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Would you say these ATI glitches are more exclusive to the latest hardware, or am I fucked with the 4890 as well?
You guys are scarring the crap of the OP about all these choices. At the end of the day the difference in gameplay between 5850 and 4890 is nowhere near "night and day":
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/radeon-hd5850_5.html#sect4
Considering you can get a 4890 for $170:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-438-_-Product, while a 5850 hovers in the $300+ range. There is no way anyone can argue that 5850 is "good value" considering it is maybe 25-30% faster, sometimes less, for almost 2x the price. By the time DX11 games are in full swing, you can just sell the 4890 for $75 and pick up a 5870 for $150, etc.
For instance, GTX 280 was $600+ when it was released in the summer of 2008. In the summer of 2009 you then had GTX 275/4890 for $200 and it offered the same performance.
It is almost guaranteed that in 12 months, a $200 videocard will deliver similar performance of a $400 videocard today.
Also, Crysis is such a poorly coded game, not even 5870 will run it smoothly with everything maxed out, honestly.
I agree i bought my 8800Gt when they first hit the market and you could not find them in stock i paid $300 for it now look at it on the performance chart, i will never pay full price again buy last years card and save $ personally i would get the 4890 when it drops to $150
I agree i bought my 8800Gt when they first hit the market and you could not find them in stock i paid $300 for it now look at it on the performance chart, i will never pay full price again buy last years card and save $ personally i would get the 4890 when it drops to $150