Graphics card for £50 ($75)

Opusbuild · 03-06-13, 05:18 AM

Hi all,

I have been out of the game for a few months and need some input from the Overclockers community. I a very casual gaming, but recently started using programmes like photoshop and gimp a lot more. I have recently started to really feel the limitations of the HD4000 graphics whilst playing Planetside 2 from Steam. Even on low res, the onboard graphics really struggles. I really think it is time for a GPU. I can not justify spending more than £50 (roughly $75) on a graphics card at the moment. The best option I could find for the money was an ASUS AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5. I appreciate this is not going to provide fantastic performance, however, can anyone recommend this card or suggest something better for the bugdet?

Thanks.

DarrenP · 03-06-13, 09:55 AM

Save your money and get something that will last you a while. save up for maybe a 660TI or a 670. and you'll be set for a while until you rebuild in a few years. get my drift?

Opusbuild · 03-06-13, 02:21 PM

Wow thats a big price difference, way over bugdet for me at the moment. Thanks anyway DarrenP

mammut · 03-06-13, 02:33 PM

In UK, you could have a look over here, there are some 5750, 5770 , 7750, 7770 cards a bit above your budget. Think you should find some of the 7xxx series. There are also some 6xxx series that fits your budget, and just might suffice for your needs. (6670?)

http://www.pcupgrade.co.uk/category....yid=116&Sort=6

EDIT: for £50, anything will be like night and day compared to integrated intel HD4000.

DarrenP · 03-07-13, 09:51 AM

I know it's way over budget guy, but honestly save, intel HD is fine for a while whil you save up for a decent card, like a 100 pound(don't have the key on my keyboard) card would be better than any 50 pound card...

oh also your comparison was off :P 50 pounds is closer to 110 USD/CAN

keny · 03-07-13, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by DarrenP

I know it's way over budget guy, but honestly save, intel HD is fine for a while whil you save up for a decent card, like a 100 pound(don't have the key on my keyboard) card would be better than any 50 pound card...

oh also your comparison was off :P 50 pounds is closer to 110 USD/CAN

Nope, he is spot on

briansun1 · 03-07-13, 10:01 AM

since you have only a small budget go with amd

DarrenP · 03-07-13, 10:14 AM

Damn the british pound has gone down! it used to be like 2 dollars to one pound!

keny · 03-07-13, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by DarrenP

Damn the british pound has gone down! it used to be like 2 dollars to one pound!

Yeah I know

bummer as I'm going to America on holiday in 3 months

DarrenP · 03-07-13, 11:24 AM

come to canada first :P trade your money with us, than from there go to the states where our money is worth more than their's :P

Opusbuild · 03-08-13, 03:32 AM

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I know it's way over budget guy, but honestly save, intel HD is fine for a while whil you save up for a decent card, like a 100 pound(don't have the key on my keyboard) card would be better than any 50 pound card...

Fair point my fellow "guy"

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In UK, you could have a look over here, there are some 5750, 5770 , 7750, 7770 cards a bit above your budget. Think you should find some of the 7xxx series. There are also some 6xxx series that fits your budget, and just might suffice for your needs. (6670?)

http://www.pcupgrade.co.uk/category....yid=116&Sort=6

EDIT: for £50, anything will be like night and day compared to integrated intel HD4000.

Thanks for you suggestions These options seem very feasible for me

Thanks everyone

rescuetoaster · 03-10-13, 05:17 PM

You know what? If that is your price range, find a used 5850 or higher on ebay. I sold my 6850 last summer for about 90 bucks on there, I've got to imagine you can find an even better deal now. You could get a pretty decent card if you go used.

Otherwise save your money for later.

