Posts by Aaron Patel81

Bryan Evans77 said:it fits 👍

And, if you feel the need to add anything else to your last post, just use the edit button on the right side 👍

thanks, buddy! 😁

So, now that we have finally settled on the absolute best GPU for this price point, can someone please tell me if it actually makes sense with my current setup🙂?
Here is what I am running:

ASUS-P5K motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E6320 processor
2x1 GB DDR2 800 Kingmax RAM
EVGA 400W power supply

Bryan Evans77 said:Exactly... if we're talking under $500, $200 honestly, nothing else even comes close to the 5670... unless you're looking at used cards, which—let me be clear—we wouldn't recommend.

If you look at that last link... everything listed below it is just lower tier stuff down to $200 (like the 9600gt, 4670, 4650, gt220, 3850, or gt240).
So, essentially, the 5670 is the absolute best value you can grab in that specific price bracket.👍

Any seasoned veteran on Reddit would tell you the exact same thing...

Thanks for the advice. I'll probably just pull the trigger on this one.👍

Best,

Bryan Evans77 said:just check my previous post on the subject...
here's the link for you..

p.s. honestly, having 1GB of DDR2 doesn't make it a good graphics card at all—if anything, it makes it worse... it’s basically junk. I bet some integrated chips on a budget laptop could actually outperform this thing :/

alright buddy 😉

Bryan Evans77 said:it's ancient—from the series before the 5670... (specifically the 4670, though mind you, the 4650 is just a downclocked 4670, which makes it worse by default)..
and honestly, it isn't worth $167 a single cent. maybe $350 tops if you were buying a 4650 at a retail store like Best Buy..

here is the performance gap: 5670 vs 4670 (which beats the 4650)
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:y...raph-1.png&t=1

and here is another look at the 5670 (blue) vs the 4650 (last one)
http://static.techspot.com/articles-...STALKER_01.png

frankly, regarding $13 the differences, why even hesitate? the 5670 would eat a 4650 for breakfast (maybe two 4650s, actually) and still have plenty of energy left over, all while sipping power like a low-wattage LED bulb👍

hm, looks fairly convincing 🙂. so, what you're saying is it's strictly 5670 or nothing 😁? is there anything else out there worth considering $167 or is this the absolute peak?

Casey Long2 said:Exactly. I wouldn't dream of hooking up a GTS 250 or a 4850 to some off-brand, bottom-of-the-barrel power supply...
I’d much rather go with a 5670. You sacrifice a tiny bit of raw performance just to mitigate the risk of a cheap PSU blowing up and taking half your system down with it...

The 5760 option doesn't look half bad to me. Does anyone else have suggestions for cards in the $167 range? I'm still hunting for more recommendations 🙂. What's your take on that 4650 from the link above?

Casey Long2 said:Regarding $100, there really isn't much new worth playing. Honestly, the best move you can make for $100 is just hunting down a used 4650...

http://www.bestbuy.com/index.php?item=...id=051.806.608

So, you're thinking along those lines, just opting for something pre-owned? Is it even possible to snag something a bit more substantial for $167 than what's listed here?

darkowl72 said:You really ought to provide more specifics regarding the rig—what kind of processor are we talking about? What's the motherboard? What's the wattage on that power supply? How old is the whole setup even... or at least tell us if the card is AGP or PCIe...

The machine is roughly three and a half years old. I'm currently away from my desk, so I am typing this entirely from memory.

CPU: Core2duo 1.86 GHz. Power supply is a generic 400W unit. Motherboard is a Gigabyte, though I can't recall the exact model offhand. It uses a PCIe slot. The card that finally gave up the ghost was an Nvidia 8600 gt. Once I get back home, I will provide the exact specifications, but until then, what can you all suggest based on this little bit of info😁?

I am in search of some guidance. My old rig finally kicked the bucket—specifically the GPU—so I find myself in the market for a replacement. Given that I have absolutely no desire to throw a small fortune at a single component, what would be your premier recommendation for a graphics card suitable for $100 🙂?