HD6670 good enough for gaming?

[tinokoloski]

Hi,
These are the parts that i chose to upgrade my pc with.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vBc6
I am not sure wich ram. If you could help me with that that would be awesome.

Anyway i already have an HD6670 in my pc and i need to know if that is good enough for gaming. Because sometimes i am getting a lot of lagg in games or i cannot even play them. is that because of my current pc or because of my GPU?


My current rig
Cpu
Intel pentium dual core E5300 2.66Ghz
Ram
2GB
GPU
Amd saphire HD6670 1GB
Mobo
Not quite sure
Hdd
1TB
PSU
450W

Thanks for your help

 

[hapkiman]

Hi,
These are the parts that i chose to upgrade my pc with.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vBc6
I am not sure wich ram. If you could help me with that that would be awesome.

Anyway i already have an HD6670 in my pc and i need to know if that is good enough for gaming. Because sometimes i am getting a lot of lagg in games or i cannot even play them. is that because of my current pc or because of my GPU?


My current rig
Cpu
Intel pentium dual core E5300 2.66Ghz
Ram
2GB
GPU
Amd saphire HD6670 1GB
Mobo
Not quite sure
Hdd
1TB
PSU
450W

Thanks for your help

Well, that depends upon what types of games you want to play. The Radeon HD 6670 is a low-end graphics card from last generation. It was not made for heavy gaming. It can run most modern games at low-med settings at 1920x1080, but frame rates will barely be playable hitting ~ 25-30FPS.

I would save a little more money and get at least a Radeon HD 7770 if possible. Its significantly better than your card, and will give you a much better gaming experience overall. You should be able to sell your card for $40 or $50 and a new 7770 is only around $100- and should work fine with your 450w PSU.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-7770-vs-Radeon-HD-6670

 

[ryanferrall]

Hi,
6670 is capable to run most of the game but in low or med setting... you need to check with driver that always improve performance...
As you dint mentioned which game do you play but there are few utilities available by GPU vendors to enhance gaming experience as they optimize your game setting on its own..
You also din't mentioned the OS you running on your machine that also make major difference in terms of performance..
Windows 7 is best no glitch and capable to sought all problem related to Hardware.
If the information that you missed on would be there forum can serve you with better options...

 

[tinokoloski]

Hi i am talking about games like bf4 and black ops. I am running on windows 8.1 pro

 

[tinokoloski]

Hi,
These are the parts that i chose to upgrade my pc with.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vBc6
I am not sure wich ram. If you could help me with that that would be awesome.

Anyway i already have an HD6670 in my pc and i need to know if that is good enough for gaming. Because sometimes i am getting a lot of lagg in games or i cannot even play them. is that because of my current pc or because of my GPU?


My current rig
Cpu
Intel pentium dual core E5300 2.66Ghz
Ram
2GB
GPU
Amd saphire HD6670 1GB
Mobo
Not quite sure
Hdd
1TB
PSU
450W

Thanks for your help

Well, that depends upon what types of games you want to play. The Radeon HD 6670 is a low-end graphics card from last generation. It was not made for heavy gaming. It can run most modern games at low-med settings at 1920x1080, but frame rates will barely be playable hitting ~ 25-30FPS.

I would save a little more money and get at least a Radeon HD 7770 if possible. Its significantly better than your card, and will give you a much better gaming experience overall. You should be able to sell your card for $40 or $50 and a new 7770 is only around $100- and should work fine with your 450w PSU.

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-7770-vs-Radeon-HD-6670

Hi i want to play games like bf4 and black ops. Also i record and edit gameplay for youtube. I am currently running windows 8.1

 

[RedJaron]

Hi i am talking about games like bf4 and black ops. I am running on windows 8.1 pro

Then the answer is flatly "No." If you want some decent visuals in games like that, you'll want something along the lines of a 7870, 270X, GTX 760, or better. Those cards start around $180.

