PowerColor 6570 1GB DDR3 $25 AR FS @ Newegg

[VirtualLarry]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131496

Not bad for a cheap gaming card for casual / low-end 3D gaming, perhaps for an older rig. Good for HTPC too.

Note that modern AMD high-end APUs are probably as fast as this card, or pretty close to it.

 

[slashbinslashbash]

Hmm, looks like this beats the 3870 in my old rig compute-wise, but memory bandwidth is roughly halved, not surprising I guess being 128-bit vs. 256-bit. Also has support for DX11 and OpenGL 4.1. Also runs quieter, and requires half the power. Definitely tempting for $25.....

 

[DominionSeraph]

That's some low clocked DDR3. The 5570 was often hampered by its 900MHz(1800MHz effective) DDR3. It had 84% of the clockspeed of a 5670 but seemed to score around 70% due to its memory. And sometimes far less than that:

This thing has 533MHz DDR3, or 60% of the memory bandwidth of the 5570, so I'd be worried that it may often come out at 60% of the speed, even though it has a core on the level of the 5670.
HTPC? Sure. Any sort of gaming? I'd just say, "Be warned."

 

[cbn]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814131496

Not bad for a cheap gaming card for casual / low-end 3D gaming, perhaps for an older rig. Good for HTPC too.

Note that modern AMD high-end APUs are probably as fast as this card, or pretty close to it.

That is a really good deal!

I only wish the memory was faster than 1066Mhz. (Maybe it can be overclocked?)

In contrast, HD4670 also had 128 bit DDR3 but the effective memory clock on those started at 1600 Mhz. Likewise, the current R7 240 also comes with 128 bit DDR3 but the effective memory clock for those is 1800 Mhz.

 

[cbn]

That's some low clocked DDR3. The 5570 was often hampered by its 900MHz(1800MHz effective) DDR3. It had 84% of the clockspeed of a 5670 but seemed to score around 70% due to its memory. And sometimes far less than that:

This thing has 533MHz DDR3, or 60% of the memory bandwidth of the 5570, so I'd be worried that it may often come out at 60% of the speed, even though it has a core on the level of the 5670.
HTPC? Sure. Any sort of gaming? I'd just say, "Be warned."

Is there anyway to adjust graphics settings to help reduce the burden on memory so more of that core clock can be effectively used?

 

[VirtualLarry]

Sigh. How do I keep getting burned on hot deals.

I grabbed that Asus 11.6" laptop with 2GB of RAM, and a 3-cell battery, and Ubuntu, for $200. Which I thought was a great deal. Turns out, the 2GB of RAM is soldered in, and not upgradable. The 3-cell battery is likewise inside the case and non-removable (by the user).

Then I bought two 64GB Adata SP600 SSDs from TigerDirect, for $49.99 + ship each (ship was under $5 total), and I neglected to check Newegg, because every other darn time I've checked them, their prices on 64GB SSDs was higher than TD. Well, not this time, and Newegg had free shipping. Not to mention, the horrible reviews at Newegg. I've seen better reviews on OCZ SAndforce drives. I had previously thought that Jmicron, while being slower, was at least reliable.

Then I buy the PowerColor 6570, thinking it's a good deal for $25, for lite gaming, and the DDR3 clock is only 1066Mhz effective? I figured it was 1600, like most other DDR3-based cards.