Help Upgrading my video card

[Andrei Gogan]

Hello dear readers,
First of all, let me tell you my rig

Motherboard: Asus F2A55
PSU:Corsair 750W M
APU: AMD A8 5600K with CoolerMaster Hyper TX3 EVO
Video Card : Geforce GTX 650 1GB GDDR5
Ram: 2x Samsung 4GB 1600Mhz
22 inch AOC monitor
1TB WD Blue
+some aditional fans on a CoolerMaster K350 case

My question is pretty simple. What kind of video card can I put as a slight upgrade and for a reasonable price? And is it even worth selling this video card? It is less than 6 months old.

 

[mcnumpty23]

can your current card play what you want at the settings you want?

if so stick with it

i only upgrade my gpu if its going to make a significant difference

 

[4745454b]

And with that A8 CPU you are probably already at the upper edge of what the CPU can power. I'd keep the system as is.

 

[Andrei Gogan]

well it handles Battlefield 4 at high setting pretty good without overheating but .....Fifa 15 is a problem 🙁

 

[Andrei Gogan]

its weard because Fifa 15's recommended setting are a bit under my PC's specs so I dont really understand why its almost unplayeble so I figured out it must be the video card

 

[saifssw]

It playable at low with radeon R7 250 2GB with the A8 5600K

 

[4745454b]

Neither the CPU or GPU is high end. But at some point your CPU won't be able to drive a faster video card. Considering how much you'll have to spend to get something faster then your 650 I get the feeling you'll be disappointed. Getting something with more Vram might help. But I'm honestly not sure. If you know of someone with a faster video card who is willing to put it in your system so you can see the difference then go for it. But I'm sure you'd have to spend more then $150 USD to get an upgrade, and I'm not sure how well that would work with your A8.

 

[Andrei Gogan]

So basically I dont have many options with that A8 and I'm pretty much 'cornered' here

 

[4745454b]

Unless you want to upgrade the CPU and motherboard as well.