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After the launch of the 4890, there has been a lot of talk about the comparative value between it and the 4870. Exactly like I predicted in last week's article, many users out there are having a hard time justifying the 30% price premium for a 10% performance increase. The OC Edition SKUs like the XFX XXX only muddle the picture further, now bringing 25-30% performance over an overclocked 4870 at a 60% price premium. I suppose this is the price of being on top, but I can't help but wonder if there will be some price reductions in the near future. I am sure a lot of this depends on the availability and overclocking capability of the green team's GTX-275, which just hit the market at a similar price point. Needless to say, the $200-$300 price range has just become a whole lot more interesting. On the plus side, the XFX versions of the 4890 are getting bundled with Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X, so that may serve to sway the opinion of value for those interested in this DirectX10.1 flight sim. With that being said, there is no denying that the XFX HD4890 XXX Edition is an overclocking beast. I have not had this much fun overclocking a video card in a long time. It has exceeded all my expectations in this regard, and if the overclocks I have achieved are typical, then XFX has a definite winner on its hands. I will be keeping a close eye on the major overclocking forums out there to see if the OC Edition cards are typically getting better overclocks than the vanilla cards, or if it is all just a placebo effect. Pros:
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