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what are your thoughts if its a good move from 4890 to GTX 460 cyclone? cause I'm planning to buy one...
no, its just 1440x900 resolution LOLBad idea IMO. The performance upgrade would be hardly anything to mention. I'd sit on that HD4890 and wait for next generation cards to show up. Especially on your 19" LCD (that's 1600x1200 if I'm not mistaken).
no, its just 1440x900 resolution LOL
oh? please let me know how your GTX performs so I could gauge myself where to stand..of course its a bad idea..... However i just did that exact thing, went from a OC'ed 4890 to a 460 Cyclone 1GB. When i pick it up next week ill let you know if it was worth it.
how come your 4890 is noisy?well I am researching gtx460 to get out of my 4890 card and the appeal for me is the big difference in noise. I may even just go for a 768mb 460 to get the noise levels as low as possible - and it will still be an upgrade from the 4890, which is just too noisy for me.
have you considered getting a second 4890?
i don't have a crossfire motherboard... so i am thinking/choosing a replacement for my 4890..have you considered getting a second 4890?
in my case, i don't know if its a coil noise because i can't hear anything on my reference 4890... if its spinning up i just hear a louder sound of the fans due to increasing RPMs...yeah i will let you know for sure, i plan on posting a 4890 to 460 thread since there seem to be alot of people on the fence about upgrading to a 460 from either a 4870 or 4890 so i will make sure to post about it.
My reasons for the upgrade/sidegrade are mostly because the coil whine on my 4890 is driving me insane.
how come your 4890 is noisy?
my 4890 isn't loud... its just that my motherboards orientation of the sata ports aren't good because any large VC will render my sata slots useless...He has a 1440x900 LCD people... That's less pixels than 1280x1024 for those wondering how taxing this resolution is. A GTX470? HD5870? Seriously? D:
If you want to make your HD4890 quieter, grab an Accelero plus a Nexus or Noctua 120mm fan together with it and you're set. That will run you like $30 plus 30 minutes of work. Read a few guides too.
Beats a $200-$230 expense with hardly any performance difference...