Right now I'm getting a GTX 260. In a couple of months, I'm probably going to sell it to my friend and get either 2 gtx 275's, 280's, or hd 4890's. After rebate 275 is $220, 280 is $265, 4890 is $210. I was initially intending on getting either of the gtx's, but I noticed this article that showed that the 4890 performs much better with i7 processors. I'm getting an i7 and a 1080p monitor.
If anyone has experience or extensive knowledge on these cards, which do you think I should get? The 4890 is cheaper and it will probably perform better. GTX 280 is known for holding high performance at high resolutions though.
Also, would this evga motherboard support crossfire well? It says crossfire ready, but evga is an nvidia manufacturer so I thought it may not accept crossfire as well.
-GTX's have lifetime warranty, 4890 is only 2 years
-4890 seems to crap out in crossfire, so 2 gtx 275's will probably destroy 2 4890's. I wouldn't know though.
So. Which should I get?
Edit: It's really between 275 and 4890 I think. So $10 price difference (except 275 comes w/ game) so price is negligible. They seem close, but I assume the 275 would win in sli vs crossfire.
If anyone has experience or extensive knowledge on these cards, which do you think I should get? The 4890 is cheaper and it will probably perform better. GTX 280 is known for holding high performance at high resolutions though.
Also, would this evga motherboard support crossfire well? It says crossfire ready, but evga is an nvidia manufacturer so I thought it may not accept crossfire as well.
-GTX's have lifetime warranty, 4890 is only 2 years
-4890 seems to crap out in crossfire, so 2 gtx 275's will probably destroy 2 4890's. I wouldn't know though.
So. Which should I get?
Edit: It's really between 275 and 4890 I think. So $10 price difference (except 275 comes w/ game) so price is negligible. They seem close, but I assume the 275 would win in sli vs crossfire.