GTX 970 with AMD A10 7850K

[SSCAESAR]

Hi, Wanted to know if i can couple A10 7850with a GTX 970. i currently run a R9 270 with A10 but wanna upgrade the GPU. Please let me know if this will cause a bottle neck or if i can go with GTX 970.

 

[AdviserKulikov]

It won't be a major bottleneck, they're roughly comparable tiers. Don't think for a second you'll be able to SLI, though.

 

[Tacticall993]

Hi, Wanted to know if i can couple A10 7850with a GTX 970. i currently run a R9 270 with A10 but wanna upgrade the GPU. Please let me know if this will cause a bottle neck or if i can go with GTX 970.

You will definitely bottleneck m8. The best pair with the gtx 970 is the i5 4670. Closest AMD processor you can get to that CPU is the FX 8350. I recommend you sticking with the r9 270, and upgrading your Mobo + cpu. Cheers

 

[mike1996]

yes you can use them together but its not the best combo
-you will need 2 separate driver application one for amd cpu and one for nvivda gpu
-you will not be using the a10 full graphical potential i would recommend a swap to Intel if your set on nvida
-a10 works great with other amd products in unison with mantle or even crossfire

there will be a minor bottle neck nothing to bad, because this cpu is built for gpu tasks

because you already i have an amd cpu i would recommend and amd gpu while not necessary it will work better and have less issues in your system

 

[Brillis Wuce]

The 7850K is a decent, mid-range processor. You'll be happy with it's performance with the GTX 970. Any bottlenecking would be minimal.

 

[johnnyb105]

? why use a 7850 with a 970 ???? You be better off with a 8320 and the 970 the 8320 costs less then the 7850 .... The only thing I would recommend to you is to upgrade to a r290 or a r290x ...

 

[AdviserKulikov]

? why use a 7850 with a 970 ???? You be better off with a 8320 and the 970 the 8320 costs less then the 7850 .... The only thing I would recommend to you is to upgrade to a r290 or a r290x ...

I imagine it's because he's not on an AM3+ socket motherboard.

 

[Tacticall993]

? why use a 7850 with a 970 ???? You be better off with a 8320 and the 970 the 8320 costs less then the 7850 .... The only thing I would recommend to you is to upgrade to a r290 or a r290x ...

I imagine it's because he's not on an AM3+ socket motherboard.

Thats why I said to upgrade the Mobo+CPU 😛

 

[johnnyb105]

Yeah that's what I seen after I wrote lol my bad he yes would be better with a 970 or 990 fx board but hes already got the fm2+ board it will still game but future cards are going to be bottleneck by that cpu/apu..... If it was me I would hold off awhile for the rest of the year and see what AMD had to offer the first of next year they are suppose to come out with a new ZEN CHIP.... to replace the FX SO THAT would be a new board more likely since it prob be a new socket as well.

 

[Tacticall993]

Yeah that's what I seen after I wrote lol my bad he yes would be better with a 970 or 990 fx board but hes already got the fm2+ board it will still game but future cards are going to be bottleneck by that cpu/apu..... If it was me I would hold off awhile for the rest of the year and see what AMD had to offer the first of next year they are suppose to come out with a new ZEN CHIP.... to replace the FX SO THAT would be a new board more likely since it prob be a new socket as well.

Or skylake xD

 

[AdviserKulikov]

So I guess the gist of it is: Wait for another generation of CPUs to come out, or Upgrade to Intel now.

I'd say wait, since the current CPU should hold until 2016 when AMD will supposedly release AM4 socket and have FX processors again. Maybe it will spike a price war again and consumers will win.

 

[AdviserKulikov]

I didn't ask the question? But I guess it decided I should pick the answer.

 

[Kari]

I didn't ask the question? But I guess it decided I should pick the answer.

nah, any member of the forums who isn't a complete newcomer can choose the best answer, usually it is best to leave it for the OP though...

 

[ex_bubblehead]

I didn't ask the question? But I guess it decided I should pick the answer.

nah, any member of the forums who isn't a complete newcomer can choose the best answer, usually it is best to leave it for the OP though...

Only partially correct.

See here for the rules.

 

[Kari]

Only partially correct.

See here for the rules.

hehe ok, I haven't really read those rules before, current ones anyways, this forum tends to change over the years 😀

 

[SSCAESAR]

Thank you for your suggestions guys

 

[LucoTF]

As a former A10 owner, you will certainly encounter situations where you are CPU limited if you pair your A10 with a GTX 970.

BUT it would still be a worthwhile upgrade imo. The majority of games these days are GPU bound anyway, and if you have any plans at all to upgrade your CPU & mobo in the future then just think of the 970 as an investment