What should I uprgade first CPU or GPU

[VikingSOS]

Hi, I am currently using AMD A6 5400K, Radeon HD 5450 and 4GB of DDR3 RAM.

I am planning on upgrading to Radeon 6970 and Athlon X4 860K

 

[VikingSOS]

If you need a cooler on the cheap:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $19.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-14 12:59 EST-0500

How silent is it?

 

[Woody1999]

Overclocking can be done with software but it is better to go into the BIOS of your PC (normally entered by pressing F11 or Delete when prompted during booting). From there you can find the setting called something along the lines of "overclocking settings" or "CPU tweaker". From there you can slightly increase the ratio/multiplier until you reach a safe overclock.

You'd be better googling it. I haven't overclocked much before myself.

Also, the cooler supports AMD I think, at least if you look at the website. If not, try any of these: https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/parts/cpu-cooler/#qq=1&c=23&sort=a5&w=0

Woody

 

[VikingSOS]

Also, Razer is right. I didn't notice the A8-6600K having the same good integrated graphics as the A10-6800K, and it's considerably cheaper, allowing you to get a good graphics card sooner. Or, you could get some more RAM in the future because the integrated graphics uses system RAM rather than dedicated VRAM. This Kingston Fury 4GB stick is only £27 right now. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10f4

Woody

Since I have 4gb RAM, do I buy another stick, will it work?

 

[RazerZ]

If you need a cooler on the cheap:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $19.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-14 12:59 EST-0500

How silent is it?

It's fairly silent. Much quieter than the stock cooler. Noise won't be an issue with it while gaming.

 

[Woody1999]

Also, Razer is right. I didn't notice the A8-6600K having the same good integrated graphics as the A10-6800K, and it's considerably cheaper, allowing you to get a good graphics card sooner. Or, you could get some more RAM in the future because the integrated graphics uses system RAM rather than dedicated VRAM. This Kingston Fury 4GB stick is only £27 right now. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10f4

Woody

Since I have 4gb RAM, do I buy another stick, will it work?

Check if you currently have two 2GB sticks or one 4GB stick, if two then it might just be worth upgrading to an entirely new 8GB set. If one, just get a new 4GB stick.

Woody

 

[VikingSOS]

Also, Razer is right. I didn't notice the A8-6600K having the same good integrated graphics as the A10-6800K, and it's considerably cheaper, allowing you to get a good graphics card sooner. Or, you could get some more RAM in the future because the integrated graphics uses system RAM rather than dedicated VRAM. This Kingston Fury 4GB stick is only £27 right now. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10f4

Woody

Since I have 4gb RAM, do I buy another stick, will it work?

Check if you currently have two 2GB sticks or one 4GB stick, if two then it might just be worth upgrading to an entirely new 8GB set. If one, just get a new 4GB stick.

Woody

How does the a8 peform

 

[VikingSOS]

Also, Razer is right. I didn't notice the A8-6600K having the same good integrated graphics as the A10-6800K, and it's considerably cheaper, allowing you to get a good graphics card sooner. Or, you could get some more RAM in the future because the integrated graphics uses system RAM rather than dedicated VRAM. This Kingston Fury 4GB stick is only £27 right now. https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-hx316c10f4

Woody

Since I have 4gb RAM, do I buy another stick, will it work?

How does the A8 6600k peform

Check if you currently have two 2GB sticks or one 4GB stick, if two then it might just be worth upgrading to an entirely new 8GB set. If one, just get a new 4GB stick.

Woody

 

[RazerZ]

Go to youtube and search A8 6600k HD 8570D. There you will find recorded gameplay videos with that APU. The FPS will be slightly lower due to the recording program.

Or you could search A8 6600k gaming benchmarks on google. It should be a large upgrade from your A6.

 

[VikingSOS]

Go to youtube and search A8 6600k HD 8570D. There you will find recorded gameplay videos with that APU. The FPS will be slightly lower due to the recording program.

Or you could search A8 6600k gaming benchmarks on google. It should be a large upgrade from your A6.

