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AMD A8-5600K and extra GPU?

bastic

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am seeking an advice for a GPU for my new HTPC...
Bought A8-5600K. it runs great but a little more GPU power..
Many people recommend 6670 with 1GB GDDR5.
anyone tested it ?
Need something on the budget.
next month am planning to swap 1600MHz ram in it to 1866 but there might be no need if GPU would take over...and need to find out how to switch crossfire in or just leave internal GPU switched off...

Plan is to be able to play some games at Full HD. Not demanding games and no need for extra high settings.

EDIT :
I have read dozens of reviews...and it seems that it should cope quite easily at 720p and higher res with most of the games without extra GPU...it might be only World of Tanks that is so demanding - my brother wants to play on big TV...and it doesn’t cope with this game most of the time. even at 720p...
 
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bastic said:
am seeking an advice for a GPU for my new HTPC...
Bought A8-5600K. it runs great but a little more GPU power..
Many people recommend 6670 with 1GB GDDR5.
anyone tested it ?
Need something on the budget.
next month am planning to swap 1600MHz ram in it to 1866 but there might be no need if GPU would take over...and need to find out how to switch crossfire in or just leave internal GPU switched off...

Plan is to be able to play some games at Full HD. Not demanding games and no need for extra high settings.

EDIT :
I have read dozens of reviews...and it seems that it should cope quite easily at 720p and higher res with most of the games without extra GPU...it might be only World of Tanks that is so demanding - my brother wants to play on big TV...and it doesn’t cope with this game most of the time. even at 720p...
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Whats the budget for a GPU?

If <£60 then "Dual Graphics" with a 6670 would be good as its simple to install, quiet most of the time, and give decent performance. A Friend on mine has one with his A10 as he was on a budget. If you have £60 or over a single GPU would be quicker then "Dual Graphics"
 
OliverDavis said:
Whats the budget for a GPU?

If <£60 then "Dual Graphics" with a 6670 would be good as its simple to install, quiet most of the time, and give decent performance. A Friend on mine has one with his A10 as he was on a budget. If you have £60 or over a single GPU would be quicker then "Dual Graphics"
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thanks,
I am on the lookout for cheap 6670 - missed some for £25 on MM :(

and if I won't get one, will upgrade my PC RAM to 16gb and use 8gb 1866 in HTPC - that should boost it ... and help to OC on IGP
 
Swap the RAM over to the faster stuff first, I have a 5800K and when I play Skyrim on it with my RAM set to 2133 or 2400Mhz there's a big difference compared to 1600MHz.

Then try and find a 6670 for cheap after.
 
stulid said:
Swap the RAM over to the faster stuff first, I have a 5800K and when I play Skyrim on it with my RAM set to 2133 or 2400Mhz there's a big difference compared to 1600MHz.

Then try and find a 6670 for cheap after.
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at the moment it is running on 1600 but am thinking about swapping to my 1866 - I need more ram in my PC so wanted to get 16gb kit for it...
 
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