ASUS EAH6670/DIS/1GD5 Radeon HD 6670 GDDR5 128-bit 1 GB Video Card

by Asus

• Super Alloy Power for up to 15% performance boost, 35°C cooler operation, and 2.5 times longer lifespan
• Dust-Proof Fan design increases particle resistence
• AMD Eyefinity support for up to 3 displays
• Dust-Proof Fan design increases particle resistance

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 3 x 9 inches ; 1.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B004X8EODY
• Item model number: EAH6670/DIS/1GD5
• Batteries 1 Nonstandard Battery batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)
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  • #44 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Components > Graphics Cards
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 20, 2011

Product Description

ASUS EAH6670/DIS/1GD5 - ASUS HD6670 graphics card with DirectX®11, HDMI, and Eyefinity support

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

131 of 136 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a really good card! ... or is it? January 8, 2012

By Justin Smith

Amazon Verified Purchase

I purchased this card several months ago to upgrade from the same class but in the 5xxx series, so the 5670. That was a great little card. And so is this. This is certainly no powerhouse though. It will NOT run the newest games on maximum settings at an enjoyable frame rate. It just won't. Odds are though, you're not looking for perfect, or you wouldn't be looking at a $100 card. Therefore, this card does it's job, and I am very satisfied.

Let me list some stuff:

Some pros:
-- It gets the job done. With this card I can jump right in and crank all the settings up without worrying too much. My normal procedure for a new game is to crank it, play it, and then tune it down just a hair to get that smooth play with fancy graphics.
-- It's silent. I can't hear the fan over my tower (and it's pretty quiet) until the fan is over 40%, which it should never get to (I'll explain why in the cons section)
-- It's small. Don't have to worry if you have a small case or lots of PCI cards. It'll fit.
-- Can throw this in any crappy old computer so long as there's a PCI-e and you'll get a good graphics boost. It's not demanding as far as power consumption goes, and is slot-powered, so no extra cabling needed!

Some cons:
-- This is the ONLY 6670 on the market that does NOT support Crossfire. (You can double check the validity of that, but the point is, this card does NOT) If you're not planning on using crossfire, then this is your card. If you are... this is not your card.
-- As stated above, it is slot-powered. This doesn't come without a price (this applies to ALL slot powered cards). Kiss overclocking goodbye. It will not overclock.... Yes, you can turn it up in CCC or some 3rd party software, but no, you will not see a difference (assuming it doesn't give you pin stripes or BSOD) In order to overclock anything on your system you must first give it more power. Period. Overclocking means Over-IEatMoreElectricity...ing. This is why the fan is so quiet. Due to the lack of power needed, it therefore runs cooler than other cards. Not to mention the large fan attached. A bigger fan is a quieter fan.
(Despite what I just stated above, I tried overclocking anyway, because I'm a moron. Got about a grand total of 40mhz for the clock and memory... big whoop. Had that setting for about 2 months, and now it's burning up on me. Started getting artifacts all over my screen, and crashes. I've now turned OC off, and everything's good again.)

(Side note for inexperienced budget graphics users: "Use Application Settings" are the boxes you ALWAYS want checked in the Catalyst Control Center. That program will murder your performance. Game clients generally handle their own graphics rendering much better.)
(Another side note for beginners: Shadows and Anti-Aliasing are your biggest killers. Turning those down will increase your performance astronomically. Turn those down first when fine tuning your game's graphics. You may find it's all you need to do)

Here's a small list of games I've played with maximum setting at 1920x1080 (generally between 20-35 fps.. it's a budget card, don't forget)

- Battlefield Bad Company 2
- Lord of the Rings Online
- World of Warcraft
- Skyrim
- Star Wars: The Old Rebuplic
- Mass Effect 1 & 2
- Crysis 1
- Dragon Age 1 & 2

Alright, I hope this helps!!! :)

EDIT: Apparently this card does support CrossfireX. I have done little research on that particular topic with this card, but hey, if it works then that's one more thumbs up from me! Read more ›

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great value, especially for low powered desktops September 10, 2011

