What should I upgrade?

midfall

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So, thing is I use my pc mostly for gaming, but some games I want to run with better quality(e.g. far cry 3), but I am having trouble deciding what to upgrade from my computer. Specs are:
-cpu: amd a6-6400k (3.9 ghz but overclockable)

-gpu: integrated amd radeon hd 8470D
dedicated amd radeon hd 8570
(I dont know specs of each, alltogether it says 2gb ddr3, bus speed 2500 mhz)

-motherboard:i have no idea, its fm2 socket and made by msi, but I really hope I dont have to change it(I'm really not that hardcore)

-ram: 8 gb ddr3 (freq 838 mhz)

- and the REAL problem:
only 300 watts of power

(if you need anything else just ask)


THANKS IN ADVANCE
 
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Honestly I don't know what would help you much without completely redoing your computer. You need a better powersupply already honestly, I think your best bet is to OC the processor you have now, without getting a new board there isn't much you can do to help your performance. Once you chose an APU you're stuck with a quadcore, and its already a pretty fast one.

Supahos

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Honestly I don't know what would help you much without completely redoing your computer. You need a better powersupply already honestly, I think your best bet is to OC the processor you have now, without getting a new board there isn't much you can do to help your performance. Once you chose an APU you're stuck with a quadcore, and its already a pretty fast one.
 
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Supahos

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I mean you can get a bit more out of the system with a bit better GPU, but not a ton before the processor becomes a Bottleneck, any upgraded GPU will ABSOULTELY require a powersupply upgrade I'm shocked your system is running on that thing right now to be honest.