 

[ryanferrall]

For BF4 you must need High end Graphic card. In ATI for budget 7770 GDD5 2GB Atleast and above for more help choosing graphic card use following link:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radeon

If it suites your pocket then should go for and latest series with last three 900–990 digit..
I am also not a fan of Windows 8 so you have to bear with it.. (Windows 7 is recommended)
Let me know if this help or I can certainly give you some information on it

 

[Vic 40]

I am also not a fan of Windows 8 so you have to bear with it.. (Windows 7 is recommended)

Why?

That you're not a fan of w8 doesn't make w7 recommended.


@ tinokoloski

What is your maximum budget?

What size case do you have?

 

[tinokoloski]

I am also not a fan of Windows 8 so you have to bear with it.. (Windows 7 is recommended)

Why?

That you're not a fan of w8 doesn't make w7 recommended.


@ tinokoloski

What is your maximum budget?

What size case do you have?

my budget is ~170 dollars
i am getting the cm haf 912 wich is 230 x 480 x 496 mm and an extra fan

 

[RedJaron]

my budget is ~170 dollars
i am getting the cm haf 912 wich is 230 x 480 x 496 mm and an extra fan

Ok you've listed a partial upgrade list and a partial budget. Give us your whole budget for this project.

A few notes so far:

• 
  ■ An 8320 is a fine CPU. But if you don't need those extra cores, why not save some money? If you want to stick with AMD, the 6300 is a great bargain. You can also look at an i3 for around $120.
  ■ Your list right now only includes CPU, mboard, and cooler. You'll want at least new RAM with this build too. Also, if your old HDD is IDE, you'll need a new SATA drive with your new system.
  ■ What make and model is your old PSU? A good 450W unit is usually enough to make a modest gaming machine, but if it's a no-name PSU with a weak 12V rail, it won't be able to properly power a strong GPU. If it doesn't have at least one 6-pin PCIe cable, the fastest card you can run on it is a 7750. That's a nice mainstream card but don't expect better than medium detail settings in BF4. If you have two PCIe cables, you can run upper-end cards like the 760 and 270X.
  ■ The HAF cases already have some nice cooling and don't require extra fans ( unless you're doing serious overclocking or running multiple high-end GPUs. )

 

[tinokoloski]

my budget is ~170 dollars
i am getting the cm haf 912 wich is 230 x 480 x 496 mm and an extra fan

Ok you've listed a partial upgrade list and a partial budget. Give us your whole budget for this project.

A few notes so far:

• 
  ■ An 8320 is a fine CPU. But if you don't need those extra cores, why not save some money? If you want to stick with AMD, the 6300 is a great bargain. You can also look at an i3 for around $120.
  ■ Your list right now only includes CPU, mboard, and cooler. You'll want at least new RAM with this build too. Also, if your old HDD is IDE, you'll need a new SATA drive with your new system.
  ■ What make and model is your old PSU? A good 450W unit is usually enough to make a modest gaming machine, but if it's a no-name PSU with a weak 12V rail, it won't be able to properly power a strong GPU. If it doesn't have at least one 6-pin PCIe cable, the fastest card you can run on it is a 7750. That's a nice mainstream card but don't expect better than medium detail settings in BF4. If you have two PCIe cables, you can run upper-end cards like the 760 and 270X.
  ■ The HAF cases already have some nice cooling and don't require extra fans ( unless you're doing serious overclocking or running multiple high-end GPUs. )

my whole budget is about $550 dollars and this is my rig now:
intel pentium dual core E5300 2.6Ghz
mobo i don't know but it is not good and i am getting a new one
2GB ddr2 ram
1TB hard disk and 500GB hard disk
hd6670 ddr3 1GB
2 optical drives
and a random case that has one rear built in fan.
450 watt power supply (generic brand)

what i am planning to buy
fx8320
16GB 1600Mhz ram (i am getting it free from my uncle)
asus m5a97 r2.0
corsair 600w modular power supply
video card not sure
cooler master HAF 912 blue edition
a 200mm led fan for the case
maybe a cpu cooler for overclocking

i want to use this pc for gaming, recording and editing

is that enough info?

