Radeon R7 260x/265 and A10-7870k?

[Derkrieg]

Can the Radeon R7 260x/265 Crossfire with the A10-7870k that just came out?

I know that there were some limits to what cards you could use with the Kaveri chips, and the Godavari chips are not too much different.I Would like to know how powerful I can make an A10-7870k system, and an R7 265 would be pretty impressive.

 

[Calculatron]

I think the best card it can crossfire with is still the R9 250.

If you are going to get a discrete card, invest in the Athlon X4 860K, and put the money saved towards a better GPU. An 860K paired with an R9 280 would make for a pretty good 1080p gaming set-up.

 

[DeathRabit]

350$
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($93.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-809B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $350.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 15:42 EDT-0400

400$
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-809B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $393.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 11:37 EDT-0400

Rams need tweaking to achieve 2133Mhz max supported by CPU *additional performance boost but if you OC CPU put rams at 2400Mhz
Rams review and OC results
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7495/adata-xpg-v2-review-2400-c11/9
Setting for ram 9-11-11 2133 1,65V


What is your budget ?
Country ?

 

[Derkrieg]

350$
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card ($93.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-809B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $350.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 15:42 EDT-0400

400$
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: HIS Radeon R9 270 2GB IceQ X² Video Card ($126.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Raidmax ATX-809B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $393.91
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-10 11:37 EDT-0400

Rams need tweaking to achieve 2133Mhz max supported by CPU *additional performance boost but if you OC CPU put rams at 2400Mhz
Rams review and OC results
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7495/adata-xpg-v2-review-2400-c11/9
Setting for ram 9-11-11 2133 1,65V


What is your budget ?
Country ?

I'm in the US, and my hope was to build a system using AMDs APUs and try a crossfire setup. Honestly this is a build I'm doing for the fun of it and the cost is not really an issue for me. My primary system has an i7-3960x, so I'm good for real power.

What I wanted to do was see if I build an APU system with decent performance for under $450 without an OS or additional GPU.

 

[Derkrieg]

I should also mention I plan to use 8gb 2133 or 2400 ddr3 ram for this. Do you want me to build this on part picker and post that?

 

[DeathRabit]

Better take A10-7850k and OC this this same as A10-7870K only different clocks
About APU + R7 250 http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cpu_mainboard/amd_athlon_860k_black_edition_cpu_review/8
In DX12 APU will give boost even when using Good GPU like R9 280x.

APU bulid example:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($124.94 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M PRO3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($48.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Raidmax ATX-809B (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $323.88
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-11 18:50 EDT-0400

This rams can be tweaked easily to 2400mhz

 

[bernardblack]

Can the Radeon R7 260x/265 Crossfire with the A10-7870k that just came out?

I know that there were some limits to what cards you could use with the Kaveri chips, and the Godavari chips are not too much different.I Would like to know how powerful I can make an A10-7870k system, and an R7 265 would be pretty impressive.

People wishing to pair an APU with a graphics card now have a different route to consider. Windows 10/ DX12 brings GPGPU to the forefront. meaning, any configuration or combination of graphics chips will work and contribute toward GPGPU. Crossfire/ SLI has always been a waste of money, ever since AFR became the predominant method for scaling. Meaning, one card renders frame 1 and the other frame 2 and so on...so, you're out of date just as fast as would be with one card/ when one card goes out od date, so are your 3rd and 4th cards. SFR SLI/ Crossfire methods were, on the other hand, far more worth it. This goes back to the days when SLI was first pioneered. In this method(SFR), one card rendered the lower half of the scene, while the other rendered the upper half. So your realtime gains were closer to 50%+ more power. This made it so you had to upgrade less frequently, as should be the case when you invest in two high end cards. This must have been a major money loser for graphics card giants because that all stopped, fast. I think the method lived for about 2-3 years(between 2007/ 2008 and 2011), since SLI's re-emergence. For the first time, with GPGPU, you will actually be getting all your money's worth out of your cards now. So, stick whatever DX12 cards you happen to have in your PC...no matter the manufacturer.

 

[rippermkd]

Can the Radeon R7 260x/265 Crossfire with the A10-7870k that just came out?

I know that there were some limits to what cards you could use with the Kaveri chips, and the Godavari chips are not too much different.I Would like to know how powerful I can make an A10-7870k system, and an R7 265 would be pretty impressive.

People wishing to pair an APU with a graphics card now have a different route to consider. Windows 10/ DX12 brings GPGPU to the forefront. meaning, any configuration or combination of graphics chips will work and contribute toward GPGPU. Crossfire/ SLI has always been a waste of money, ever since AFR became the predominant method for scaling. Meaning, one card renders frame 1 and the other frame 2 and so on...so, you're out of date just as fast as would be with one card/ when one card goes out od date, so are your 3rd and 4th cards. SFR SLI/ Crossfire methods were, on the other hand, far more worth it. This goes back to the days when SLI was first pioneered. In this method(SFR), one card rendered the lower half of the scene, while the other rendered the upper half. So your realtime gains were closer to 50%+ more power. This made it so you had to upgrade less frequently, as should be the case when you invest in two high end cards. This must have been a major money loser for graphics card giants because that all stopped, fast. I think the method lived for about 2-3 years(between 2007/ 2008 and 2011), since SLI's re-emergence. For the first time, with GPGPU, you will actually be getting all your money's worth out of your cards now. So, stick whatever DX12 cards you happen to have in your PC...no matter the manufacturer.

 

[Darick]

Can the Radeon R7 260x/265 Crossfire with the A10-7870k that just came out?

I know that there were some limits to what cards you could use with the Kaveri chips, and the Godavari chips are not too much different.I Would like to know how powerful I can make an A10-7870k system, and an R7 265 would be pretty impressive.

People wishing to pair an APU with a graphics card now have a different route to consider. Windows 10/ DX12 brings GPGPU to the forefront. meaning, any configuration or combination of graphics chips will work and contribute toward GPGPU. Crossfire/ SLI has always been a waste of money, ever since AFR became the predominant method for scaling. Meaning, one card renders frame 1 and the other frame 2 and so on...so, you're out of date just as fast as would be with one card/ when one card goes out od date, so are your 3rd and 4th cards. SFR SLI/ Crossfire methods were, on the other hand, far more worth it. This goes back to the days when SLI was first pioneered. In this method(SFR), one card rendered the lower half of the scene, while the other rendered the upper half. So your realtime gains were closer to 50%+ more power. This made it so you had to upgrade less frequently, as should be the case when you invest in two high end cards. This must have been a major money loser for graphics card giants because that all stopped, fast. I think the method lived for about 2-3 years(between 2007/ 2008 and 2011), since SLI's re-emergence. For the first time, with GPGPU, you will actually be getting all your money's worth out of your cards now. So, stick whatever DX12 cards you happen to have in your PC...no matter the manufacturer.

Great advice. So does that mean that we don't have to try to do the Hybrid thing during the install? How does w10 and the software know where to send off the parallel computing tasks?