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POWERCOLOR PCS+ AX4890 1GBD5-PPH Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Retail

PCS series, overclock at 950MHz(limit 99 per customer)

POWERCOLOR PCS+ Radeon HD 4890 AX4890 1GBD5-PPH Video Card - Retail

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$214.99

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69%

19%

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Total Reviews:	16

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Reviewed By: Azkeyz on 11/14/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

Pros: 1. Core Overclockable to 1Ghz +
2. Ability to set Maximum Core speed and Memory speed
3. Auto AI Overclock Tunning Utility
4. Can accept Accellero Twin Turbo 4x HeatPipe Cooler with small modification to cooler.
5. Low Power Consumption with PowerPlay feature.
6. The built in HDMI Audio
7. OpenGL 3.0 Directx 10.1 PixelShader 4.1
8. 1G DDR5 memory size
9. Can run on healthy 480Watt Power Supply with proper cables ( Molex to 6 pin PCIe adaptors ) without issue. ( currently using X-connect 500watt )
10. The awsome cost to performance ratio
11. The aray of stable clock settings

Side Note: Voodoo 3 = 166Mhz Core 202Mhz Memory

Cons: 1. Requires careful thermal considerations such as good ventilation , and a room temperature not exceeding
80F , 75F or lower is best. ( may require after market cooler in warmer climates )

2. No substantial tangible 25% rebate or double life time warrenty.

3. No Glide Support ( a request more than a con )

4. Would have been nice to see loaded manual peek clock setting of 600 to 950 which the memory would certanly accomodate.

Other Thoughts: The PowerColor AX4890 is loaded with features that may require the user to study things more carefully than their previous video card.

The PowerColor AX4890 is designed to operate between 500Mhz Idol and 950Mhz "peek-load"

Memory will remain at a constant speed while the core speed goes up or down.

Most games are happy with the lowest peek setting of 800Mhz core and 525Mhz memory without a performance pentalty, so if you want to knock off a bunch of heat, go to the overclocking utility and move the sliders all the way down.

If you need more speed than that for your video game
It's time to consider reading the games system requirements and setting up accordingly.

Some games that I've personaly tested that run perfectly at lowest peek settings of 800Mhz core 525Mhz memory are as follows.

1. MS Train Simulator
2. MS Flight Simulator X
3. Dragons Lair 3D
3. Dragons Lair HD
4. Quake 3
5. Doom 3 ( not tested )
6. Need for Speed Shift
7. Tron 2.0

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Good performance, but too hot

Reviewed By: on 11/10/2009

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Good price/performance ratio. These cards are one of the few higher OC'd 4890s that are almost always available.

Cons: These cards can run extremely hot in crossfire mode without adequate case cooling. I had two of these in a Lian Li midtower case and they would overheat (MEMIO would reach 110 degrees C and then the PC would freeze/crash) while playing Call of Juarez. This would happen even with the fan speeds manually set to 100%.

Other Thoughts: Currently using a HAF 932 case and watercooling two of these cards, brought temps down to 40C idle and 76C full load.
MEMIO temps generally read 10-20 degrees higher than the Shader and DISPIO. Removing the factory thermal paste and applying some IC Diamond brought all three temperatures within 5 degrees of each other.

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beauty is in the beast

Reviewed By: brvanwi on 11/9/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: card scores 7.7 on both graphic scores on windows 7 ultimate wei. for the money, this is hard to believe. nothing else really needs to be said.

Cons: it's probably one of the ugliest cards i have ever seen but it's performance is beautiful, hence the title.

Other Thoughts: not into gaming but video rendering is amazing. if one card performs this well and the wei is a good indicater then i would think that 2 of these beasts together would be a gamers paradise compared to the price of one 400 dollar card. anyone looking for a grat card should get one of these.

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Model
Brand	POWERCOLOR
Model	AX4890 1GBD5-PPH
Interface
Interface	PCI Express 2.0 x16
Chipset
Chipset Manufacturer	ATI
GPU	Radeon HD 4890
Core Clock	950MHz
Stream Processors	800 Stream Processing Units
Memory
Memory Clock	1050MHz
Memory Size	1GB
Memory Interface	256-bit
Memory Type	GDDR5
3D API
DirectX	DirectX 10.1
Ports
HDMI	1 x HDMI (via Adapter)
DVI	2 x DVI
TV-Out	HDTV / S-Video Out
General
RAMDAC	400 MHz
Max Resolution	2560 x 1600
CrossFire Supported	Yes
Cooler	With Fan
Power Connector	2 x 6 Pin
Dual-Link DVI Supported	Yes
HDCP Ready	Yes