His radeon 4670 question

[toufue]

I plan on getting a his radeon 4670 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161315)and im wondering if it will run in my dell xps420 with a 375 watt psu or would a nvidia gt 240 be better than the his 4670? I dont wanna buy a psu cuz i dont wanna deal with the wiring so dont try to suggest a new psu ^^

 

[ilysaml]

yes it will work on your machine without any problem as long as the card doesn't require an external power source (PCIE 6 pin) and HD 4670 will be better than GT 240

 

[king smp]

There isnt a huge difference but
the GT 240 GDDR5 is one tier above the HD 4670 in Toms Video Card
Hierarchy chart
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-performance-radeon-geforce,2997-7.html

Really depends on price
it the 4670 is much cheaper than a GDDR5 GT240
the stick with the 4670
but if they are close in price than the GDDR5 version of the 240
is a little better deal

both are low wattage cards so your PSU is fine

I have a HD 5670 in a Dell Optiplex 745 with a 280w PSU
runs fine

the X670 series is very efficient power wise

 

[toufue]

Best answer selected by toufue.

 

[toufue]

thx for the replies

 

[toufue]

so the 5670 would use about the same wattage as the two i described but has better performance? (id rather go with the 5670 then )

 

[king smp]

yes the HD 5670 will outperform the HD 4670 and GT 240
it does not need an external PCIe power connector
also the HD 6670 is about 15-20% faster and also does not
need the PSU connector

both the HD 5670/6670 would work well in your system

If you like to overclock then I recommend using ATI Tray Tools
it lets you OC more than AMD Overdrive
I have my HD 5670 which is stock at 775core/1000mem running at
880core/1200mem stable
can push it a little harder when weather cools off


thank you for selecting me as best answer

 

[toufue]

thanks a lot man. I will most definitely go for the 5670/6670 then.