5770 or 4890?

maffa_82 · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:05

my birhtday is due soon and the missus wants to know what to get me so decided on one of these cards, but was wondering wich one is the better?

quick replies appreciated as i may get it later today.

cheers

gvers · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:10

What do you want to use it for?

maffa_82 · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:11

mostly gaming at 1680x1050

gvers · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:14

Personally for gaming I would go for the 4890 as it's the faster card.

misterPK · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:15

I'm in the same boat, apart from it's not my birthday, and I currently only have a 1400x900 screen.

PK!

tindale · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:15

the specs all seem to favour the 4890. The only reasons for 5770 seem to be:
- eyefinity, if you want to have three screens
- power consumption, 18w compared to 90w at idle
- Blu Ray sound, the 5xxx series do Dolby truHD over HDMI if you have a compatible amp

Locky · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:17

for £130 quid ish get the 4890, ok the the 5770 has Dx11 but lets be honest here running DX11 games on this card is going to be slow.

maffa_82 · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:18

i was edging towars the 4890 so looks like its that one

not really botherd by eyefinity or blu ray sound so 5770 doesnt entise me enough

thanks for your help

Kfother · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:31

I was in the same boat after sending my HD4870 Vapor-x back for refund. Even with the fan from vapor-x , it was still quite hot.

For lower idle, lower operating temp, DX11, better drivers to arrive soon. I went with the HD5770.

You can pick these up for a £110 on web.

tindale · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:38

Kfother, is it noticably quieter then? I've got my 4870 in an HTPC, and although I can run it ok, it chucks out so much heat into the case that everything else gets toasty after a while, and the case fans start getting noisy.

I thought about the Vapor-x, but I guess that doesn't reduce the heat produced by the card, it just gets it off the card into the case even quicker.

Phage · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:38

Kfother said:
I was in the same boat after sending my HD4870 Vapor-x back for refund. Even with the fan from vapor-x , it was still quite hot.

For lower idle, lower operating temp, DX11, better drivers to arrive soon. I went with the HD5770.

You can pick these up for a £110 on web.

Weird. I have the 4890 Vapor X and it's cool and quiet. You must have been unlucky.

Kfother · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:52

Tindale, It`s very quiet.

Not sure if there is difference between the HD4890 & the HD4870 Vapor-X. I just know the HD4870 i had was throwing out a lot of heat.. it looked okay on GPU-Z (61 av), but my room was notibly hotter when using it for 3 hours at a time.

That`s one of the reasons i returned it. It could have been a bad one.. but the fan never seemed loud. It was very quiet.. just threw out a lot of heat.

tindale · 13 Oct 2009 at 11:55

thanks Kfother. Your account sounds like what I'd expect, ie the card stays nice and quite, but your room gets nice and warm! I can certainly tell when my PC has been on in the Lounge for a few hours, although at least now summer has gone its a benefit not a problem.

Phage · 13 Oct 2009 at 12:04

Tindale, kfother.

The 48xx series do run hotter than the 5xxx series. However they are also faster. The vapor X is a non standard shrouded cooler that vents the heat OUTSIDE the case.

As for it heating up your room, that is more likely the system as a whole. The loaded energy consumption of the 5770 (165w) is very close to the 48xx (230w) so you would not see much difference between the two when playing.

Final8y · 13 Oct 2009 at 12:07

Phage said:
Tindale, kfother.

The 48xx series do run hotter than the 5xxx series. However they are also faster. The vapor X is a non standard shrouded cooler that vents the heat OUTSIDE the case.

As for it heating up your room, that is more likely the system as a whole. The loaded energy consumption of the 5770 (165w) is very close to the 48xx (230w) so you would not see much difference between the two when playing.

You call 165w-230w close.

tindale · 13 Oct 2009 at 12:11

Thanks Phage. My current concern though is power at idle, as I've got an HTPC which spends several hours a day working at a freeview box, MP3 player, DVD library or BluRay, and the power consumption differance is something like 18w to 90w. I guess this must mean that the heat output differance is similar.

But yeah, under load I'm sure they're both going to heat the house nicely

gareth170 · 13 Oct 2009 at 12:42

Phage said:
The loaded energy consumption of the 5770 (165w) is very close to the 48xx (230w) so you would not see much difference between the two when playing.

165w-230w isn't very close. its a good 65w .

220-230w is very close

gurusan · 13 Oct 2009 at 12:52

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gurusan · 13 Oct 2009 at 12:54

Phage said:
The 48xx series do run hotter than the 5xxx series. However they are also faster.

No they aren't. 4890 is quicker than a 5770/5750 but not the other 5 series cards.....

Phage said:
The vapor X is a non standard shrouded cooler that vents the heat OUTSIDE the case.

no it's not. It vents the heat into the case. One of the reasons I sold mine.

Phage said:
The loaded energy consumption of the 5770 (165w) is very close to the 48xx (230w) so you would not see much difference between the two when playing.

No, the loaded energy consumption is not close to a 48xx ...that's a difference of 65W which is quite significant.

SfnX · 13 Oct 2009 at 13:20

4890 unless your playing DX11