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I have around R2000 to spend on a gfx card. I'm not sure whether to go with the HD4890 or the HD5770 for DX11. Which card is going to give me the best bang for buck, as well as the highest longevity?

tl;dr - I have around R2000 for a gfx card. Enlighten me :D
 
+1 I'm not sure if the 5750/70 are really worthwhile yet at their price points, certainly not the 5770. Why they put a 128 bit bus on there is beyond me.
 
hmmm... there is still that price gap between the HD5770 and the HD5850... the R2200 price gap... so maybe AMD is planning an HD5830? And fermi is to come to life soon(ish), so expect AMD to cut prices to remain afloat, and make a hostile market for Nvidia.
 
Ok but WHICH 5 series? At the sub-2k mark 5770 is matched and outperformed by 4870/90, and as scotty points out the next step up is 5850 which is out of his price class.
 
5770 will run DX 11 games really poorly.
Get a HD4890 if you can afford it, and upgrade to a HD5850 when you can afford it :)
 
Gradius said:
5770 will run DX 11 games really poorly.
Get a HD4890 if you can afford it, and upgrade to a HD5850 when you can afford it :)
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Well, DX11 doesn't have the most demanding features dude... it's really not that big of a step up, that is if you exclude tessellation (which is scalable, so you could probably set it to x2 or x4 with the 5770)

Honestly, I don't know whats going to happen in the next to months. So in January AMD might release an HD5830, or they may never... they might price drop, or they might hold out for a very long time.

Nvidia's Fermi is looking like ghostware at this point. It might be the greatest thing since sliced bread or it might be like ATI's 2000 series. All I'm saying is that get an HD4890... it's plenty powerful (stronger then an HD5770), and remember that DX11 isn't a major improvement over DX10. it will take a year to a year and a half for game developers to accurately implement DX11, at which point you may actually want to buy a new gfx card. Remember that it's also unlikely that the DX11 featured on the HD5770 will make any difference in terms of graphics because it will run out of steam very quickly (long before the HD4890 will).

Also, I realized that the HD5770 would be far more effective if AMD gave it a 256bit bus... would be a little faster then the HD4870... but alas...
 
scotty777 said:
Well, DX11 doesn't have the most demanding features dude... it's really not that big of a step up, that is if you exclude tessellation (which is scalable, so you could probably set it to x2 or x4 with the 5770)

Honestly, I don't know whats going to happen in the next to months. So in January AMD might release an HD5830, or they may never... they might price drop, or they might hold out for a very long time.

Nvidia's Fermi is looking like ghostware at this point. It might be the greatest thing since sliced bread or it might be like ATI's 2000 series. All I'm saying is that get an HD4890... it's plenty powerful (stronger then an HD5770), and remember that DX11 isn't a major improvement over DX10. it will take a year to a year and a half for game developers to accurately implement DX11, at which point you may actually want to buy a new gfx card. Remember that it's also unlikely that the DX11 featured on the HD5770 will make any difference in terms of graphics because it will run out of steam very quickly (long before the HD4890 will).

Also, I realized that the HD5770 would be far more effective if AMD gave it a 256bit bus... would be a little faster then the HD4870... but alas...
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I'm not saying DX11 is so demanding it won't work.
It just won't work as well eventually down the line, that say a HD5850/70 would.
HD4890 is a great card. I used to run it in crossfire for a mightly long time :)
 
Looks like I am gonna go with the HD4890. Only problem is finding somewhere that sells it and will be prepared to ship it before Christmas. Got one shot at Matrix Warehouse locally, but I doubt they will have it in stock :(
 
if ur based in cape town, u can grab it from take2.
they only closing on 24th where u can do collection from there offices :)
otherwise if u need a hand, send a PM my way :D
 
Good to know then!
I recently acquired the HD5970, but still waiting for the rest of the computer parts to arrive before I can start enjoying it :D
 
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