Need help regarding choosing gpu

[Bodhisatwa]

Hi! my cpu configuration is below-
amd athlon x2 260 3.2 ghz proceesor
4gb starlite ddr3 1333 ram
gigabyte 78lmts2p motherboard
iball lpe223-400 smps
lg l1515s tft monitor

my monitor's native resolution is 1024*768..it supports two or three higher resolutions but it is not fitted in the screen or the fonts are not good..
so i have to play at 1024*768

i want to buy a good gaming graphics card around rs.5000 ..pls suggest me some..

i recently upgraded my cpu parts!!
is my configurations okay?

[sukesh1090]

^^
buddy you can buy 6670 at around 5k but first you have to change that i ball psu or smps.you may be able to run your system with that smps but it will be very risky.if the smps(chances are more because it is local crap psu with low quality components) dies it may take some of your comp's other parts like gfx card,mobo,HDD....with it.so better increase your budget by about 1.5k and get a FSP saga 350W.
btw if your native resolution of your monitor is 1024x768 then you can't choose a resolution higher than that.1024x768 is the maximum resolution you can run in that monitor.

[Bodhisatwa]

pls tell the market price of 6670 1gb ddr5 in kolkata(not the online price)..
mention the brand(s) also if possible..

will my gaming experience be good at 1024*768??

pls suggest me a suitable psu at about rs.500..i am tight at my budget..i just upgraded my cpu!

[Skud]

6670 is around 5-5.5k. There's no good PSU at 500 bucks, but as your card doesn't require additional power, it might just be OK with your PSU as long as you don't OC anything.

Else Corsair VS450 is around 2.2k.

[Bodhisatwa]

is it a ddr5 module?? which brand??
i will not oc anything.
pls tell me about the gaming experince at 1024*768
are all my cpu's other parts ok for gaming?

[desiJATT]

Your config is just fine for gaming at 1024x768 resolution.

[Skud]

is it a ddr5 module?? which brand??
i will not oc anything.
pls tell me about the gaming experince at 1024*768
are all my cpu's other parts ok for gaming?

Yeah, DDR5 based. Try Sapphire or MSI, both are good. And as regards gaming, it will blast through at your native resolution at highest settings in most games apart from those which are CPU bound.

[sukesh1090]

is it a ddr5 module?? which brand??
i will not oc anything.
pls tell me about the gaming experince at 1024*768
are all my cpu's other parts ok for gaming?

as long as your native resolution is 1024x768, you won't have any problem in enjoying the game.you will get crystal clear quality after all it is a HD resolution .btw hold to your i ball psu for now but don't try to mess with it.

[Bodhisatwa]

should i go for the 6670 2gb ddr3 or 1gb ddr5??
what are their prices right now in kolkata market??
what is meant by games which are cpu bound?examples

do i need to change my monitor?

[doomgiver]

fsp saga II 350W or 400W should be available somewhere.
get either, it'll be more than sufficient, if you are concerned about your rig.

[dibya_kol]

should i go for the 6670 2gb ddr3 or 1gb ddr5??
what are their prices right now in kolkata market??
what is meant by games which are cpu bound?examples

do i need to change my monitor?

1gb is more than enough for u. No need to change ur monitor.

[sam]

should i go for the 6670 2gb ddr3 or 1gb ddr5??

what is meant by games which are cpu bound?examples

HD6670 can't utilize 1Gb VRAM. Don't be fooled by that 2Gb memory. 1Gb GDDR5 will outperform the 2Gb DDR3 model.

CPU bound means games that are limited by processing power.

[balaji2525]

6670 is around 5-5.5k. There's no good PSU at 500 bucks, but as your card doesn't require additional power, it might just be OK with your PSU as long as you don't OC anything.

Else Corsair VS450 is around 2.2k.

Can that iball PSU able to deliver the power required by HD6670 through 12V rail?

[ArjunKiller]

Yes..

[Tech_Wiz]

6670 is very low end card. So it will work fine but a strict NO to Overclocking anything.

AMD Processors become Power Hogs when OCed. For example a Phenom OCed to 4 GHz draws 250W all by himself when its TDP is 125W. (Same reason even I had to get a HX750 in place of a VX450 which is also a good PSU)

[Bodhisatwa]

which one is better--xfx ati radeon 6670 1gb ddr5 or xfx ati radeon 6670 1gb ddr3 or sapphire ati radeon 5670 1gb ddr5??

which brand is better for gpus--sapphire or xfx or his or powercolor??

[doomgiver]

the 6670 with gddr5 ram, any size
gddr5>>>>any other kind of ram.
size does not matter here.

[thetechfreak]

which one is better--xfx ati radeon 6670 1gb ddr5 or xfx ati radeon 6670 1gb ddr3 or sapphire ati radeon 5670 1gb ddr5??

which brand is better for gpus--sapphire or xfx or his or powercolor??

Get the Sapphire Hd6670. Although for gaming at 1024x768 the Sapphire 5670 too is enough

[Bodhisatwa]

my shopkeeper is saying that 6670 1gb ddr5 is available but only of xfx.......

he can buy that from kolkata..
but its out of my budget...i want the sapphire one..pls tell me if its availaible in kolkata and mention the price also..

[desiJATT]

my shopkeeper is saying that 6670 1gb ddr5 is available but only of xfx.......

he can buy that from kolkata..
but its out of my budget...i want the sapphire one..pls tell me if its availaible in kolkata and mention the price also..

SAPPHIRE 6670 1GB DDR5

[Bodhisatwa]

which brand is better? does the performance vary?

is 6670 1gb ddr5 future-proof?? how does it vary from 5670 1gb ddr5?

[sukesh1090]

^^
all the brands are same in performance wise but get sapphire or MSI and don't buy xfx.btw even 7970 is not future proof so then how can you think that 6670 going to be a future proof.only thing i can "guess" it should be able to handle games at least at low settings for next 2-3 years.

[desiJATT]

Not really. My Sapphire HD4350 got obsolete after 6 months of usage. Believe me, low end card like HD6670, won't be able to perform for more than 1-1.5 years, judging by the games coming in the future. IF you intend to game at 1024x768, then it might stay a little bit longer, but that too, only future can tell.

[Bodhisatwa]

is there a big difference between 6670 1gb ddr3 and ddr5??

[thetechfreak]

is there a big difference between 6670 1gb ddr3 and ddr5??

ATI Radeon HD 6670 DDR3 vs DDR5 - Graphics-Cards - Graphic-Displays

[Solved] HD 6670 GDDR5 vs DDR3? - Graphics-Cards - Graphic-Displays

Around 10% difference max might be there

[Bodhisatwa]

i live in Berhampore in west bengal..in the shop xfx 6670 1gb ddr5 @ 5900 is available..its out of my budget..xfx 6670 1gb ddr3 is available @ around 5000...sapphire 5670 1gb ddr5 is available @ 5200..do other brands of 6670 ddr5 cost less?? are they available??

what should i do??

[Skud]

Open to buy online? Or possible to get one from Kolkata?

[Bodhisatwa]

no.. no ..i am bound to buy from shop..i have no experience

[Skud]

All of us was like that, experience doesn't come out of blue.

You can go for the 5670, it is also good enough for gaming at your monitor's native res and beyond.

[sukesh1090]

+1 for sapphire 5670 ddr5.at maximum you will see 15% difference in performance between 5670 and 6670.so go for 5670 rather than 6670 ddr3.5670 will perform better than your GDDR3 version of 6670.