Best Add-On Graphics Card for HP Envy 700-056?

jpousson

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Oct 26, 2013
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Hi. I know this site is a good place for solid information, so here goes:

I need to find the best match for an add-on, compatible graphics card for an HP Envy 700-056 (AMD A10-6700 3.7gHz processor, AMD Radeon HD 8670 integrated graphics with up to 6244 total available memory, 12G PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM).

I have seen the AMD Radeon 6670 HD recommended as the best match for this system, but wanted to see if this was really the best match. If it is the best card, which would be the best manufacturer and best model for this system? I know I have to upgrade my power supply, no problem.

I don't play heavy-duty modern graphics games, just Age of Conan (getting about 25-30 fps now with no shadows and most graphics turned down) as well as a lot of Total War strategy games (but getting stuttering in the map mode, with a lot of the graphics turned down). Not really getting the performance out of this system as I thought I would, so any suggestions would be definitely appreciated. Also, not sure if this system can handle DDR5 vs DDR3? Just want to find the best choice that will work with this system and not cause problems.

Thank you in advance for any advice you folks can offer!