03-06-13, 05:18 AM	Thread Starter #1
Opusbuild Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: UK	Graphics card for £50 ($75) Hi all, I have been out of the game for a few months and need some input from the Overclockers community. I a very casual gaming, but recently started using programmes like photoshop and gimp a lot more. I have recently started to really feel the limitations of the HD4000 graphics whilst playing Planetside 2 from Steam. Even on low res, the onboard graphics really struggles. I really think it is time for a GPU. I can not justify spending more than £50 (roughly $75) on a graphics card at the moment. The best option I could find for the money was an ASUS AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB GDDR5. I appreciate this is not going to provide fantastic performance, however, can anyone recommend this card or suggest something better for the bugdet? Thanks. __________________ Laptop Dell Studio 15, Processor - Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 M 450 @ 2.4 GHz, Memory - 4.00 GB, GPU- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 series, OS - Windows 7 64-bit/Ubuntu 12.04 PC Power Supply Unit- OCZ ZS 750W Power Supply, Case - Antec 300 Three Hundred Two, Motherboard - ASUS p8z77-V, Processor - Intel 3rd Generation Core i7-3770K CPU overclocked to 4.25GHz, CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 612S, Memory Corsair Vengeance LP 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Optical Drive, LiteOn iHAS124 SATA DVD Write , Graphics - Intel HD4000 CPU graphics, Harddrive - Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F3, SSD - Kingston 120GB V+200 SSDnow OS - Windows 7 64-bit/Ubuntu 12.04 Dual Boot
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03-06-13, 09:55 AM	#2
DarrenP How can I change this? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada	Save your money and get something that will last you a while. save up for maybe a 660TI or a 670. and you'll be set for a while until you rebuild in a few years. get my drift? __________________ Motherboard: MSI MPOWER Big Bang Z77 CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K RAM: 8GB 1600Mhz 2x4GB sticks. CL9 by Corsair HDD: 2TB Western Digital RED@7200RPM CASE: NZXT Phantom CPU Cooling: Corsair H100I PSU: TX850M by Corsair Monitor: ASUS VH222H
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03-06-13, 02:21 PM	Thread Starter #3
Opusbuild Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: UK	Wow thats a big price difference, way over bugdet for me at the moment. Thanks anyway DarrenP __________________ Laptop Dell Studio 15, Processor - Intel(R) Core(TM) i5 M 450 @ 2.4 GHz, Memory - 4.00 GB, GPU- ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4500 series, OS - Windows 7 64-bit/Ubuntu 12.04 PC Power Supply Unit- OCZ ZS 750W Power Supply, Case - Antec 300 Three Hundred Two, Motherboard - ASUS p8z77-V, Processor - Intel 3rd Generation Core i7-3770K CPU overclocked to 4.25GHz, CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper 612S, Memory Corsair Vengeance LP 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Optical Drive, LiteOn iHAS124 SATA DVD Write , Graphics - Intel HD4000 CPU graphics, Harddrive - Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F3, SSD - Kingston 120GB V+200 SSDnow OS - Windows 7 64-bit/Ubuntu 12.04 Dual Boot
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03-06-13, 02:33 PM	#4
mammut Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: northern Europe	In UK, you could have a look over here, there are some 5750, 5770 , 7750, 7770 cards a bit above your budget. Think you should find some of the 7xxx series. There are also some 6xxx series that fits your budget, and just might suffice for your needs. (6670?) http://www.pcupgrade.co.uk/category....yid=116&Sort=6 EDIT: for £50, anything will be like night and day compared to integrated intel HD4000. __________________ not my primary rigs: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum, bios 1D0.RXZ(2 boards) Opteron 146@2600MHz 2048MB Nanya (2x1GB) 3-3-3-8@1T Thermaltake PurePower HPC-420-302 DF Hitachi T7K500 x2 SATA RAID-0 Last edited by mammut; 03-06-13 at 02:40 PM.
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03-07-13, 09:51 AM	#5
DarrenP How can I change this? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada	I know it's way over budget guy, but honestly save, intel HD is fine for a while whil you save up for a decent card, like a 100 pound(don't have the key on my keyboard) card would be better than any 50 pound card... oh also your comparison was off :P 50 pounds is closer to 110 USD/CAN __________________ Motherboard: MSI MPOWER Big Bang Z77 CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K RAM: 8GB 1600Mhz 2x4GB sticks. CL9 by Corsair HDD: 2TB Western Digital RED@7200RPM CASE: NZXT Phantom CPU Cooling: Corsair H100I PSU: TX850M by Corsair Monitor: ASUS VH222H
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03-07-13, 10:01 AM	#7
briansun1 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: on your window sill staring at you	since you have only a small budget go with amd __________________ Seagate 1tb hard drive ASUS Maximus V Gene Intel Ivy Bridge 3570K Kingston HyperX 3K SSD SAMSUNG 8GB 240-pin DDR3 1600 SILVERSTONE Strider Plus 500W 80PLUS BRONZE Corsair Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T XFX Radeon HD 7870 GHz DOUBLE DISSIPATION EDITION "forget this, forget everything. logic didn't just go out the window, it went off a cliff." - Troy Jackson But we love you... Wanna see my nipple?:D"-I.M.O.G. it is Microsoft and they revel in our misery lol- Proxish
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03-07-13, 10:14 AM	#8
DarrenP How can I change this? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada	Damn the british pound has gone down! it used to be like 2 dollars to one pound! __________________ Motherboard: MSI MPOWER Big Bang Z77 CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K RAM: 8GB 1600Mhz 2x4GB sticks. CL9 by Corsair HDD: 2TB Western Digital RED@7200RPM CASE: NZXT Phantom CPU Cooling: Corsair H100I PSU: TX850M by Corsair Monitor: ASUS VH222H
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03-07-13, 11:24 AM	#10
DarrenP How can I change this? Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ontario, Canada	come to canada first :P trade your money with us, than from there go to the states where our money is worth more than their's :P __________________ Motherboard: MSI MPOWER Big Bang Z77 CPU: Intel Core i7 3770K RAM: 8GB 1600Mhz 2x4GB sticks. CL9 by Corsair HDD: 2TB Western Digital RED@7200RPM CASE: NZXT Phantom CPU Cooling: Corsair H100I PSU: TX850M by Corsair Monitor: ASUS VH222H
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03-10-13, 05:17 PM	#12
rescuetoaster Member Join Date: Jan 2012	You know what? If that is your price range, find a used 5850 or higher on ebay. I sold my 6850 last summer for about 90 bucks on there, I've got to imagine you can find an even better deal now. You could get a pretty decent card if you go used. Otherwise save your money for later. __________________ CPU: Phenom II 960T (Unlocked to X6) @ 3.9 Ghz Motherboard: Gigabyte 970a-UD3 Videocard: HD 7850 Twin Frozr RAM: 16GB Ripjaws 1600 Storage 2 250GB WD 7200rpm in RAID 0, 1TB caviar green media drive Audio: X-FI xtrememusic Cooling: Zalmann 9700 on cpu, Rosewill Ranger loaded with fans OS Windows 7 64bit
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