Best GPU For My System

[JacobGiles]

What is the GPU that works the best with the AMD A8-5500 APU? I want something that has little to no bottleneck with the A8-5500, and performs well in games. I heard that the AMD Radeon R9 270-285x was a good paring, but I'm not so sure.

 

[dangus]

meehhh i wouldnt invest a whole lot of money into a GPU with that setup. something like an r9 270 would be about as high as i'd go unless you were to buy a new platform/CPU. if you can get a 270 for RX 460 on the cheap it'd be perhaps OK

 

[nzalog]

Actually just get whatever card you want, the cpu is generally not the bottle neck in the majority of games. It also doesn't make sense to buy a slower video card now and then buy another one when you decide to update your CPU/MB...

 

[JacobGiles]

meehhh i wouldnt invest a whole lot of money into a GPU with that setup. something like an r9 270 would be about as high as i'd go unless you were to buy a new platform/CPU. if you can get a 270 for RX 460 on the cheap it'd be perhaps OK

I think that I'll get something like the R9 270 or RX 460 as long as it doesn't cause to much trouble with the APU. And as nzalog said, I will probably upgrade my A8-5500 to whatever the best APU for the FM2 socket is. Which I think it's an A10 6800k? Also, CSGO is probably what I'll be playing the most, and that's a game that like to use the CPU more than the GPU.

 

[dangus]

Actually just get whatever card you want, the cpu is generally not the bottle neck in the majority of games. It also doesn't make sense to buy a slower video card now and then buy another one when you decide to update your CPU/MB...

this is straight up misinformed, bad advice. just sayin'.