Hardware help me decide on a budget gfx card

[beamquaker]

hi i am stuck between a hd 6670 ddr 5 and a gt 640 dd3 they are both costing £62 .

its for my 9 year old son . i just need a basic entry level card . what do u good people think. Which one should i go for.

 

[MrDiesel]

I would pay a little bit more and get like a GTX 650 (not a Ti). It has around the same usage (Watt) as the HD 6670, but is much better in performance. I would say up to 2 - 3 times faster.

It is 90£ though: http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-GeForc...1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1352651456&sr=1-3

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

They're quite similar those 2. The only major difference is the 6670 is slightly faster memory wise (although probably not noticeable) and the 640 has a better pixel/texel rate.

Also, a tip, if you're ever torn between 2 relatively similar GPUs just Google "Radeon HD 6670 vs GeForce GT 640" and you can usually find benchmark comparisons.

 

[beamquaker]

thanks alot . i already looked at the benchmarks and it makes choosing harder as they appear to trade blows . im on a tight budget for xmas so its all i can afford or i would get him something better. he would only be playing minecraft and wants guild wars 2 . the gtx 650 looks great tho .

 

[RchUncleSkeleton]

If you're only going to be running guild wars 2 and minecraft you can get away with a much cheaper card than any of those. Those games can run optimally on a geforce gt 8600 which is like 5 year old tech. You can pick up card that would be more than sufficient for around $30 usd.

 

[beamquaker]

I have put together a pc for his xmas for £210 . so even with either of those 2 cards i am still within my budget . my plan is if he get into playing games on his pc he can always upgrade . thanks for all the help .

 

[marcus134]

tom's hardware best gpu for the money guide favor the 6670 because they base themselves on newegg's price and the gt 640 is 20$ more expensive there.

Both cards trade blow, but the 640's TDP is a little bit lower.
Pick the cheapest or whichever your heart tell you to get and go in peace