Im going to buy the a8-6600k and 4gb ram

 

[RazerZ]

Sounds good. You could add a mid range GPU later on and you'll have a nice entry level gaming pc

 

[VikingSOS]

Sounds good. You could add a mid range GPU later on and you'll have a nice entry level gaming pc [/quotem
What GPU do you recommend?

 

[Woody1999]

Sounds good. You could add a mid range GPU later on and you'll have a nice entry level gaming pc [/quotem
What GPU do you recommend?

R9 280, GTX 760, GTX 960, maybe even a GTX 660. That sort of range.

Woody

 

[VikingSOS]

Sounds good. You could add a mid range GPU later on and you'll have a nice entry level gaming pc [/quotem
What GPU do you recommend?

R9 280, GTX 760, GTX 960, maybe even a GTX 660. That sort of range.

Woody

It has to be £100 or $150 and below

 

[Woody1999]

Well it depends on the wattage and manufacturer of your power supply, but I would go for a GTX 750Ti if you have 400W or below, or an R9 270X if above that.

Here are the best choices for you:

http://www.ebuyer.com/614458-powercolor-r9-270-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-axr9-270-2gbd5-tdhe-oc
http://www.ebuyer.com/621486-evga-gtx-750-ti-superclocked-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-02g-p4-3753-kr

 

[VikingSOS]

Well it depends on the wattage and manufacturer of your power supply, but I would go for a GTX 750Ti if you have 400W or below, or an R9 270X if above that.

Here are the best choices for you:

http://www.ebuyer.com/614458-powercolor-r9-270-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-axr9-270-2gbd5-tdhe-oc
http://www.ebuyer.com/621486-evga-gtx-750-ti-superclocked-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-02g-p4-3753-kr

Do you have any more advice like SSDs?

 

[Woody1999]

Well it depends on the wattage and manufacturer of your power supply, but I would go for a GTX 750Ti if you have 400W or below, or an R9 270X if above that.

Here are the best choices for you:

http://www.ebuyer.com/614458-powercolor-r9-270-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-axr9-270-2gbd5-tdhe-oc
http://www.ebuyer.com/621486-evga-gtx-750-ti-superclocked-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-02g-p4-3753-kr

Do you have any more advice like SSDs?

I think that SSDs are great and are a good addition to any mid-high range gaming build, but for a PC like yours, it's simply not worth the money. I'd focus on things that directly affect performance of the PC, like processors, RAM and graphics cards.

My suggestions to you:

Step 1: Sell the HD 5450. I just sold mine for £20 on Ebay.
Step 2: Buy and install an AMD A8-6600K processor.
Step 3: Buy and install an extra 4GB of RAM.
Step 4: Buy and install an R9 270 or GTX 750Ti, depending on wattage of power supply.

In total, these will come to around £190, considering the money from the sold 5450. I'd upgrade the things in this order, to get the best performance out of your build. It's not that much money in the long term!

Hope I've helped.

Woody

 

[VikingSOS]

Well it depends on the wattage and manufacturer of your power supply, but I would go for a GTX 750Ti if you have 400W or below, or an R9 270X if above that.

Here are the best choices for you:

http://www.ebuyer.com/614458-powercolor-r9-270-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-axr9-270-2gbd5-tdhe-oc
http://www.ebuyer.com/621486-evga-gtx-750-ti-superclocked-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-02g-p4-3753-kr

Do you have any more advice like SSDs?

I think that SSDs are great and are a good addition to any mid-high range gaming build, but for a PC like yours, it's simply not worth the money. I'd focus on things that directly affect performance of the PC, like processors, RAM and graphics cards.

My suggestions to you:

Step 1: Sell the HD 5450. I just sold mine for £20 on Ebay.
Step 2: Buy and install an AMD A8-6600K processor.
Step 3: Buy and install an extra 4GB of RAM.
Step 4: Buy and install an R9 270 or GTX 750Ti, depending on wattage of power supply.

In total, these will come to around £190, considering the money from the sold 5450. I'd upgrade the things in this order, to get the best performance out of your build. It's not that much money in the long term!

Hope I've helped.

