a8 7670k + RX 460

[trivinator1]

hi i have a a8 7670k cpu
a gigabyte f2a78m hd2 mobo
hyper x 1837 2 x 4gb ram
i would like to know if i add a RX 460 would my system severely bottle neck it ? would i be better of getting a 860k cpu and a cooler and oc it or is this the same as my a8 with the graphics turned off thanks.

 

[Mike3k24]

If you add a gpu to that you'll be wasting the apu cause it has a gpu built in it

 

[madmatt30]

The 7670k is virtually the same cpu so pointless changing it.
Yes it'll pair with a RX 460 fine imo.

 

[trivinator1]

If you add a gpu to that you'll be wasting the apu cause it has a gpu built in it

 

[trivinator1]

I understand this would disable the apu graphics but would the apu cause a severe bottle neck to the rx460 graphics card performance? As I am after increased graphics performance for gaming so don't mind disabled the apu graphics to gain better performance

 

[Low Profile Gamer]

I understand this would disable the apu graphics but would the apu cause a severe bottle neck to the rx460 graphics card performance? As I am after increased graphics performance for gaming so don't mind disabled the apu graphics to gain better performance

AMD cards have been known to use higher CPU resources as compared to Nvidia cards. Although it happened in the R7 and R9 series, no proof of that yet happening in the RX series. Getting an RX 460 for your CPU would of course cause a bottleneck in some games, but not so much that you wouldn't want to pair it with one. Games that have Vulkan support will have a way lesser CPU bottleneck, although there isn't much Vulkan supporting games yet, I believe it's still worth getting the RX 460 for your CPU.

Another option is to wait for lower end Nvidia Pascal cards, though you would still have to wait several more months, based on Nvidia's history of releasing cards.

 

[trivinator1]

Thanks all think il order a rx 460 is there any brand that is slightly better or anything than the other or are there any brands to avoid?

 

[Low Profile Gamer]

Thanks all think il order a rx 460 is there any brand that is slightly better or anything than the other or are there any brands to avoid?

Brands to avoid: None really (at least for manufacturers of RX 460)

Brands that are slightly better: Hard to tell, that would come down to the little things that are not really mentioned in the specs, like the heatsink in VRMs, and other stuff.

I recommend getting the cheapest RX 460 available, as that would give the most value for money, and the best partner for you CPU.

 

[jayam_44]

Thanks all think il order a rx 460 is there any brand that is slightly better or anything than the other or are there any brands to avoid?

Brands to avoid: None really (at least for manufacturers of RX 460)

Brands that are slightly better: Hard to tell, that would come down to the little things that are not really mentioned in the specs, like the heatsink in VRMs, and other stuff.

I recommend getting the cheapest RX 460 available, as that would give the most value for money, and the best partner for you CPU.