Graphics Crossfire pair for AMD A4-6300 for gaming?

[NDDU Julius BSIT]

So I have a custom built PC with the following specs:
AMD A4-6300 APU @3.7Ghz with Radeon HD Graphics
Mobo is a Gigabyte F2A58M-DS2
HDD 1 is a Seagate Barracuda 160 GB 7200 rpm
HDD 2 is a Seagate Barracuda 500 GB 7200 rpm
PSU is a CiVo ATX-600W


I want to know what is the best graphic card pair for my PC.

 

[RobCrezz]

GTX 750 Ti would be the best option.

Its low power, but still good performance. Not worth going for anything better because your PSU is bad, and your CPU is low-end.

I'm not a PSU expert but that seems like a decent PSU if you can get 522W combined on both +12@29amps.

I it was me .I would buy a 970 or amd 480. So I can play in 1080p with low med settings till i can get a better CPU(if you have a 1080p monitor or tv). But if your not even running 1080p then a 750ti like he said or a amd 460 would do you fine.

Bad, in terms of brand/quality.

Not worth getting a GTX 970 or amd 480 with his CPU...

 

[RobCrezz]

Yeah, a 750ti is pretty much 4 of them R7 240's, I would just avoid crossfire unless your getting the card for next to nothing, can return it if the card won't crossfire, I'm still finding mixed reviews and some retailers advertising that they support dual graphics, but I can't find anything to back that up, AMD don't even have any A4's listed that supports dual graphics unless I'm missing something.

Yeah I get it. My setup is that bad. A local unknown PSU, a low-end AMD APU, and few knowledge about these things. Damn it haha! Thank you for the help everyone. I'd be sticking with my IGPU for a while. I decided now to buy an Nvidia 750 Ti. I found one from a local shop near my school which amazingly costs less than the R7 240

Oh nice! I'd say that's a steal!

Your APU is fine for lower end gaming and even some more demanding games it will be alright if you had the 750ti, Just don't expect to play like Battlefield or COD on highest settings although I think it will do just fine on them games on lower settings.

The PSU is unknown quality, but even with a 750ti, If the label is correct, you should be alright. Though I strongly recommend you to get a good branded PSU as soon as you can. A weak PSU could possibly take other components out if it decides to go haywire. I hate to see ya with no PC or have to replace the entire thing because of a cheap PSU.

Yeah ikr... BTW I stand corrected. The GPU i found is an Asus NVidia GeForce GT 730 2gb ddr3 128bit

Still not great. Even the GTX 750 ti we are suggesting at the lowest option for gaming, is a low end gaming card, the GT series are not really made for gaming.

 

[ema21del9]

I really think you should save some money, by the cards you're watching it's not really worth it even if they cost $5, they're not gaming cards not even low-end. Continue using your APU until you can AT LEAST buy a 750TI or even better a GTX950 and a new PSU.

 

[NDDU Julius BSIT]

Yeah that's what I thought so. It is really hard to find a good 2nd hand GPU here in the Philippines. Although there are many options to choose from I am greatly concerned by my very low budget. I saw R7 240s, R5s, Old palit cards and etc. which cost more and judging from the specs of the cards they are less powerful than my IGPU. From the options I see now the GT 730 is the best device I could afford.

 

[NDDU Julius BSIT]

Yeah, a 750ti is pretty much 4 of them R7 240's, I would just avoid crossfire unless your getting the card for next to nothing, can return it if the card won't crossfire, I'm still finding mixed reviews and some retailers advertising that they support dual graphics, but I can't find anything to back that up, AMD don't even have any A4's listed that supports dual graphics unless I'm missing something.

Yeah I get it. My setup is that bad. A local unknown PSU, a low-end AMD APU, and few knowledge about these things. Damn it haha! Thank you for the help everyone. I'd be sticking with my IGPU for a while. I decided now to buy an Nvidia 750 Ti. I found one from a local shop near my school which amazingly costs less than the R7 240

Oh nice! I'd say that's a steal!

Your APU is fine for lower end gaming and even some more demanding games it will be alright if you had the 750ti, Just don't expect to play like Battlefield or COD on highest settings although I think it will do just fine on them games on lower settings.

The PSU is unknown quality, but even with a 750ti, If the label is correct, you should be alright. Though I strongly recommend you to get a good branded PSU as soon as you can. A weak PSU could possibly take other components out if it decides to go haywire. I hate to see ya with no PC or have to replace the entire thing because of a cheap PSU.

Yeah ikr... BTW I stand corrected. The GPU i found is an Asus NVidia GeForce GT 730 2gb ddr3 128bit

Still not great. Even the GTX 750 ti we are suggesting at the lowest option for gaming, is a low end gaming card, the GT series are not really made for gaming.