 

[RedJaron]

Here's what I'm thinking:

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card ($140.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $554.58

Or an AMD build:

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($83.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card ($140.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $561.58


The two wildcards here are your old drives. If you've already got SATA drives ( both hard drive and optical, ) then you can bring those to your new build. You can then put $60 extra toward the GPU, meaning you can get a 7870, 270, or maybe even a 270X if you can find a good price. However if all your old drives are IDE, you'll need new ones ( and I didn't include an optical drive on either of these part lists. )

 

[tinokoloski]

Here's what I'm thinking:

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card ($140.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $554.58

Or an AMD build:

PCPartPicker part list

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($83.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 650 Ti 2GB Video Card ($140.66 @ Newegg)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $561.58


The two wildcards here are your old drives. If you've already got SATA drives ( both hard drive and optical, ) then you can bring those to your new build. You can then put $60 extra toward the GPU, meaning you can get a 7870, 270, or maybe even a 270X if you can find a good price. However if all your old drives are IDE, you'll need new ones ( and I didn't include an optical drive on either of these part lists. )

yes thank you for your help but i was thinking of this build.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($215.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair Graphite Series 230T Orange ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $583.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

i am goeing to use the storage and optical drives from my old rig:

this is my rig now:
intel pentium dual core E5300 2.6Ghz
mobo i don't know but it is not good and i am getting a new one
2GB ddr2 ram
1TB hard disk and 500GB hard disk
hd6670 ddr3 1GB
2 optical drives
and a random case that has one rear built in fan.
450 watt power supply (generic brand)

and i am getting my 16GB of ram for christmas.
so is this a good build or do i have to change something?

p.s. i want to get the fx 8320 because i can overclock it to the power of the fx8350 and then it is a really good cpu. and i think it is more future proof that the fx6300/fx6350

 

[RedJaron]

yes thank you for your help but i was thinking of this build.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($139.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($215.91 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($55.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($54.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $559.86
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-18 15:44 EST-0500)

i am goeing to use the storage and optical drives from my old rig:

and i am getting my 16GB of ram for christmas.
so is this a good build or do i have to change something?

p.s. i want to get the fx 8320 because i can overclock it to the power of the fx8350 and then it is a really good cpu. and i think it is more future proof that the fx6300/fx6350

Whoops, missed the part about the RAM. And if you're sure you can re-use your old drives, that means you've got $550 for CPU, mboard, GPU, PSU, and case. With that in mind, I have a few suggestions:

Again, why do you want the 8320? Yes, it's a nice CPU, but are you going to do anything on it that will utilize all eight cores? Very few games right now even use four cores. And if you want to overclock it, you're going to need an aftermarket CPU cooler than runs about $30. That's effectively $170 for a CPU. For the same price you can get an i5 which will outperform the 8320 in most tasks. Take some advice from a guy who spent an extra $100 two years ago on an i7 when he didn't need to.

Your pricing has a PSU from Microcenter. They don't ship parts, so unless you live close to one, you'll need to find another vendor. The XFX unit I posted will have enough juice for a very competent gaming build. The XFX build quality is also better than the Corsair CX.

I think $30 for the Antec One is a better deal than the HAF, but that's just me. HAFs are nice cases, but they're big and I think a bit gaudy looking. But hey, cases are a very personal preference, so take it for what it's worth.

On the RAM, you don't need 16GB. Like the 8320, you simply won't utilize it so why spend extra? If your uncle already has it and you're just taking it off his hands, cool. But if he's buying it new, I'd see if he would just pay for an 8GB kit and put the remainder toward the rest of your build.

I'd go with this:
PCPartPicker part list

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($204.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Antec One ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($61.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $554.92

 

[Vic 40]

A bit late,but maybe you're still looking.I got the next for less with a nice cooler,

PCPartPicker part list

Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($149.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Zalman ZM-CNPS14X CPU Cooler ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card ($204.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Thermaltake Level 10 GTS Snow Edition ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $559.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-22 06:45 EST-0500)

Cases are always a kind of personal,but this is a nice one i think for less money.