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A 9800GT is roughly equivalent to a 5670. *NM* Aemon Send a noteboard - 29/10/2010 04:58:07 PM
Apple claims that on all of their specs, but it's actually been revealed to be an ATI Mobility 5730.

In the interest of giving you some kind of guess as to performance, I can share my experiences so far. (keep in mind the iMac is a 3.2ghz i3 with 4GB DDR3 1333) Starcraft 2 runs perfectly on Medium/High mixed. Pretty well on High, actually, but I keep it on Medium for faster load times. I also run Valve games like TF2 and L4D2 pretty well. In bootcamp, running Win7x64, I've run Just Cause 2 with Medium settings with good results. In the end, it's not a card with a lot of raw horsepower, but it's sufficient for the mid-range.

I don't like overclocking GPUs, unless they come that way under warranty, so I don't recommend it. Updating drivers depends on what the release notes say. This is my first ATI card, but Nvidia driver updates usually detail what improvements they've made in specific games. WoW is old, but they might have some Cataclysm-specific notes. You may see increases, but usually not higher than 10%.

My PC's 512mb 8800GT is the most amazing hardware purchase I've ever made. It's running strong after 3 solid years of gaming. If you want bang-for-buck and don't mind buying older tech, your ~$100 could get you a 512MB or 1GB 9800GT, which will be more powerful.
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In need of graphics card advice. (edit with update) - 29/10/2010 04:01:37 PM 587 Views
That's the card in my new iMac. Well, according to Apple, at least... - 29/10/2010 04:45:19 PM 464 Views
A 9800GT is roughly equivalent to a 5670. *NM* - 29/10/2010 04:58:07 PM 223 Views
I've no problem deferring to someone more familiar w/ recent cards. - 29/10/2010 05:44:20 PM 363 Views
Each architecture is different and better at different things. - 29/10/2010 08:16:14 PM 322 Views
Your card isn't an ati hd5670, it is about 75% as fast as an 8800gt - 01/11/2010 01:34:47 AM 460 Views
Good to know. - 01/11/2010 01:45:15 PM 315 Views
One thing you didn't mention is what resolution you're trying to run at. - 29/10/2010 05:07:38 PM 329 Views
System specs: - 29/10/2010 05:39:19 PM 324 Views
Re: System specs: - 29/10/2010 08:22:38 PM 335 Views
Re: System specs: - 29/10/2010 09:30:24 PM 304 Views
I was looking at this card as well for a new system build - 29/10/2010 06:22:20 PM 390 Views
Re: I was looking at this card as well for a new system build - 29/10/2010 06:35:30 PM 389 Views
Thanks for the update! This makes my choice easy *NM* - 31/10/2010 02:56:38 AM 173 Views
You're welcome *NM* - 31/10/2010 01:12:00 PM 147 Views
The HD5670 is meant to be a casual gamer card - 31/10/2010 02:23:45 PM 391 Views
Nice to know that someone selling these actually knows what they're talking about. - 01/11/2010 01:42:31 PM 320 Views
Fry's Electronics *NM* - 01/11/2010 01:45:23 PM 157 Views
If you do return the card, these are the cards I would recommend (links inside to newegg) - 01/11/2010 02:32:23 AM 366 Views
Excellent post - 01/11/2010 05:06:10 PM 513 Views
The 460 is a better card than a 465 - 02/11/2010 03:11:10 AM 296 Views
And FPS per dollar isn't the only important stat - 02/11/2010 03:14:10 AM 312 Views
Re: And FPS per dollar isn't the only important stat - 02/11/2010 12:52:46 PM 344 Views
Don't get me wrong, I agree the HD5770 is an awesome card - 02/11/2010 06:14:16 PM 430 Views
Re: Don't get me wrong, I agree the HD5770 is an awesome card - 02/11/2010 08:01:21 PM 312 Views
Re: Don't get me wrong, I agree the HD5770 is an awesome card - 02/11/2010 09:19:44 PM 488 Views
Do you already have a computer or are you building a new one? If so what are the specs? And .... - 03/11/2010 10:49:35 AM 323 Views
Well - 03/11/2010 08:31:11 PM 499 Views
Sorry I remember now - 03/11/2010 11:41:14 PM 349 Views
Re: Sorry I remember now - 04/11/2010 05:45:22 PM 492 Views
If you are not going to overclock, you should really consider this computer - 04/11/2010 12:28:44 AM 461 Views
Re: If you are not going to overclock, you should really consider this computer - 04/11/2010 06:02:57 PM 327 Views
HP doesn't use homemade harddrives - 04/11/2010 07:41:35 PM 343 Views

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