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ATI 4670 HD Good Card?
- Thread starter Denrok
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Thats a difficult question to answer without knowing what games you might be planning on playing and at what resolution. It is a good card and for basic games is more than powerful enough, but if you intend on playing some modern games like crysis or such like you might be better stretching to a 4830/4850.
Hope that helps.
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Hope that helps.
Hawker
Soldato
At the moment I think the 4830 is the wisest choice for casual gamers, it's that little bit more but... £80 for that card? Great deal!
If you can't stretch that then the 4670 is also a decent choice for the price. That or dip into the used market for an 8800.
If you can't stretch that then the 4670 is also a decent choice for the price. That or dip into the used market for an 8800.
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Doubt it. I don't know how good that card is, but I do know that for budget cards of the same price, ATI is almost always better than Nvidia.
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4670 is a superb card. Had one for a while when I was in-between high-end cards - was after something cheap and cheerful, but I was amazed how fast it ran the latest games (and was running at 1920x1200) - great frames even on fairly high settings, just make sure you leave the AA/AF off.
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It compares to the 3850 512 which I own, and for my res (1280x1024) it's perfect - maxes most stuff out except Crysis and Far Cry 2
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http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_4670/26.html
It's a fair bit faster than the 7900 GTX, which should give some indication.
If you're a casual gamer, it's the perfect choice
This. I really think you will be pleased with the performance, though it will be interesting to know what you're comparing it too. You will have to compromise on the settings but even Crysis will be very playable.
Check out the warranties. That's the first port of call. Also in my experience some have much better customer service than others. I'm sure someone will be along shortly to give more specific advice (IIRC Sapphire is well regarded). Personally if one is significantly cheaper I just go for that.
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I am actually buying this card for someone for a new build I am doing for them. I have been told its one of the best budget cards to get right now. Where I am buying it from is pretty much for peanuts. And the person I am building the machine for only plays flight sim games like Flight Simulator. So it wont be a graphic intense game and no doubt the 4670 is more than enough.
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If you're a casual gamer, it's the perfect choice
Yep its a great little card given its power and price bracket. Doesn't even require a PCIe power connector either, which is a big bonus for those with OEM hardware. If you're not pressed for time it might be worth waiting for the 4770 though, its going to offer close to 4850 levels of performance for a relatively modest increase in price and power requirements.
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