If you don't mind me asking, is your budget constrained?
I'm actually willing to pay quite a bit more, but only if (1) the card is passive cooled, (2) is available locally, that is in Israel -and- (3) the card provides good value for money.
The PowerColor HD5750 Go-Green could have been perfect, but it's not available locally. I'm also considering the HIS HD5750 iCooler which is available and uses a fan which should be silent, but past experience tells me that these fans eventually become noisy. I really appreciate the silence and I'm willing to pay for it (e.g. by waiting for the
right passively-cooled card to be out and available locally, and in the meanwhile compromising on a card that only runs older games).
Any reason why you are not getting the 4670 at the very least?
Availability. It's not sold locally any more and I don't want to risk ordering from abroad.
Passive cooled versions of the HD4670 and HD5750 are not available at the moment is Israel. The cards that are available (passively cooled) are 9600GT, 9800GT and HD4650 (DDR2), and HD4550 (DDR3). The first three are too expensive for what they are - outdated cards. The 4550 is really cheap, and even cheaper second hand (as is the 7600GT). My thinking is that I could buy a really cheap card now, use it for older games (which I still enjoy playing very much) and then upgrade to something better when availability and pricing become more reasonable. I'll then use the old card to expand my desktop with another monitor (which is something I always wanted to do).
You know, for when you do eventually want to play some somewhat newer titles?
The thing is that I'm in no rush to play those newer titles, and when it does become a need there will probably be far better cards out.
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