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Hello!

I have six graphic cards here, and I'm not sure which one to get as I am not very familiar with them. I'm hoping you guys can help out with one that's the most price-worthy and most useful out of these;

Radeon HD 5570
Radeon HD 5670
Radeon HD 5550

Geforce 9500GP
Geforce GT240
Gefoce GT220

Thank you in advance.
 

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OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
You didn't list the prices, but performance-wise the 5670 is the best of the bunch. Next would be the GT 240.

Would also help to know what the main use will be.
 

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me
OS
Win 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so far
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 EVO
Memory
ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
Sound Card
Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S232HL Abid
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
PSU
Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
Case
Antec Three Hundred
Cooling
Cooler Master 212 EVO
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
35000/3000
Ah yeah.

5570 is $90
5670 is $100
5550 is $70

Geforce 9500GT is $70
Geforce GT240 is $100
Geforce GT220 is $80

Main use isn't any special actually. The games I play doesn't require too much, it's mainly just to have the possibility to do better.

Does 5670 work well with W7? I currently have 3850 and it appears to have troubles with W7.
 

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OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
Yeah probably the 5670 it offers great performance for a VERY reasonable price. I have heard driver issues with some ATI cards but they were for the more advanced 5770 etc. I'm sure you will be fine. I have a 4670 and love it but it does get quite noisy but only when pushed with photo editing video work it's fine. One more thing make sure you have a 450 W or higher for a 5670, it will work with a 400 W one but it's better to be safe than sorry.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)
CPU
Intel I5 2500K 3.3Ghz Stock
Motherboard
Asus P8H 61-M LE USB 3
Memory
8Gig Kingston DDRIII HyperX Blue 1333 Mhz
Graphics Card(s)
AMD Sapphire 7870 2GB
Sound Card
Creative Fatality Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
27" BENQ LED
Screen Resolution
1920X1080
Hard Drives
1 x OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD
1 x Seagate 250GB
1 x Western Digital 1000GB
1 x HP 500GB
PSU
700W Coolermaster Stealth Pro etc
Case
Coolermaster Scout
Cooling
Some fans
Keyboard
Some Logitech type.
Mouse
Logitech MX518
Internet Speed
Wireless 8mb
Other Info
Canon Scanner
Epson Printer
Nikon DSLR 3000
Wacom Tablet
I would think you'd be happy finding a 5750 which will work and requires 1 6 pin connection from your PSU. Great choice for photography work in PhotoShop, Lightroom 2 and graphical intensive programs if that is our goal.

I don't know why the the xx50 series of ATi cards always end up the best values from what I read of folks doing with them in comparison with the xx70 and higher series cards.
 

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Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DELL XPS Studio 435T
OS
Vista 64 Ultimate, Windows 7 64 Ultimate, Ubuntu 9.10
CPU
i7 975 3.3 GHz Extreme (Factory OC'd to 3.6 GHz)
Motherboard
DELL provided
Memory
18 Gb Tri-Channel 1066
Graphics Card(s)
ATI 5970 2048 Mb
Sound Card
X-Fi Extreme Gamer
Monitor(s) Displays
Vizio 37" HD-TV
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
1.5 Tb HDD
1.5 Tb HDD
2.0 Tb Network Drive
512 Gb Crucial SSD
PSU
DELL Provided 475 watts
Case
DELL
Cooling
3 fans
Keyboard
Logitech Performance K350 Wireless
Mouse
Logitech Performance MX Wireless
Internet Speed
3 Mb up 750 Kb down
Other Info
Bamboo Fun Tablet, Belkin N+ Wireless router, Pioneer Dolby System Wireless Headphones, Bose 5.1 Dolby Surround Sound System, LifeCam VX 3000 Webcam, Blu-Ray/Hi Def DVD +RW combo and Blu-ray +RW,l 15 in 1 media card reader, Logitech Rumblepad 2, Hauppauge 2250 DTV Tuner with MS Media Center Remote

Laptop:Alienware M17x, Q9100 CPU, 8Gb RAM, 1920x1200 WUXGA LCD driven by 4870's in CrossFireX, Bl
From the sounds of this I'll go for the 5670, thanks!
I actually thought Geforce would be the most popular choice.
 

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OS
Windows 7 Home Premium
Howdy, here are two others to consider, Memory interface is 256-bit, not 128-bit or worse that is on most budget cards, and a major factor in performance.

4850
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GV-R485ZL-512H Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

9800GT
Newegg.com - ZOTAC ZT-98GES3M-FSL GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Drivers for Windows 7 should be mature enough for either card, I was thinking about it further, the main ? back to the buyer is, what power supply do you have and what style case?

The 256r's tend to run hotter, but both those cards are had for under $100, and run most new games quite well, still.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self Built Custom
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit installed) + Service Pack 1
CPU
AMD FX-8350 CPU v1.15 (or 1.0F) BIOS was required!
Motherboard
MSI 890FXA-GD70
Memory
8G CAS-7 G-Skill DDR3 @1333 (2 fours) [mobo nonOC max rec'd]
Graphics Card(s)
Radeon HD 7950 [3 gigs of GDDR5] MSI Twin Frozr model
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio (onboard mobo, ALC-889 chip)
Monitor(s) Displays
2 WS LED Monitors: One LG One Viewsonic
Screen Resolution
1920 by 1080
Hard Drives
SSD for OS: Samsung 840 Pro
SSD for VM and utilities: Adata SX900
7200 RPM SATA HDs for the rest: Hitachi and Seagate
PSU
Corsair TX850 - 850W max, in service since August 2010.
Case
Thermaltake Armor A90
Cooling
Thermaltake Spin Q CPU Cooler, in service since August 2010
Keyboard
Logitech G11
Mouse
Logitech M310 Wireless
Internet Speed
100 Megabit broadband supposedly upgraded from 50 (Cable)
Antivirus
Bitdefender Internet Security 2014 suite
Browser
Pale Moon 64-bit main, also IceDragon, Opera, and Maxthon.
Other Info
CompTIA A+ certified (220-800 series) in July 2013.
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