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Which would be the best option, sell my 4890 for 5xxxx? or buy another and crossfire it. if selling it would be better which card would give me a noticable gain in games.
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Sell 4890 for ? or crossfire it?
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http://emsai.net/reviews/gpu/
have a look there, find your card and look at ones above it to see what sort of performance gains you can expect or for better cards in your budget
have a look there, find your card and look at ones above it to see what sort of performance gains you can expect or for better cards in your budget
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1920/1200. most games i like to max out. am playing shift at mo and maxed out on 75fraps. seams a little low.
If Dx11 takes your fancy and is on your agenda then sell it and grab a 5*** card(s). If not then by xfiring two 4980's you'll get excellent performance. Iirc they would out perform a 295gtx.
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Tryed playing crysis and i was at 19-27fraps. really disapointed. Did have a 4870x2 really liked that card.
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You'll get a higher fps buying a second 4890, as yes they do run on par with/arguably slightly faster than a 295.
You will get dx11 and a cooler, more power efficient solution going for a 58xx card, but I wouldn't recommend going for the 57xx series if you want max fps, as the 5770 is slower than a single 4890.
A second 4890 would be on average £140ish manufacture depending, minimum for a 58xx is about £210 for a 5850 (about 20% boost over a single 4890) or £300+ for a 5870 (40-50% over single 4890).
The end of the day it's a case of money and speed or future proofing tech wise.
You will get dx11 and a cooler, more power efficient solution going for a 58xx card, but I wouldn't recommend going for the 57xx series if you want max fps, as the 5770 is slower than a single 4890.
A second 4890 would be on average £140ish manufacture depending, minimum for a 58xx is about £210 for a 5850 (about 20% boost over a single 4890) or £300+ for a 5870 (40-50% over single 4890).
The end of the day it's a case of money and speed or future proofing tech wise.
