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6450/6550

tikiman2012 said:
Has anybody heard anything about when the 6450 or 6550 will be out?
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So far, no.

Even though I have an HD5450, I'm looking to upgrade GPUs (likely either just before, or just after, a system-core upgrade I referenced in the Intel Processors sub-forum).

The big reason I have stayed with lower-end solutions (so far) is that I was not sure how well HDMI audio would perform (primarily in Linux, since I dual-boot) - that fear has turned out to be absolutely groundless.

The other reason is that I'm not a fan of dual-slot graphics cards (all too many of which also require auxilliary power).

Therefore, as an upgrade from an HD3450 (what I was running before I got the HD5450 I have today), here are my recommendations, in no particular order:

1. XFX HD5670 GDDR5 Edition - This is the 1 GB GDDR5 (and newer) version of the highest-end bus-powered HD5xxx card from XFX; an earlier version uses 1 GB GDDR3, but is the same price. Few cards have GDDR5 and are bus-powered; even fewer are also single-slot. This one is all the above, and supports Eyefinity to boot. Throw in that XFX lifetime warranty and a price as low as $100USD, and what's not to like?

2. XFX HD6850 - If I had to upgrade my GPU before upgrading everything else, this would be my only dual-slot choice (this replaces the HD57xx, also from XFX, in that position). Everything the XFX HD5750 and 5770 was before it, in a package that uses less power, spits out faster framerates, and at the same price.

3. HD5450 1 GB (multiple manufacturers; favorites are from VisionTek and XFX) - The 1 GB GDDR3 version of the GPU I wield today. While some manufacturers (notably Sapphire Technologies) have managed to get this Mobility part in desktop clothes to support Eyefinity, this GPU's reason for being is it's a budget DX11 part that is ideal for HTPC or Web browsing/casual-gaming duties at budget prices. Not only is it bus-powered and single-slot, it is almost always passive-cooled (even in the 1 GB GDDR3/Eyefinity Sapphire configuration).
 
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