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Reply 40 of 53, by GeorgeMan

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obobskivich wrote:
GeorgeMan wrote:

On AMD's site I don't see any xp drivers. 😒

AMD's Drivers + Download Center lists Catalyst 14.4 for Windows XP 32-bit for all Radeon R7 2xx series. XFX (picked an IHV at random) also lists the R7 240 as compatible with Windows XP and above.

If you want an nVidia alternative, the GeForce GT 610 would be fairly similar.

You 're right, I wasn't looking at the right place, and browsing from mobile didn't help either. 😊
R7 240 is fully XP compatible.

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Reply 44 of 53, by catchaserguns

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Well, my intel onboard video card doesn't have hardware T&L so thats why I asked. Even a Radeon Xpress 200 had hardware T&L and the openGL was hardware, not software like my Intel(R) G33/G31.

Reply 46 of 53, by GeorgeMan

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Outdated it is. Some sort of low-end nowadays, but still waaay better than integrated intel Gxx

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Reply 47 of 53, by Skyscraper

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The HD 6670 looks rather slow but it dosnt need much power, 300w would have been OK.
As long as you did not pay much for it its a decent budget choice for games up to year 2011 or so.

If your CPU is a E5300 then you should try changing the FSB from 200 to 266 for 3466 MHz, no other changes should be needed if everything is on auto. If our CPU is an E4700 then sell it (worth $15) and buy an E8400 for less money or perhaps even a Q6600 for a few dollar more.

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Reply 49 of 53, by catchaserguns

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I know that double posting is a no-no but I'd just put in and installed my new graphics card. It may not be the best but it is better than my onboard graphics card by a long shot.

Reply 51 of 53, by calvin

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Not until he replaces that POS PSU with something less likely to catch fire/actually power a C2X/Q. Even then, I play modern games acceptably well with my E6850. The HD6670 is my bottleneck for it.

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Reply 52 of 53, by candle_86

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calvin wrote:

Not until he replaces that POS PSU with something less likely to catch fire/actually power a C2X/Q. Even then, I play modern games acceptably well with my E6850. The HD6670 is my bottleneck for it.

naw, it would handle it just fine.

Reply 53 of 53, by catchaserguns

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In actuality the PSU I had put in there died in two weeks but because it was under warranty a different brand of PSU was to replace the one i had put in. I have to look inside my machine but it is probably not a Sentey like my last one was.