Woody

What would happen if I add a r7 260x or something similar?

 

[harryst]

try these you might like any of these Cpu's for your computer

http://ebay.to/1vyxh2V

 

[harryst]

i reccomend checking on ebay

 

[Woody1999]

try these you might like any of these Cpu's for your computer

http://ebay.to/1vyxh2V

860K is the wrong socket, and it has no intergrated graphics. An FM2 APU would have better intergrated graphics than what he has right now, and also would not bottleneck a decent graphics card in the future.

His best choice, as already decided, would be an A8-6600K

Woody

 

[VikingSOS]

Well it depends on the wattage and manufacturer of your power supply, but I would go for a GTX 750Ti if you have 400W or below, or an R9 270X if above that.

Here are the best choices for you:

http://www.ebuyer.com/614458-powercolor-r9-270-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-axr9-270-2gbd5-tdhe-oc
http://www.ebuyer.com/621486-evga-gtx-750-ti-superclocked-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-02g-p4-3753-kr

Do you have any more advice like SSDs?

I think that SSDs are great and are a good addition to any mid-high range gaming build, but for a PC like yours, it's simply not worth the money. I'd focus on things that directly affect performance of the PC, like processors, RAM and graphics cards.

My suggestions to you:

Step 1: Sell the HD 5450. I just sold mine for £20 on Ebay.
Step 2: Buy and install an AMD A8-6600K processor.
Step 3: Buy and install an extra 4GB of RAM.
Step 4: Buy and install an R9 270 or GTX 750Ti, depending on wattage of power supply.

In total, these will come to around £190, considering the money from the sold 5450. I'd upgrade the things in this order, to get the best performance out of your build. It's not that much money in the long term!

Hope I've helped.

Woody

Will the A8-6600K give me 30 FPS in most games like DayZ, H1Z1 or similar
(Cant find a lot of gaming benchmarks for the CPU)

 

[Woody1999]

Well it depends on the wattage and manufacturer of your power supply, but I would go for a GTX 750Ti if you have 400W or below, or an R9 270X if above that.

Here are the best choices for you:

http://www.ebuyer.com/614458-powercolor-r9-270-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-axr9-270-2gbd5-tdhe-oc
http://www.ebuyer.com/621486-evga-gtx-750-ti-superclocked-2gb-gddr5-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-02g-p4-3753-kr

Do you have any more advice like SSDs?

I think that SSDs are great and are a good addition to any mid-high range gaming build, but for a PC like yours, it's simply not worth the money. I'd focus on things that directly affect performance of the PC, like processors, RAM and graphics cards.

My suggestions to you:

Step 1: Sell the HD 5450. I just sold mine for £20 on Ebay.
Step 2: Buy and install an AMD A8-6600K processor.
Step 3: Buy and install an extra 4GB of RAM.
Step 4: Buy and install an R9 270 or GTX 750Ti, depending on wattage of power supply.

In total, these will come to around £190, considering the money from the sold 5450. I'd upgrade the things in this order, to get the best performance out of your build. It's not that much money in the long term!

Hope I've helped.

Woody

Will the A8-6600K give me 30 FPS in most games like DayZ, H1Z1 or similar
(Cant find a lot of gaming benchmarks for the CPU)

Yes.

 

[RazerZ]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=A8-6600K+day-z

- Two videos for DayZ came up. Watch them to get an idea of the settings you will be playing at. You probably won't find anything for H1Z1 since it's a new game.

 

[VikingSOS]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=A8-6600K+day-z

- Two videos for DayZ came up. Watch them to get an idea of the settings you will be playing at. You probably won't find anything for H1Z1 since it's a new game.

Hi, I have just installed the processor into my computer. I have noticed a huge difference in my gaming experience, as in the game 'Chivalry: Medieval warfare ' I have been able to maintain good FPS, whereas with my old processor I couldn't even get 25 FPS with very low settings.

It says in system requirements that for my GPU I need at least 1GB dedicated Video RAM. Is this true?

 

[RazerZ]

The requirement probably fell under the recommended specs for the game. If it's running fine on your APU you have nothing to worry about.