Whats the best card for me

[sonyaddict]

Hi guy's

Ive got a clocked e6400 @ 3.2 and 512mb 8800Gt

I want a new card ASAP whilst i have the cash.

I play COD4 & 5 and have started playing ARMA II

My budget is £150.00 MAX!

So far Ive narrowed it down to 3 cards

1. Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 Toxic Edition PCI-Express Graphics Card Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 Toxic Edition

2. XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

3.Sparkle GeForce GTX 275 896MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (Includes Batman: Arkham Asylum & 3D Discover Glasses) THIS IS OUT OF STOCK

Any thoughts?

 

[HazardO]

Out of those 3 I'd suggest option2. (Based on manufacurer rep). I'd also favour an HD4890 over a factory OC'd 4870.

 

[Jimbo Mahoney]

4890 for sure.

Although you could probably save a bit and keep an eye out for 2nd hand 4xxxs in the MM.

 

[Phage]

Go the 4890.

 

[burtie]

Go for the 4890.

 

[sonyaddict]

Power supply enough

Will my 600w power supply be OK with a 4890?

 

[Spazzfish]

Will my 600w power supply be OK with a 4890?

yup

 

[sonyaddict]

Thanks for that.. i'll go order a 4890

 

[sonyaddict]

Well all the cheaper 4890's were sold out..

I bought a Palit GTX 275 after the sales guy on the phone at OC suggested/told me the 275GTX was better than the 4890? interesting to hear if this is the case... its sat here at work, and am thinking of a way how to smuggle it into the house ... LOL

This boards enormous...

 

[Subtlesnake]

Well all the cheaper 4890's were sold out..

I bought a Palit GTX 275 after the sales guy on the phone at OC suggested/told me the 275GTX was better than the 4890? interesting to hear if this is the case... its sat here at work, and am thinking of a way how to smuggle it into the house ... LOL

This boards enormous...

I think it's slightly faster if you aggregate the results from every benchmark/resolution (eg. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_4890_PCS/28.html), but it goes back and forth depending on the game.

 

[sonyaddict]

yes I noticed COD is slower on the 275..but quicker on others..

As it was the same price I went purely on driver updates in the end...