4850 to a 4890?

Andrew03 · Nov 25, 2009, 04:43 AM

Hello all, I don't post much here but thought I'd ask a question.

I got a 4850 last year and it has served me well. However with christmas coming up, I could easily have the oppurtunity to upgrade to maybe a 4890 or something in the price range. I am currently only running games at 1680x1050, so the 4850 is adequate. However, I am saving up for a nice 1920x1200 monitor hopefully in the near future. I play ArmA 2 frequently and that really chokes my system (e8400 @3.6ghz; 4gb DDR2 @1066Mhz) Will this boost my frames by much?

Is it worth it? Or should I just save up for a 5 series card and ask for something else for christmas

Thanks for the help.

**kris23** · Nov 25, 2009, 04:45 AM

a 5850 would be something i would buy over the 4890... it basically has similar performance to the 4850x2 and is not too far behind the 5870....

but its price is bound to go down in 2010...

BlueMak · Nov 25, 2009, 05:33 AM

Don't get a 4xxx series now unless you buy it at bargain price. You are far better of with 5770+. Arma2 support for crossfire is a bit suckyassy from what I remember from the demo, so if you are going to focus on Arma2, no reason to go for a dual gpu solution.

You also might want to focus on a fast quad core cpu...

deBelly · Nov 25, 2009, 10:20 AM

I think going from 4850 to 4890 doesn't make much sense with 5800's already on the market. Also i think ARMA 2 is more CPU limited and likes quads. See here.

press · Nov 27, 2009, 01:13 AM

i agree with guys, u will get nothink visable better go direct on 5xxx series and enjoy

IvanV · Nov 27, 2009, 02:29 PM

Perhaps it's best that you ask for that nice monitor for Christmas and divert the money you've been saving for it to a 5000 series graphics card (the 4850 would not be useless at 1920x1200 at all, so you don't have to upgrade the GPU first and monitor later, you can go the other way round).

My recommendation would be 5850, it's a great performer and, in terms of raw performance, it will be a much bigger step forward compared to the 4850 then if you went with a 5770.

Chaos · Nov 27, 2009, 02:51 PM

Another believer in the 5850 here

I have two of them and love it !!!!

comp_ali · Nov 27, 2009, 08:12 PM

Better start with CPU upgrade then go straight forward to 5xxx series card depending on your budget.
Although another thing , to take full advantage of 5xxx +quad core CPU later , why don't you consider looking for 30" monitor with 2560x1600 instead of the 1920x1200 one you are going to get , just a thought.

BlueMak · Nov 27, 2009, 08:46 PM

And a new car, you don't want to drive that pos do you?

Optix · Nov 28, 2009, 01:00 AM

I would also vote for the 5850 if they weren't so expensive not to mention nearly impossible to get. There just isn't anything on the market right now that can compare to it given the alternatives either can't beat it in performance or are even more overpriced.

I'm really hoping a 5790 or a 5830 gets released in Q1 2010.

Nov 25, 2009, 04:43 AM	#1
Andrew03 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	4850 to a 4890? Hello all, I don't post much here but thought I'd ask a question. I got a 4850 last year and it has served me well. However with christmas coming up, I could easily have the oppurtunity to upgrade to maybe a 4890 or something in the price range. I am currently only running games at 1680x1050, so the 4850 is adequate. However, I am saving up for a nice 1920x1200 monitor hopefully in the near future. I play ArmA 2 frequently and that really chokes my system (e8400 @3.6ghz; 4gb DDR2 @1066Mhz) Will this boost my frames by much? Is it worth it? Or should I just save up for a 5 series card and ask for something else for christmas Thanks for the help.

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Nov 25, 2009, 10:20 AM	#4
deBelly HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Croatia Posts: 278 Rep Power: 44 System Specs	Re: 4850 to a 4890? I think going from 4850 to 4890 doesn't make much sense with 5800's already on the market. Also i think ARMA 2 is more CPU limited and likes quads. See here.

Nov 27, 2009, 01:13 AM	#5
press HardwareHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 163 Rep Power: 38 System Specs	Re: 4850 to a 4890? i agree with guys, u will get nothink visable better go direct on 5xxx series and enjoy

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IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,905 Rep Power: 333 System Specs	Re: 4850 to a 4890? Perhaps it's best that you ask for that nice monitor for Christmas and divert the money you've been saving for it to a 5000 series graphics card (the 4850 would not be useless at 1920x1200 at all, so you don't have to upgrade the GPU first and monitor later, you can go the other way round). My recommendation would be 5850, it's a great performer and, in terms of raw performance, it will be a much bigger step forward compared to the 4850 then if you went with a 5770. __________________ If anyone has Portal 2 and hasn't played the co-op and wants to do me a favour, let me know (PM me or whatever). Last edited by IvanV; Nov 27, 2009 at 03:18 PM.

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Nov 27, 2009, 08:46 PM	#9
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,455 Rep Power: 348 System Specs	Re: 4850 to a 4890? And a new car, you don't want to drive that pos do you? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*