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Intel HD530 Stack up

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shaggy77

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Hi,

Well I took the plunge and built myself a new Skylake i5 system.

Specs

Asus Z170 Pro Gaming
Intel i5-6600K Stock clocks for now (I need to learn how to overclock again then again this faster than what I have been use too.)
16 GB Corsair DDR4 2666
EVGA Super Nova 750 G PSU

Right now, the system is running the HD530 graphics package. I have a EVGA 750ti sitting on the bench ready to go into the system if needed. However, I was reading some search pages in which the HD530 is close to the 750ti spec. Is this correct?

Q&A

What would a decent GPU for this rig? I bought the 750 about a week ago in plans to upgrade my older video card from the old rig but I kinda just said "F$*k it! I'll build a new system. That was something else though. ;)

Brand / Manufacturer

Red or Green doesn't matter. I pretty much always went with Nvidia until the HD5870 which knocked the socks off the GTX260 I was running. The HD5870 was a great card. Unfortunately, AMD has decided not to extend driver support for the card. I understand the reasoning though.

What do I plan to with the video card? Well I would like to try to get back into PC gaming. I have not played anything in ages. I did set up another hard drive for Black Hawk Down and had fun playing that. I am thinking Cities Skyline as a possible new game in the future. Maybe a couple of action possible simulator. How bout finding time to play with the computer LOL

Price Range? LOL it's after Christmas. I am broke! Historically, I have always found the $150-225 price range a happy place. I have not bought a video card since I got a HD5870 from Microcenter 5 years ago for $150 after MIR.

Monitor is the tricky part. Right now I got a 24 inch 1600 1200 but I am thinking duals at some point or possibly a TV hook up. Wife and I are having some discussions about what to do with my make shift desk area that I have been working around and in for the last 8 years. LOL We are thinking about making it a multi purpose game area so the PS4, Wii and the PC could all co exist. I would not be surprised a 50 inch LCD is hooked up to this computer.

Thanks for the advice. Looking forward to seeing what I need to come up to speed with. I have been out of the game for a while now.
 
Hi there, and congrats! That is a great system. I would suggest you play some games for a while on the built in HD530 and see how it does. Intel's iGPU really has made huge strides in the last couple generations and it really can hold its own at modest resolution/quality settings. That said, after you get a feel for how the HD530 does, since you already have the 750 Ti on hand go ahead and drop It in. I had that same card and it really does do quite nice running games at High/Ultra Quality @ 1080p.

My recommendation is that if you can hold off until later in the year when the next generation of cards come out you'll be much better off then spending extra money on a new card right now since you have one that is "good enough" for a while. (Unless you are wanting 1440p+ at 144hz right away, in which case cough up for a 980 Ti) :D

edit: re-read your post and just wanted to confirm the 750 Ti will handle your current monitor + TV just fine.
 
you can actually have both iGPU and 750 running at the same time to make your testing easier. If you had two monitors you can actually drag an instance of the game from one monitor to the next and just test to see how it performs.

I do believe the 750 will destroy the hd530 though. I think the HD530 is close to maybe a Geforce 635 in performance.

I'm not a big synthetic benchmark guy but for passmark it says the HD530 has the ranking of 1074 G3D (G3d being the testing algorithm combined score for a various bunch of 3d testing). The Geforce 750ti has a score of 3688. The reason I consider this more is the benchmark does actually test 3d settings.

Looking at the reviews of the HD530 people were testing the output for 720p minimal settings and getting 60~70 fps on games that are about 5~8 years old. The thing is the 750ti is known as a 1080P king for current gen titles. You may not be able to play on max with AA all the way up, but the 750 still handles a lot of current gen titles at 1080 without an issue.

I can safely say your 750ti would destroy the hd530.
 
Oh I agree, I wasn't suggesting the HD530 would give it a run for it's money - just that it actually is somewhat playable, whereas even as recent as Sandy/Ivy the Intel GPUs wouldn't even run TF2 for example.

750 Ti is a sweet 1080p card and should easily last you another year or so until next-gen comes out!
 
Hi,

Thank you for the responses so far. When I originally posted this, it was getting late for me. The train of thought was not as clear as I would have liked. I also tried to clear up any questions one would have about what I was using the video for and what the card would be connected to. Historically speaking, Intel graphics have always been weak and barely good for even the basic tasks like spread sheets. However, seeing how the last 2 generations there has been an increase on performance within in the graphics department. I didn't know how well this stacked up with low to mid level dGPUs.

Right now, I know I will most likely get an easy 2-3 good years if not a bunch more on this system. As for the 750Ti I was thinking about putting into my old Q9550 system but I really wanted other features too like more ram, faster USB and SATA ports. If it was something like a GTX 960, it would have been a no brainer. However, the 750 is not a side step but still a step up, it should be good enough to run the video side of my new platform for some time. Also given there is going to be a refresh on both sides, I will have some descent graphics to tide me over while looking at the new goodies on the market. You never know.
 
The 750Ti has been installed. It was a bit of adventure believe it or not. I forgot to disable the On board video and allow the PCI-E to take over. I just need to find some time to play some games on it. Right now, I am still make sure things are solid with the new build. The other thing is my HDDs are running out of space. Adding another SSD costs money :(
 
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