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    The PC (Personal Computer) is a highly configurable and upgradable gaming platform that, among home systems, sports the widest variety of control methods, largest library of games, and cutting edge graphics and sound capabilities.

    Need help choosing a graphics card.

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    #1  Edited By snoopeasystreet

    Hey fellas, I could do with a favor.


    I can't decide between which graphics card to put in my computer. I've narrowed the choice down to either the Radeon  HD 4890 OC - 1GB DDR5 or the Radeon HD 4870 Vapor-X - 2GB DDR5.

    Any help is appreciated,

    Thanks
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    #2  Edited By subject2change

    What are your other computer specs?
    What resolution do you game at?

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    #3  Edited By matthew

    newegg is your friend here . . . check out the reader reviews.

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    #4  Edited By snoopeasystreet
    @Subject2Change: Eh, I think they're my specs
    AMD Phenom II X2 550 - 3.1 Ghz Processor
    4 Gig DDR 2 RAM
    1 TB hard drive
    Sappire technology pure crossfire X 790GX mother board.

    1080 P is my usual resolution.
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    #5  Edited By subject2change

    I'd say 4870 Vapor-X; both cards are quite comparable performance and price wise.

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    #6  Edited By snoopeasystreet

    Yeah I was thinking the same. Just thought I'd run it by the forums first.

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    #7  Edited By subject2change

    Also hope you are running a 64bit OS. Otherwise you will be only getting 2gigs of physical ram out of your system.

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    #8  Edited By snoopeasystreet

    Yeah i'm using windows 7 64bit... So much better than vista.

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    #9  Edited By deactivated-60a8233baa5c9
    @snoopeasystreet:

    Is that the beta version? Or was it released already? Hows it perform for gaming?
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    #10  Edited By torus

    How big is your native resolution? A card with more video memory will perform better at higher resolutions.

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    #11  Edited By snoopeasystreet
    @torus: I run 1080P through HDMI

    @Jman522 http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx It's the release candidate for 7. Kinda beta-ish but it runs perfect for me. It expires some time next year so keep a back up of your current OS for then. As far as gaming goes, it's pretty similar to vista but the OS itself uses less RAM so happy days :)
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