Recently we have been checking some pretty high-end graphics cards, and while it's all well and good checking out the $149 plus fair, the real money is made for the manufacturers in the budget, to mid range cards. So, if you are looking at the current generation of ATI's GPU's, and anything smells like high-end is too much for you, perhaps the Radeon HD 4670 from HIS is up your street. And it wouldn't be a bad choice either cause it does have some great features at a decent price tag. Of course it all depends what you are looking for and you can't assume top performance, but can easily settle for what it can deliver. But in the end that is all up to each of you to make that decision depending on your budget. - XSReviews

HIS Radeon HD 4670 IceQ 512MB Silent Card Preview

The box for the Radeon HD 4670 is very similar to that of the Radeon HD 4850 we have seen recently, though this is down to it also being of the IceQ range of products. It's got a black background, some feature text listed on the right hand side and a large cut out in the middle to show off the swish looking IceQ cooler. The back has a picture of the card with highlighted areas that detail certain features of the cards. There's also some feature lists, multilingual specifications, and a tonne of feature badges. Along with the card you don't get any free games, but you do get a driver CD, CrossFire bridge, output converters and manual.

The card itself has the standard IceQ styling, with some swirley ice like stuff, all over the shroud. It's also of quite a petite size when compared to some of the high-end offerings we've seen recently. At the front end is a dark blue, translucent fan surrounded by the frosted shroud which directs the air in through the front, and sends it towards the rear, blowing it across the internal heatsink. Which sits underneath the main section of the shroud, that displays a large HIS logo and a smaller IceQ one. On one edge of the card, are two CrossFire connectors which allow you to connect another card of the same type for added performance.

And one of the benefits of the IceQ cooler is that it's beautifully quiet. Even when being stressed to the max with our Far Cry 2 benchmark at ultra high settings, we could barely hear it. The HIS Radeon HD 4670 has quite a varied price range, with some etailers selling it for around $79, while others have it listed at $105. The average price seems to be around $89 however, so if you do purchase this, make sure to shop around to find the best deal as the prices really do vary. While the Radeon HD 4670 might not be the greatest card out there, it does okay for what it costs. And that is a great selling point as such already.

Ideally, when compared with the other cards, we would recommend you go that little bit further and buy either the Radeon HD 4850 version, or the GeForce 9800 GT as they represent much better bang for buck. That said, the Radeon HD 4670 has a lot going for it, with it's super quiet and effective cooler and it's snappy looks. Now you could do worse, but with a few extra pounds, you could do a lot better and that in end depends on what you want to spend.