Upgrade from a 4890 crossfire

[almoststew1990]

Hey guys, I am wondering if it is worthwhile upgrading from my crossfire 4890 set up? It doesn't appear on the 2011 Tomshardware charts, so I am not really sure what single card would be a worthwhile upgrade. I am getting a bit fed up about some games not really supporting crossfire very well, and some not at all, making me go back to a single 4890, which has been starting to struggle...

Will I get a significant performance upgrade (from when crossfire works well) if I spend about £200? maybe a 560ti? Maybe a 6950 and flash it to a 6970? Or would I have to spend more than that?

1360 * 768 monitor
i7 860 @ 3.1GHz
4GB 1666MHz RAM

 

[JediFragger]

At your res m8, I'd personally choose the 560Ti - I really doubt it'd struggle with any current/near future game

 

[[WU-TANG]GZA]

I'd try and hang on for the new gen of GPUs mate.

4890CF is still beastly and I'm sure at your res the 4890 can hold its own for the next 2 months.

 

[Sasahara]

Crossfire 4890 is pretty similar to a HD 6950.

I'd agree with [WU-TANG]GZA and wait a few months for the next gen cards to appear.

Not sure if DX11, less power consumption and slightly more consistant fps is worth the £200+ it would cost. (you'd certainly want the 2048 Mb version).