4850x2 or 4890

which one is best 4850x2 or 4890 im not a fan boy of ati im open to sugestions just i think ati is best bang for buck but if u know of any nividia that is as good for my budget of £200 gbp then i will consider it heres what i like

4850x2

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAP-4850X2

4890

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?SAP-4890

HD 4890 now £140 from overclocker.co.uk

i would go with the 4890.

Go with the 4890, you wont have to deal with any multi-gpu bs. The difference in performance is just not worth the hassle, imo.

The 4850X2 is a lot faster than the 4890 (probably around 30%; it is really not negligible at all). Do not underestimate the power of Crossfire.

The 4850X2 is a lot faster than the 4890 (probably around 30%; it is really not negligible at all). Do not underestimate the power of Crossfire.

Hanass

Thats when it scales perfectly which is not allways the case, and crossfire much like sli is more prone to weird behavior. Also I have just heard way too many complaints from both 4850 cf and 4850x2 users.

[QUOTE="Hanass"]

The 4850X2 is a lot faster than the 4890 (probably around 30%; it is really not negligible at all). Do not underestimate the power of Crossfire.

Thats when it scales perfectly which is not allways the case, and crossfire much like sli is more prone to weird behavior. Also I have just heard way too many complaints from both 4850 cf and 4850x2 users.

Well, my build being the first Crossfire build I have ever done, I was surprised how little issues I have encountered with it. When I first made the machine (this is when the 4870s had just come out), the drivers were a bit unstable, but the next month's release cleared it up (I was getting random BSOD during gaming), which is pretty understandable for brand new hardware on still maturing drivers. Every once in a while I have to disable Crossfire for older games, and the only game it doesn't scale well for me is Crysis, but then again, Crysis doesn't scale well on single GPU, lol.

As for 4850 Crossfire, it seemed like there were a few months of releases that just broke it for them for no apparent reason. Strange it would only affect 4850 CF and not 4870 CF.

[QUOTE="artiedeadat40"]

[QUOTE="Hanass"]

The 4850X2 is a lot faster than the 4890 (probably around 30%; it is really not negligible at all). Do not underestimate the power of Crossfire.

Marfoo

Thats when it scales perfectly which is not allways the case, and crossfire much like sli is more prone to weird behavior. Also I have just heard way too many complaints from both 4850 cf and 4850x2 users.

Well, my build being the first Crossfire build I have ever done, I was surprised how little issues I have encountered with it. When I first made the machine (this is when the 4870s had just come out), the drivers were a bit unstable, but the next month's release cleared it up (I was getting random BSOD during gaming), which is pretty understandable for brand new hardware on still maturing drivers. Every once in a while I have to disable Crossfire for older games, and the only game it doesn't scale well for me is Crysis, but then again, Crysis doesn't scale well on single GPU, lol.

As for 4850 Crossfire, it seemed like there were a few months of releases that just broke it for them for no apparent reason. Strange it would only affect 4850 CF and not 4870 CF.

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?NOV-4870

HD 4890 now £140 from overclocker.co.uk

KFC1000

i think ill stick with my card see what comes out next then decide my 4870 512 is still good for a while ill save my money up

i think ill stick with my card see what comes out next then decide my 4870 512 is still good for a while ill save my money up

djdarkforces