I have a APU in my current desktop this way it would save me money and I'll be able to upgrade to a video card down the future since they aren't that great.
I have a APU in my current desktop this way it would save me money and I'll be able to upgrade to a video card down the future since they aren't that great.
You won't use GPU portion but CPU portion will slow down the dedicated video card.
I can see your reasoning, but look at it this way:
Your APU is a tiny little stick guy with an average head size. He can lift little weights, and think about little things. No problem, it all works out.
Sticking a dedicated GPU on a system with an APU is like giving that tiny little stick guy a MASSIVE head so he can think about lifting heavier weights. Problem is, he still has this tiny little body, so he can't actually do anything more than he used to be able too (and also looks quite silly).
If you want a system with a dedicated GPU, you should really save up the money and invest in a better processor to give you stick guy a bigger, bulkier, more muscly body to go with his bigger head.
The higher end GPU goes, more underutilize it'll be. For AMD to fit that impressive performance of onboard GPU into APU, it had to make compromises on CPU portion to keep die size and TDP in check.
HD7790 is about as high one should go before dedicated GPU is wasted on APU.
Not that the 7790 is a bad card or anything. I had a 5770 in my system (along with a shitty Athlon CPU) and it played almost all modern games (as of ~2 years ago) with no issue at all, including Metro 2033. Not on full settings, but not on low, either.
just pointing out the bitfenix case is 2212 cu in, there's no point going mini-itx if it's as big as an atx mid-tower.
cooler master elite 120 is 1218 cu in, it's the smallest case I found that can fit a standard atx psu and a full length double height gpu.
cooler master elite 120 is 1218 cu in, it's the smallest case I found that can fit a standard atx psu and a full length double height gpu.
Thanks for that at $50s it's a steal, guess I'm sort of stuck with APUs, I think Athlon has some fm2 sockets?
you won't have much choice in terms of mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...BESTMATCH&Description=fm2+itx&N=-1&isNodeId=1
tom's hardware best gaming cpu for the money: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-2.html
tom's hardware best gaming cpu for the money: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,3106-2.html
What about switching to this
And grabbing a 7850?
Looks like I'll have to wait on the pc case if I want a dedicated card
Athlon in FM2 socket is no different than other APU. Basically as AMD produces chips some didn't pass quality check on GPU portion. So AMD disabled the GPU portion and rebranded the APU as Athlon to minimize the loss. No chip maker is going to toss the chip if it can be rebranded as a lower tier product.
5770 is equivalent to 6770 which in turn is equivalent to 7750.
Still an APU setup. HD7850 won't perform 100%. Although a $150 on HD7850 2GB is a deal.
bit curious, I thought the point of getting an small atx case was to keep all of your hardware, now you're getting a brand new mobo, cpu and gpu, might as well go with intel?
btw what's your current cpu and gpu?
btw what's your current cpu and gpu?
Thats because I dont have that many options to fit a full atx mobo.
Intels more expensive then just attempting to switch from a apu
As long as I get higher fps with a new video card I dont really mind if it doesnt run on high performance
MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 FM2 AMD A85X
Rosewill Green Series RG630-S12 630W
AMD A6-5400K Trinity 3.6GHz
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB
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You know, if you don't mind hunting for parts (even used) you can easily build a Intel system comparable in price to AMD APU. Just the other day I built a HTPC using i3-2120 (used) + Gigabyte B75M-HD3 (brand new) and these two parts costed me only $140.
Sandy and Ivy based Pentium has about 80% of gaming performance than comparable Core i3 and they are sub $100.
APU will probably hold at least 15% of GPU performance from HD7850.
Sandy and Ivy based Pentium has about 80% of gaming performance than comparable Core i3 and they are sub $100.
APU will probably hold at least 15% of GPU performance from HD7850.
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