I'll be using it for a short time anyways because I am planning to buy a better one after I also sell the GT 730

 

[ema21del9]

Follow my advice (if you want of course) and DON'T buy anything below a 750TI, it's not worth it.

 

[Viking2121]

Yeah, I would have agree, for gaming, no lower then a 750ti, Maybe look for an older card, a GTX 660 is sometimes faster then the 750ti and you can get them normally cheaper, at least here in the US anyway. But you have to remember older cards like the GTX660 will use more power, so that makes me worry more about your existing PSU. You can probably find an HD7850 for cheap as well which is also faster than the 750ti in many cases, But again, it will use more power.

But Anything from Nvidia from the GTX650 and up will have shadowplay meaning you can record gameplay without taking a hit in performance, AMD had the gaming Evolve or I think it's called ACE, but it's not nearly as good as Nvidia Shadowplay, so if your into recording gameplay, Nvidia is the way to go. AMd your going to be using CPU Encoding so it will tank FPS.

For any kind of HD gaming, try not to go below a 750ti performance bracket, I installed a PNY GT730 in my cousins PC so he can play WoW, although it works great for that game, it gets low FPS in many other games at just 1280x720 such as skyrim and even the older COD's it doesn't do to well.

 

[NDDU Julius BSIT]

Yeah, I would have agree, for gaming, no lower then a 750ti, Maybe look for an older card, a GTX 660 is sometimes faster then the 750ti and you can get them normally cheaper, at least here in the US anyway. But you have to remember older cards like the GTX660 will use more power, so that makes me worry more about your existing PSU. You can probably find an HD7850 for cheap as well which is also faster than the 750ti in many cases, But again, it will use more power.

But Anything from Nvidia from the GTX650 and up will have shadowplay meaning you can record gameplay without taking a hit in performance, AMD had the gaming Evolve or I think it's called ACE, but it's not nearly as good as Nvidia Shadowplay, so if your into recording gameplay, Nvidia is the way to go. AMd your going to be using CPU Encoding so it will tank FPS.

For any kind of HD gaming, try not to go below a 750ti performance bracket, I installed a PNY GT730 in my cousins PC so he can play WoW, although it works great for that game, it gets low FPS in many other games at just 1280x720 such as skyrim and even the older COD's it doesn't do to well.

HD gaming is not my thing anyways. For the past 8 years I have been gaming from old Compaq desktops running Pentium 3, Dell Optiplex with Pentium IV, Sony Vaio VGN with ATI Mobility Radeon until my current setup I have never set the game resolutions of new or newer games to its highest. I am used to playing on those low resolutions.

 

[NDDU Julius BSIT]

Yeah, I would have agree, for gaming, no lower then a 750ti, Maybe look for an older card, a GTX 660 is sometimes faster then the 750ti and you can get them normally cheaper, at least here in the US anyway. But you have to remember older cards like the GTX660 will use more power, so that makes me worry more about your existing PSU. You can probably find an HD7850 for cheap as well which is also faster than the 750ti in many cases, But again, it will use more power.

But Anything from Nvidia from the GTX650 and up will have shadowplay meaning you can record gameplay without taking a hit in performance, AMD had the gaming Evolve or I think it's called ACE, but it's not nearly as good as Nvidia Shadowplay, so if your into recording gameplay, Nvidia is the way to go. AMd your going to be using CPU Encoding so it will tank FPS.

For any kind of HD gaming, try not to go below a 750ti performance bracket, I installed a PNY GT730 in my cousins PC so he can play WoW, although it works great for that game, it gets low FPS in many other games at just 1280x720 such as skyrim and even the older COD's it doesn't do to well.

I can play games with my current IGPU like NFS Most Wanted, COD Black Ops, COD Ghost, Assassin's Creed (3, Brotherhood, Rogue), Dragon Age Inquisition, Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim, and etc. Of course with most of the gfx settings @ Medium or low and the resolution set to the lowest available.

 

[Viking2121]

I understand that, But there are games out there even on the lowest possible that won't even run on the R7 240 or GT730 unless you enjoy 20fps or lower, So your limited to just a select few games.

If you get something thats stronger, you'll end up having the video card for quite some time if you don't upgrade much, A GTX 750ti will play everything at decent FPS, even when the card turns 5 years old, it will probably still be capable of gaming by then if you don't care for high settings or high resolutions.

The R7 240 or GT730 your going to end up wanting to play a game where the card can't even play and you'll be in this same boat again sooner, Just a suggestion.

R7 240 is around the same performance of a GT730, which is the same speed as your APU's graphics.

I still recommend to save as suggested, put a little bit of money a side each week, you wont regret it.