatched. Having looked at specs and benchmarks, it seems like the 5830 is slightly slower?

So, anyone with experience of the 2 cards, how do they compare? Am I going to have a battle on my hands to try and get something to match?

Many thanks!

 

[kmufc77]

i would say a 5830 is slightly faster.

 

[Tute]

It is slightly faster, but also a lot quieter, cooler, and less power hungry.

That's a good deal IMO.

 

[bells]

The 5830 is faster , cooler & dx11 so a good deal for you

 

[bobert50]

A good deal tbh.

 

[Haggisman]

Okicoconuts, thanks all =-)

 

[hallmeister]

3 monitors ***

 

[Gazza123]

Count yourself lucky. I sent back a dead 4890 and they wanted to replace it with a 5750.... I just politely told them where to stick it. They offered to give me a 5830 if I pay the price difference from a 5770 to the 5830. Should I battle it or take the offer? sorry for threadjacking

 

[bells]

Count yourself lucky. I sent back a dead 4890 and they wanted to replace it with a 5750.... I just politely told them where to stick it. They offered to give me a 5830 if I pay the price difference from a 5770 to the 5830. Should I battle it or take the offer? sorry for threadjacking

I would take it or go higher if it was on offer

 

[straxusii]

Thats a good result, push it and try and get a 5850 but a 5830 is good for a 4890

 

[reiyushin]

Count yourself lucky. I sent back a dead 4890 and they wanted to replace it with a 5750.... I just politely told them where to stick it. They offered to give me a 5830 if I pay the price difference from a 5770 to the 5830. Should I battle it or take the offer? sorry for threadjacking

Fight it, a 5750 is no where near the same performance level.

 

[Marine-RX179]

Count yourself lucky. I sent back a dead 4890 and they wanted to replace it with a 5750.... I just politely told them where to stick it. They offered to give me a 5830 if I pay the price difference from a 5770 to the 5830. Should I battle it or take the offer? sorry for threadjacking

Depends of where you bought the card from. Some retailers are probably still overpricing the 5830, and if they are asking to you to pay more than £40 on top of the 5770 value for a 5830, you might as well stand you ground and tell them you will not accept anything less than a 4890 1GB or 5770 1GB.

 

[Martini1991]

A friend of mine was given a 5850 as a replacement from his 4890.
Demand what you paid for the 4890.

 

[[WU-TANG]GZA]

I don't think the 5830 is as good as the 4890 at all.

Only way it is is with DX11 and how many games are fully DX11? And does DX11 really look that much better? Look at the benchmarks, the 4890 sits right between the 5830 and the 5850 until it comes to DX11...

It's not a terrible deal though....

 

[Meaker]

I don't think the 5830 is as good as the 4890 at all.

Only way it is is with DX11 and how many games are fully DX11? And does DX11 really look that much better? Look at the benchmarks, the 4890 sits right between the 5830 and the 5850 until it comes to DX11...

It's not a terrible deal though....

If its the right 5830 they can have a heck of a lot of OCing room in them.

 

[Gazza123]

If its the right 5830 they can have a heck of a lot of OCing room in them.

Are the XFX 5830's any good for OC'ing? That's the one i think they're going to offer me if they ever get back to me...

 

[Meaker]

Might need a better cooler. They used sapphires PCB last time I checked which was pencil volt moddable lol.

 

[titaniumx3]

Only slightly faster and in some games a bit slower, but overall it's a decent replacement for 4890.