I need help deciding

BradleyKZN · May 9, 2009

Ok so today i was doing some price checking, now i was looking for an intel p45 chipset, but then stumbled upon an nvidia 750i chipset for teh same price. I then stumbled on a zotac gtx275 amp for the same price as a 4890. But for the same price as a gtx275 i could get 2 x 9800gtx. So now i really dont know what to go for. I have these decisions

Charper2013 · May 9, 2009

I vote for 4890!

Easy Rhino · May 9, 2009

go with the 2 9800gtx if you got the PSU that can handle it.

BradleyKZN · May 9, 2009

Can you give me a chance to finish! :O TPU response time FTW!!!

LittleLizard · May 9, 2009

got p45 mobo and 4890

HammerON · May 9, 2009

I would go with the P45 and 4890 ~ but hey that is me :laugh:

Hayder_Master · May 9, 2009

forget the videos cards , p45 is first after that 4890 or gtx275 no problem , but for me i say 4890 with p45 have crossfire support

human_error · May 9, 2009

I say p45 as it's a good chipset. The 4890 is an amazing card to get too plus the crossfire in the p45 gives a good upgrade path if needed.

Easy Rhino · May 9, 2009

BradleyKZN said:
Can you give me a chance to finish! :O TPU response time FTW!!!

LOLOLOL!

LittleLizard · May 9, 2009

human_error said:
I say p45 as it's a good board. The 4890 is an amazing card to get too plus the crossfire in the p45 gives a good upgrade path if needed.

p45 is not a good BOARD. is a good chipset :nutkick:

human_error · May 9, 2009

LittleLizard said:
p45 is not a good BOARD. is a good chipset

ROFL hadn't even realised i'd put board (very sleepy

).

I don't know why people are saying to get 2 9800s as dual card setups should always be put behind a single card solution as dual card setups only work well in some situations and can be a real pain to get working in some games, so i'd avoid the dual 9800s as either the 4890 or 275 are a better option.

Saying that dual card setups are good if you're using the best single card available and you still want more power, which is why i said crossfire is a good option to keep above before someone calls me out on that.

oli_ramsay · May 9, 2009

+1 for 4890.

beyond_amusia · May 9, 2009

p45 ^_^ and ATI cards still pwn xD

BradleyKZN · May 10, 2009

Gee, looking at the poll results so far, things are looking very close indeed :wtf:

BradleyKZN · May 10, 2009

Ok now, out of curiousity, why have most of you said the p45 and 4890 as opposed to the 750i and gtx275

AsRock · May 10, 2009

P45 with either 4890 or 275 if your not bothered about SLI\CF. BUT if you are which i think you are P45 and the 4890.

Scrizz · May 10, 2009

P45 and 4890 gmv

P45= Maximum stability and performance

BradleyKZN · May 10, 2009

Ok and which is the better card between the 4890 and gtx275

Kenshai · May 10, 2009

BradleyKZN said:
Ok and which is the better card between the 4890 and gtx275

They are both great cards, but the P45 series doesn't support SLi, and the 750i doesn't clock as well as a p45. Simple reason is better overclock so the only selection there that really makes the best sense, is indeed the P45 (with crossfire support) and the 4890.

h3llb3nd4 · May 10, 2009

ask yourself if you want to OC or not

BradleyKZN · May 10, 2009

h3llb3nd4 said:
ask yourself if you want to OC or not

i think the question is how much do i want to overclock. Im quite happy with the 3.2ghz that my g31 can get. But anyway, im also looking for better performance. Crossfire would be nice but it would mean a bigger psu.

h3llb3nd4 · May 10, 2009

How about a P45 with a 275?
or you could wait?

BradleyKZN · May 10, 2009

Yeah i dunno hey, this is what im struggling to decide

chinese_farmer · May 10, 2009

i got a good idea:

Radeon 4770 Crossfire > Radeon 4890 by almost 20% and way cheaper!!

http://en.expreview.com/2009/04/28/first-look-at-radeon-hd-4770-crossfire-benchmark.html/4

BradleyKZN · May 10, 2009

chinese_farmer said:
i got a good idea:

Radeon 4770 Crossfire > Radeon 4890 by almost 20% and way cheaper!!

http://en.expreview.com/2009/04/28/first-look-at-radeon-hd-4770-crossfire-benchmark.html/4

now thats not a bad idea! Do they come in 1gb versions? Now i just need to wait for them to be released here and see the price

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I need help deciding

Which do i go for

Get the p45 and 4890

Get the 750i and gtx275

Get the 750i and 2x9800gtx

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