Getting a Radeon HD 6570 from 6450, Is it worth it?

[frederick930]

I have this low budget pc i got about 2 years ago, i was going to college and had to move everything, then i saw my pentium 4, 256mb ram computer. can barely run sims 2 in that thing.

I never really used my computer for gaming, the xbox got everything covered. But i'm not going to move my 26 inch tv
So i decided to buy a pc in the last minute.

The new pc's not that satisfying, but it'll have to do for now due to budget limit. here's the spec that i have right now:
Windows 7 Home Premium
Intel Core i3-3100 @3.10ghz
AMD Radeon HD 6450
4gb Ram
500gb HDD

I read the pc manual (lenovo h330) and the best upgrade i can get right now
is the HD 6570. I don't know it's requirements, the power it needs, my power supply only have like 200w.
Read some reviews, most of them recommend the 6750, but it requires even more power, and budget is an issue right now.

So should i just save some more and get the 6750?
or just go for the 6570?

Im not much of a gamer, i'd only like to run games like skyrim, crysis.

 

[Kungpow]

Hey its almost not even worth buying a Hd 6570. I would run poorly on many modern games. The computer you bought is stock so I'm guessing it doesn't have a 6 pin power plug in the motherboard. This is important for upgrading a video card. The power supply is important too. How much did you buy the computer for?

 

[frederick930]

Hey its almost not even worth buying a Hd 6570. I would run poorly on many modern games. The computer you bought is stock so I'm guessing it doesn't have a 6 pin power plug in the motherboard. This is important for upgrading a video card. The power supply is important too. How much did you buy the computer for?

It was about $400, im looking for low profile cards, people say they are compatible with the mobo, though i'm not sure, it has a small tower case.

 

[frederick930]

http://www.lenovo.com/shop/americas/content/pdf/system_data/h330_tech_specs.pdf

^ The specs of the computer

 

[mohit9206]

get the 7750 if you can afford it. its under $100 and will run on your power supply. if you cant then the 6570 is still much better than 6450.

 

[jaguarskx]

There's also the Radeon HD 6670.

 

[mohit9206]

There's also the Radeon HD 6670.

yes 6670 ddr3 is a powerful little card which is very cheap. but if you plan to play crysis and skyrim then atleast get a 7750. its also cheap and very powerful

 

[jaguarskx]

It all depends on the budget. But based on the link provided, he only has a 250w PSU. That eliminates the Radeon HD 6670 and HD 7750 as options. Leaving only the Radeon HD 6570.

 

[frederick930]

Looks like nothing beats the 6570 budget-wise, atm.
I'm going to get the 6570, still focusing on studying so the pc's not really a priority, i'll get back into this in about a year.

Thanks to everyone who answered, this thread can be closed.

 

[lloydloo]

Go get yourslef a hd 6670 ddr5 or hd 7750.