Buy now or wait?

[ombadboy]

Okay.. it's me again..

so i've started ordering the parts for my new rig.. and am now wondering..

is it worth getting the ATI HD 4890 (gettin the non-reference Atomic Sapphire one, clocked at 1000Mhz/4something (vapor-x cooler))

or

should i get a cheap 4770 for the moment, and invest in a HD5870 when its eventually out (and then maybe use the 4770 as a phyx card (if thats possbile, dunno))?
ive been reading in loadsa forums that u must be crazy go splash out cash for a new gfx card now, since they are probably going to be released around June/July with DX11 support, and all those nice juicy specs

cheers

 

[coozie7]

Do not hold your breath for DX11, I'm not.
By the time it is mainstream we'll all be looking to upgrade anyway although I might question the HD4890 when the 1Gb HD4870/GTX260 is cheaper and so close to its performance.
No, you cannot use an ATI card for PhysX, only Nvidia.

 

[mactronix]

Depends on what sort of rig you have and what monitor you are looking to power.
Personally i look at it like this.
If you have a say 24" screen and want a decent experiance then go with the bigger better card.
If you are running a 22" or less and dont have to have max settings/ quality for everything then get a 4770 with a view to reselling it when the new cards come out.
I wanted a non referance 4770 but due to W7 RC coming out i got a new referance card and will sell it and get a differant non referance if they prove better.

Mactronix

 

[ombadboy]

the rig am building will be (i think) quite powerful..

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping
6GB DDR 1666Mhz (upgrading to 12 after summer)
graphics card i still havent decided...

the thing is.. the monitor ill be using before end of summer will be a 19", nothing special, but after summer ill probably going on dual 22" ones.

 

[jaguarskx]

Personally, I'm leaning towards the HD 4770 route as a short term solution to a reasonably priced DX11 video card. The HD 4470 will simply go to my HTPC.

 

[ombadboy]

out of topic.. can u use an ATI gfx card, and a Nvidia just for PhyX?

in that case, i could go for nvidia, and after the HD5870 is out, use it as PhyX card?

 

[Bluescreendeath]

the rig am building will be (i think) quite powerful..

Intel Core i7 920 D0 Stepping
6GB DDR 1666Mhz (upgrading to 12 after summer)
graphics card i still havent decided...

the thing is.. the monitor ill be using before end of summer will be a 19", nothing special, but after summer ill probably going on dual 22" ones.

Intel is coming out with 6 cores in 2010, and 8-12+ cores after that. By the time DX11 becomes mature, your 4 core rig will not be top of the line anymore.

 

[ombadboy]

well ye, but CPU isnt what's worrying me atm..

how long would u think DX11 would start becoming mainstream, and actually be worth 'investing' in a DX11 gpu?

 

[ombadboy]

mmm.. seems the RV870 wont be hitting market until late Q3/early Q4 afterall..

 

[Helloworld_98]

and I believe there are the 49xx series to come before the 5xxx.

 

[ombadboy]

doubt they gonna be DX11, and havent heard anything about 49xx tbh :S