Buying this 4890

I need a GPU upgrade and this 4890 is a pretty good price

£134.95
£155.19 inc.VAT

here

Yet on the same site the same gpu but other models cost from £178.19 inc.VAT to £192.34 inc.VAT

Here's the most expensive one:

here

So what's the difference (if there is any) and is it worth the extra money? and should I buy a different card?

Just to make sure, it will work with my mobo right?

nVidia nForce 650i SLI SPP.

I currently have an E8400 and 8600gt 512mb

as long as your MOBO supports pci e 2.0 and has a psu with the power connector and enough power you should be fine

I'm not sure if it supports pci-e 2.0.

I've done some googling and just can't find anything, especially since theres a hundred different versions of my mobo

P6N SLI V2
MS-7346

On the website under specifcations it says this:

PCI-E Gen 2.0: Gen1 ( 1x16, 1x8 )

here's the link

Also under the test reports it says 8800gtx, 9800gtx works which I'm presuming are pci-e 2.0 too:? ...

though all it says is it supports it, meaning it could be running at less speed since it aint pci-e 2.0... someone clear this up for me, hopefully I'm stressing over nothing.

Here's what's listed under pci-e on pc wizard:

PCI-Express Information :
Number of connectors : 1

Bus PCI-Express :
Device : C55 PCIe bridge
Version : 1.0
Port : 0
Physical Slot : #0
Slot Populated : Yes
Link Width : x16 (max. x16)
Link Speed : 2.5 GB/s

Bus PCI-Express :
Device : C55 PCIe bridge
Version : 1.0
Port : 3
Physical Slot : #0
Slot Populated : Yes
Link Width : x1 (max. x1)
Link Speed : 2.5 GB/s

Bus PCI-Express :
Device : C55 PCIe bridge
Version : 1.0
Port : 2
Physical Slot : #0
Slot Populated : Yes
Link Width : x1 (max. x1)
Link Speed : 2.5 GB/s

Bus PCI-Express :
Device : GeForce 8600 GT
Version : 1.0
Port : 0
Link Width : x16 (max. x16)
Link Speed : 2.5 GB/s

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don't get a 4890 it's not worth the 200 dollars. Dx11 cards are coming out soon so wait for one of those and just get a 4870 for now. the 4890 only gives 5 more fps on games and sometimes it doesn't even give an fps boost for some games. Just get a 4870 wait for dx11 then buy dx11 card and crossfire

don't get a 4890 it's not worth the 200 dollars. Dx11 cards are coming out soon so wait for one of those and just get a 4870 for now. the 4890 only gives 5 more fps on games and sometimes it doesn't even give an fps boost for some games. Just get a 4870 wait for dx11 then buy dx11 card and crossfire

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