Gallery: Graphics Cards

[Remeniz]

Why didn't you get the 5770?

I was seriously thinking about it. I'd rather do without DX11 and use the HD4890 for now. Got it for £94. The minimum DX11 card I like is the HD5850 which I cannot afford yet.

And the HD4890 will be more than enough to get me started in PC gaming.

 

[Grantofhell]

Weren't both cards about the same price?

 

[Remeniz]

Weren't both cards about the same price?

Yea. The first HD4890 was gonna cost me £120 which I thought was too much for this GPU. If I really had to spend over a £100 for a second hand GPU I would've gone straight to the HD5770. I got a Second Chance offer @ £94 for another HD4890 that I bid on which 'I reckon' is as good as a HD5770, DX11 apart, any day.

 

[foothead]

1GB or 2GB 4890? I've always wanted a 2GB one.

 

[Remeniz]

1GB or 2GB 4890? I've always wanted a 2GB one.

Its a 1GB model. I actually didn't think you could get 2GB model unless you went for the X2 GPU's.

 

[foothead]

Its a 1GB model. I actually didn't think you could get 2GB model unless you went for the X2 GPU's.

LOL well there was a 2GB 4890 and now there is a 2GB 5870 (the eyefinity6) and a few 2GB customPCB 5870s, as well as some 4GB 5970s.

The x2 cards technically have 2GB, but you do not get a 2GB framebuffer, because the second GPU's framebuffer is used to mirror the original's renderings before being displayed. It's a very long explanation, but basically, only 1GB is used in the so-called 2GB dual-GPU cards.

 

[Remeniz]

LOL well there was a 2GB 4890 and now there is a 2GB 5870 (the eyefinity6) and a few 2GB customPCB 5870s, as well as some 4GB 5970s.

Just google'd this and they are something special.

The x2 cards technically have 2GB, but you do not get a 2GB framebuffer, because the second GPU's framebuffer is used to mirror the original's renderings before being displayed. It's a very long explanation, but basically, only 1GB is used in the so-called 2GB dual-GPU cards.

So whats the benefits of more video RAM? Like for instance the 1GB HD4890 over the 512MB HD4890.

 

[sniperviper21]

more megs of video ram helps with higher resolutions.

 

[foothead]

Not just higher resolutions. It is the framebuffer, in which all objects are rendered. If you play something with a ton of objects (e.g. A modded oblivion i have) even 1GB will be tiny.

 

[culexor]

I don't care how old it is. It's still a damn sexy card.

Had to re-apply thermal paste (first time ever doing it on this card, and it's an RMA from well over a year ago).

Before:

After:

Temps dropped about 8C.