XFX HD489AZDFC Radeon HD 4890 1.0 GB DDR5 PCI-E 2.0 Graphics Card

Comment: I did a lot of research before buying this one and I am glad to say that the research was well worth it as I got the best card at the best price. After a year or so of usage, I am glad to report that the card manages to churn out awesome performance even at the highest settings. If you can overlook the amount of noise the fan generates at 'overclocked' settings, this should be a card for you. The point, however, is that I never had to tune this card at insane settings as the defaults get the job done. While buying a power-supply, beware that this card uses a 6 pin AND an 8 pin 12V connectors. Will stick with ATI-AMD from now on.

Comment: I received the product in time for pay for fast delivery, arrived on time, the product was not bad just some minor scratches and the box a little broken, but eventually I hope to continue working well so I also expect the price to fall if open box product is expected to have no problems with this product as we depend on it for my graphics.

Comment: this was the card i wanted, but instead got the verson with just cooling for GPU, and NONE for the Gddr5 memory, them mem chips hit 100 Degres C. in gpu Z. then the card freezes up in game. i wish amazon actually sent me this card instead of the other 1. to correct the problem with card i got had 2 cut a new Fan hole in case side pannel, n reverse the airflow of one of my fan to take out all that HOT AIR the card blasting in to my case....

dam shane i never got the card in the picture

Comment: I have been using HD4890XFX for two month and It can handle more demand than my previous xfx9800gx2 Now I can run Burnout paradise at 4x anti-alias 1680*1050 at 60fps, all the games are overall faster with anti-alias enabled the SELF-underclocking ability of the card is the best feature it drops to 240Mhz when on desktop and idle, it's a significant save of power, I have a MOBO DP45SG, 2 hhds, Intel Q9550, OCZ 1333Mhz, and to put it simple I have a 430W thermaltake PSU.

The power save is significant I have an UPS that could only resist for about 5 seconds with the XFX9800Gx2 And with this new Rig the UPS can hold for about 1 minute.

I have been using Crystalmark to test all my rigs and with this card it 3X the mark of the 9800gx2.

Highly recommended.

Comment: At first I was a little hesitant to make the commitment to the XFX HD489AZDFC Radeon HD 4890. I mean, as I write this, ATI has released their 5000 series cards, all under [...], and all purportedly an order of magnitude than the 4000 series cards.

I was all set to go with their HD 5850, when the siren song of this card pulled me in to her dangerous shores. [...] is a lot of money. I have two kids, my wife doesn't work, and we live paycheck to paycheck. But we all know, you get what you pay for. Gaming is one of the few luxuries I have to take a break from all the hectic demands I struggle with day to day. Is the 4890 worth the extra [...] dollars? The smile on the lips of my 3 year old, when I come home from my 4th job, and give him a quick pat on the head before firing up the 4890 to shoot a few hundred zombies, says yes!