graphics card upgrade for au-5500 apu

[Memnontheking]

i would like to know what's the best graphics card i could buy with a a8-5500 apu cpu. https://gyazo.com/840cbc497c2126bfd4f3e63011aa1d97


i'm willing to spend 300$. i would like to run overwatch smoothly. Thank you.

 

[maxalge]

i would like to know what's the best graphics card i could buy with a a8-5500 apu cpu. https://gyazo.com/840cbc497c2126bfd4f3e63011aa1d97


i'm willing to spend 300$. i would like to run overwatch smoothly. Thank you.

depends on the power supply you have


though a gtx 950 is great for overwatch at 1080p


the biggest hurdle to smooth gameplay would be your processor

 

[stiffler123]

Hands down the best price-frames per second ratio, RX470 will seal the deal for you. It will not only let you run overwatch smoothly, but some future proofing 1080p not-so-heavily graphic oriented games as well like Dota 2 and CS GO. The new VULKAN/dx12 will also allow your gpu to do the proccesing/low level api thingy that will definitely save your cpu from bottlenecking, although I am not so sure how does a 5500 scale as I've only seen rx470 paired up with i3 6100. It will not be much of a difference I suspect.

 

[Memnontheking]

hmm, could you please inform me more about the price if i would to buy these?

 

[stiffler123]

RX470 will cost you around 200usd. You have a plenty of breathing room considering that you are opting for a 300 dollar card.

 

[Memnontheking]

i actually decided to take a EVGA GEForce GTX 960, in your opinion is it good enough? my pc has a power supply of 350 W, the gtx 960 only takes 120 w.

 

[maxalge]

i actually decided to take a EVGA GEForce GTX 960, in your opinion is it good enough? my pc has a power supply of 350 W, the gtx 960 only takes 120 w.

not gonna work


the best you can get with that power supply is a gtx 750 ti that require no 6-pin from the power supply


to get the 960 you need to upgrade that power supply

 

[Memnontheking]

how come it's not gonna work since it's 120 w?

 

[maxalge]

how come it's not gonna work since it's 120 w?

because you power supply is only 350w, and might not even be able to actually deliver 350w

you are making a huge assumption that it can, you should not

with cheap psu's you REALLY do not want to go beyond 80% load, in fact most will pop if you even half way load them


and i very much doubt it has the 6-pin pcie cable the gtx 960 needs


so you would need to mickey mouse it with adapters and that is just asking to loose the card, and maybe your whole pc

 

[Memnontheking]

so if i get this is i should be fine? https://www.amazon.ca/EVGA-WHITE-Warranty-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=pd_bxgy_147_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=QZ3CH08HETT4D6CX4NGA

Also if i would to buy a cpu in the future, would you recommend me the i3-4160?

 

[maxalge]

so if i get this is i should be fine? https://www.amazon.ca/EVGA-WHITE-Warranty-Supply-100-W1-0500-KR/dp/B00H33SFJU/ref=pd_bxgy_147_img_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=QZ3CH08HETT4D6CX4NGA

Also if i would to buy a cpu in the future, would you recommend me the i3-4160?

it is not great, mediocre but it will do the job if you dont overclock anything



http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=33_1238_442&item_id=039398


good unit








no, really want an i5 especially for online games

dual cores cant handle online very well

 

[Memnontheking]

how much does the i5 cost?

 

[maxalge]

how much does the i5 cost?

depends on the model, you would also need to change motherboards and maybe your ram as well if you go with a newer one


intel cpu's dont work on amd based motherboards

 

[Memnontheking]

lol, there's no good AMD graphics card anymore?

 

[maxalge]

lol, there's no good AMD graphics card anymore?

plenty


it's their cpu's that are not very good

 

[Memnontheking]

so if i wanna upgrade my cpu, i need to get a new motherboard, might aswell build a whole computer freaking hell lmao. thanks for the info though!