Hello, community. This is my first post on this site. These forums have been a valuable resource to me for years. Up until now, I have been using the Ubuntu Forums for help, but I think it's about time to take my hardware-related questions to, well, a hardware-related site.
Anyway, I'm looking to "replace" my integrated Radeon HD 4200. I've spent days narrowing down the options that fit within my $65 budget, and I've come to the conclusion that the 6670 is satisfactory. However, there are many manufacturers of this card, and I'm puzzled as to which is the best option.
I've found the cheapest 6670s on http://www.gadgetneeds.net (Also, is this a good site for buying hardware?). As you can tell from this page: http://www.gadgetneeds.net/search.php?search_query=radeon+6670&x=0&y=0, I am not at a shortage of options.
Here's a rather handy list of questions:
1) Is the 6670 indeed the best card for my budget? If not, what other cards perform better? If so:
2) Which brand do you believe is best?
3) With regards to overclocking, how does the 6670 fair? Do some brands overclock better? (As in: FPS increase, stability and temp)
4) With regards to drivers, how well does Linux support these cards?
5) Just as a confirmation, PCI-E x16 2.0 slots support 2.1 cards, correct?
I think that's about it. Many thanks in advance for the help.
Specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 830 @ 2.8GHz
Foxconn 2AB1 Motherboard
2GB DDR3 SDRAM (Will upgrade sometime, however, has so far sufficed)
Windows 7 64bit
Ubuntu 12.04 64bit
Anyway, I'm looking to "replace" my integrated Radeon HD 4200. I've spent days narrowing down the options that fit within my $65 budget, and I've come to the conclusion that the 6670 is satisfactory. However, there are many manufacturers of this card, and I'm puzzled as to which is the best option.
I've found the cheapest 6670s on http://www.gadgetneeds.net (Also, is this a good site for buying hardware?). As you can tell from this page: http://www.gadgetneeds.net/search.php?search_query=radeon+6670&x=0&y=0, I am not at a shortage of options.
Here's a rather handy list of questions:
1) Is the 6670 indeed the best card for my budget? If not, what other cards perform better? If so:
2) Which brand do you believe is best?
3) With regards to overclocking, how does the 6670 fair? Do some brands overclock better? (As in: FPS increase, stability and temp)
4) With regards to drivers, how well does Linux support these cards?
5) Just as a confirmation, PCI-E x16 2.0 slots support 2.1 cards, correct?
I think that's about it. Many thanks in advance for the help.
Specs:
AMD Phenom II X4 830 @ 2.8GHz
Foxconn 2AB1 Motherboard
2GB DDR3 SDRAM (Will upgrade sometime, however, has so far sufficed)
Windows 7 64bit
Ubuntu 12.04 64bit
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