Which 6670 should I get $75

[guerrero]

I want to play Skyrim and GTA IV so the 6670 would do with my Athlon X2 64 4000+. I would like if its around $75 (im getting a prepaid credit card since im 14)

 

[lycros]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125403

 

[guerrero]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125403

Yeah I was looking at that one but wasnt sure

 

[Abyssalx]

Haha, you even get a free game! ^^^

Gotta know though, you have a free PCIe slot right? And what wattage is your PSU? (although that card doesn't use much power)

 

[guerrero]

Haha, you even get a free game! ^^^

And $40 after rebate so I can also get another game (I already have Skyrim and GTA IV)

 

[motorneuron]

The better answer is probably to try to get a 6770, which won't be that much more expensive after a rebate but will offer a big performance increase. Look at the framerate difference in Diablo 3, for example: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/diablo-iii-performance-benchmark,3195-4.html

You will have to pay more than $75 before rebate. But this 6770 is only $85 post-rebate on newegg, and it's about to be (at 4pm Eastern/1pm Pacific) a shellshocker, so it might get down to $75 after rebate: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125396 , also http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellShocker.aspx?cm_sp=ShellShocker-_-14-125-396-_-05212012_3 . You will be much happier with this card in the long run than a 6670.

 

[guerrero]

Haha, you even get a free game! ^^^

Gotta know though, you have a free PCIe slot right? And what wattage is your PSU? (although that card doesn't use much power)

Yeah i have a PCIe 2.0 But the 2.1 would work and I got a corsair 430w last week

 

[Abyssalx]

Okay, you're all good then. And yeah the 6770 is a big upgrade from the 6670. If you can manage that, I say do it. You won't regret it.

 

[lycros]

that shellshocker 6770 from gigabyte is underclocked btw

 

[Abyssalx]

True, it is. Just noticed that.

There's also this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150560

Which comes to $89.99 after mail in rebate.

 

[guerrero]

that shellshocker 6770 from gigabyte is underclocked btw

? How?

 

[motorneuron]

The fact that it's underclocked doesn't really matter--it's easy enough to fix that using Sapphire Trixx or MSI Afterburner or any of those utilities (or even Catalyst itself). And it's still way faster than a 6670, even if you never touch the clocks. But yes, I did notice that (it's the reason for several of the negative reviews). The other 6670 for $90 is good too, but it's $90 post-rebate, so that might be a bit high. Let's cross our fingers on that shellshocker.

Yeah, and just to repeat, even though the 6770 might be close to double the price of the 6670 after rebate, it could be more than twice as fast, especially in new games. Look at the Diablo 3 chart with higher graphics settings: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/diablo-iii-performance-benchmark,3195-5.html

 

[guerrero]

that shellshocker 6770 from gigabyte is underclocked btw

Oh the 6770 not 6670, I need to read with caution

 

[motorneuron]

So the shellshocker was for $70 post-rebate. You should definitely get that. Even if you don't fix the clock speed, that thing will annihilate a 6670. It doesn't matter that it's $70 vs $40 post-rebate--it will double the performance of a 6670.

 

[Abyssalx]

Very true. Only $99 for a 6770, you can easily clock it back up. Definitely do it if you can.

 

[guerrero]

I wouldnt really want a "more" powerful graphics card since I dont really play a lot of games

 

[motorneuron]

But you said you were playing Skyrim, which is a very graphics-intensive game. I mean, it's your decision, but for Skyrim, this is going to be a very big difference. Look at this page here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/skyrim-performance-benchmark,3074-5.html

The 5770 is just about the same card as the 6770. The 5570 is about the same as the 6670. Again, the 6770 is going to kill the 6670.

 

[guerrero]

Looks like im going to spend more money

 

[motorneuron]

Haha, well I understand that's annoying. But think about it this way. Usually when you spend more money, you don't get back as much in performance as what you spent. That is, when you spend $100 on a card, you usually don't get double the performance of a $50 card. (This is true of all kinds of things, like CPUs or cars or guitars or whatever.) But in this case, you can actually get double performance by spending double the money. In fact, you can get better than double performance at less than double the money. That's amazing. So you're not doing too bad here.

 

[guerrero]

Alright guys now which 6770 should I get? lol

This one?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125396

And overclock it (il need help)

 

[motorneuron]

Haha, yeah, I'd just get the shellshocker one. It's a lot cheaper than the others, and you can overclock it using AMD's own driver software, called catalyst. There are many guides on this forum for doing that. If you want to overclock it more, you can use MSI Afterburner or Sapphire Trixx (doesn't matter which manufacturer made the card; those programs allow you to tweak any AMD GPU).

 

[jessterman21]

A GREAT card for the money is the $75 IceQ HD 5670. It's a lot better than the HD 6670s you were looking at, a lot cheaper than any HD 6770, and it has one of the best HSFs on the market. Don't get me wrong, the HD 6770 is a better card, but you were originally wanting to spend only $75. This is the best card at that price.

 

[guerrero]

Hhhhmm... What do you other guys think of that 5670 against the 6770?

 

[jessterman21]

Hhhhmm... What do you other guys think of that 5670 against the 6770?

Nevermind, someone just bought the last one. Out of stock.

 

[guerrero]

Alright "bros" il try to get the gigabyte 6770 and try to overclock. Il see if CVS will sell me a credit card since im 14 lol