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Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 1GB OC
Conclusion
I would consider getting this card for any mainstream gaming machine. It's priced in a good spot, it's a very even-keeled performer, and with regards to the 4870, the 4890 is in almost every way improved. And what I was really looking for was better antialiasing and it certainly wins there. For the upgraders out there who already have an HD 4800 card, things may very well become a bit more complicated. It's certainly going to provide better gaming, and by no small margin, but it's not like it's going to do anything beyond that. Feature-wise, it's right there with all the other HDs. Because this card's an OEM-style sample, without a bundle, I'm not going to project on pricing too much or anything, especially with the immediate GTX 275 competition, but I will say that AMD and ATI set out to make a better 4870, and this card is. The only real question for someone in the market is whether or not to go factory-overclocked. As if there's a huge amount of doubt.  Pros  Great single-GPU performance All-around improvement Much, much better AA performance Overclocked with extra overclocking headroomCons  Still consumes a lot of power Prices not set in stone
Page 1: Introduction, The Card & Bundle
Page 2: Specifications and Setup Page 3: DirectX 10 Titles Page 4: DX9, OpenGL, and Synthetics Page 5: Video, Power, and Overclocking Page 6: Conclusion 
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