Radeon HD 6570 or 6670 upgrade in a somewhat old HP?

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MocrKar

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Hey guys,

I'm looking to upgrade the graphic card of my HP computer. He dates from 2008 so it wouldn't be so bad to do it.. but I never did this kind of thing...

My question, is the 10$ between the card is really worth it? After reading the review on the website, I'm even more hesitant haha.

And would it be better to go with Gigabyte or Sapphire or xfx? What would be the wisest choice?

I'm trying to make Guild Wars 2 work on medium setting to play with friends.

Here are the spec of the computer:

AMD athlon 64 x2 5050e
MS-7548 Aspen motherboard
4096 mb of RAM
Integrated Ati radeon 3200 HD <--- Will I be able to change the graphic card if it is integrated?
Computer model HP a6745f

Thanks for your time, really appreciated guys :)

I'm a total noob when it comes to this haha
 
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stickmansam
The CX430 for $30 after MIR is a good choice

Almost all PSU's are compatible with most cases and motherboards

Under $100 there is the $80 7750 and the $90-$95 7770

Thanks! :p
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MocrKar

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So can you "overclock" the 6570 (without breaking anything) to get the performance of the 6670?

Thanks a lot, really awesome to have a fast answer like this.
 
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MocrKar

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What will tell me if the PSU isn't powerful enough for the card? Will it just stop or.. ?

And for the brand, they are mostly the same or what should I look for? I think I'll go with Gigabyte as the price is a bit lower... hum...

Thanks a ton again, this is niceeee :D
 
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MocrKar

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What PSU could I put in my computer then? Will they all fit in?

My current PSU has 5 years of life so maybe a 25-30 dollar investment could help a bit...

And other than the HD 6670, if I get a better PSU, what card under 100$ would be better than this one?

Maybe I should just save a bit more and upgrade these two things at once and not do it in some weird way like I am currently planning to do haha.

Thanks a lot stickmansam, you are epic!
 
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MocrKar

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Hey StickmanSam, I bought the CX430 with the HD 7750 and an anti static wrist band haha :)

I'll give you some input as to how it is going with the installation and improvement after it is done.

Btw, can I change the power supply and the graphic card all in one go?

Or should I put the power supply in, be sure it is working properly, and then put the graphic card in?

Thanks again, this is awesome.

With the mail in rebate, it was worth it!

75$ for the hd 7750 and well, 35 for the CX430 with all rebate applied. Let's just hope the mail in rebate will work, never done that before, but it seems legit in some ways.

Thanks!
 
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Yeah you can change it in one go but best to change PSU first, confirm that it is working then put in GPU and confirm that is working

MIR's are usually pretty good as long as you give them all the info. Corsair is good with theirs, dunno about the brand for the 7750 so can't tell :p
 
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