Worth while upgrade to 5XXX GPU?

[davedudes]

I know its probably earlly days yet, ive got a XFX4890 and was just wondering would i be wise to look into these next gen cards?


Cheers

 

[davedudes]

what motherboard? i'd personally be waiting and buying a second hand 4890 once people start selling them to get their 5xxx cards

Ive got a P5Q Deluxe

 

[davedudes]

The new AMD DX11 cards look mighty powerful, but as with all PC upgrades - do you need the extra power?

The 4890 is a very powerful card and should handle all current games very well. If some games come out that the 4890 can't keep up with, then an upgrade would be a good idea. But bear in mind that the new 58** series will arrive at price points much higher than the 48**s when they were launched, so an upgrade may be an expensive proposition.

Thanks for the advice

 

[davedudes]

I don't think it's worth while to be an early adopter of the 5xxx since you have a pretty decent 4890.

If the prices are too much for the 5xxx then it's probably better and cheaper in getting another 4890 for xfire.

Thats what i was kinda thinking to, cheers for the input

 

[davedudes]

Try and stay 1 step behind technology. Thats what i do.

Then when these new cards come out, grab a bargain on MM with some of the old cards

I'm personally gonna wait untill the end of the month and try source a cheap 8800GT or something

Cheap skate