By John M. Brady

Amazon Verified Purchase

We bought this for my son's computer, so he could play some of the higher level games and continue his videography on his HP Pavilion. He can now play Portal 2 on its highest settings with absolutely no latency or any other issues. The board requires no additional power pigtails, drawing solely off the motherboard slot. At first, I was concerned about my power supply (300W) being insufficient, but we have had no problems. Of course, we only run it with one monitor. Driving multiple displays will, of course, increase the power requirements dramatically, so keep this in mind if you plan on using more than one. It is also incredibly quiet, even when its running full bore. Finally, we have had no problems concerning heat dissipation. We monitored the temperature in the case over the first month and have seen no major peaks or other concerns.

For the price (under $100), you cannot beat the performance, especially for low-powered desktops. As long as the area just to the right of the slot is pretty clear, installation is a breeze. I had to re-route a cable or two, but nothing to dramatic. The instructions are straight-forward, just make sure you get the drivers from the website, as the drivers provided in the included CD are very old. All-in-all, we are extremely satisfied with this purchase. I would strongly recommend this video card to to most anyone, except the extremely hard-core gamer.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic deal December 31, 2011

By neochris

Amazon Verified Purchase

If you play 3D games, Skyrim, in my case, this card gives the major Bang for the buck. I can't believe the improvement this card brings out:

I can play games at higher resolution and detail, real eye candy.
Game play is much more fluid, makes maneuvering easier and more enojoyable.

You don't need $300 cards to enjoy 3D games.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great performer for the money! December 9, 2011

By jjceo HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWER

I purchased this card to put into a server that also streams media to a 55 inch wide screen TV. What attracted me to this card was the price for value ratio. I got a great graphics card with HDMI, a DisplayPort and a DVI output with an included DVI to VGA/D-sub adapter. The card is actually capable to drive three monitors simultaneously in Eyefinity mode for great gaming. The DVI max resolution is 2560x1600. The unit also has a large fan to keep the processor cool under heavy loads.

Make sure your motherboard has a free PCI Express 2.1 x16 or a 2.0 X16 slot to get the best performance. Unfortunately the fan makes the unit very wide and you will lose the motherboard slot next to it as the fan will cover it up.

I was familiar with the AMD chipset and the included graphics software. Please make sure you go to the ASUS web site and update your Catalyst drivers and software. You'll need Catalyst Control Center, Hydravision, Xcode Video decoding and the setup files for various games. These are updated about every 3 to 6 months so make sure you have the latest ones for this card running on your computer.

Installation and setup was easy and for around $100 you will have a good graphics display on your computer.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great overall card November 24, 2011

By CT

Have a BE-2300 (~x2 3800) and with this card am able to run Dragon Age 2 at 1080p on HIGH settings (not very high). Temps are about 55deg when playing. All this using < 100 watts for my system (using kill-a-watt). Replaced a really old 2600xt (which was also pretty energy inefficient), and was suddenly able to play modern games. Also great for watching videos, as the Radeon 6000 series (w/ UVD 3) gets phenomenal scores on blu-ray decoding tests. Low power requirements. No extra power cable needed; 3 monitor support; quiet and cool; I'm happy with the purchase. I'm also looking to upgrade to AMD Llano/Bulldozer, so would be able to get extra juice out of its dual graphics capabilities.

Using Win7, I had some issues w/ drivers; video would sometimes not resume from sleep. Suggest you make a habit of uninstalling old drivers completely before upgrading drivers, as that solved the issue both times.

At first there was more freedom to OC, but AMD seems to have limited the amount you can raise clocks now. Max settings allowed now for me seems to be 900/1150 (I run 900/1120, but I had been stable at 925/1140).

Fan runs at 39% and rarely changes. I suggest you install msi afterburner. Neither AMD overdrive nor Asus Smart Doctor allow you to LOWER your fan speed. 39% fan speed is a threshold speed; just lowering it to 37% is a huge difference in noise. With Afterburner, I set a temp/speed chart for cooling to scale much more minutely. On a cool day, idles at 30 deg/30% fan, on a hot day idles at 36 deg/36% fan.