Best CPU solution for a GPU upgrade

[Yuniks]

Hello everyone

I'm saving up for an R9 270, and I currently have an AMD A10-6800K. I've read and seen people say that it was best to get a standalone processor for a GPU upgrade. and others say just disable the onboard graphics. I'm pretty sure the CPU portion of the A10-6800K is equivalent to the X4 760K.

Should I just disable my onboard graphics on my APU? Or should I get a standalone processor along with the GPU?

[ADZ_123_!"£]

Hello everyone

I'm saving up for an R9 270, and I currently have an AMD A10-6800K. I've read and seen people say that it was best to get a standalone processor for a GPU upgrade. and others say just disable the onboard graphics. I'm pretty sure the CPU portion of the A10-6800K is equivalent to the X4 760K.

Should I just disable my onboard graphics on my APU? Or should I get a standalone processor along with the GPU?

I would really upgrade to anything on the intel lga 1150 platform which you can afford whether tat is a I3 a I5 or a pentium any of those cpus wont be a problem for a 270X.

[Adreyu]

I would really upgrade to anything on the intel lga 1150 platform which you can afford whether tat is a I3 a I5 or a pentium any of those cpus wont be a problem for a 270X.

this ^

the problem with upgrading to anything amd, is that anything amd right now is ancient and not really worth the upgrade.

[ADZ_123_!"£]

this ^

the problem with upgrading to anything amd, is that anything amd right now is ancient and not really worth the upgrade.

Getting an AMD cpu is never to be done, and amd gpu however is good in a build.

[Adreyu]

Getting an AMD cpu is never to be done, and amd gpu however is good in a build.

hopefully 2016 changes this. although theyve said they cant do the budget thing anymore

[ChatDaw]

Hello everyone

I'm saving up for an R9 270, and I currently have an AMD A10-6800K. I've read and seen people say that it was best to get a standalone processor for a GPU upgrade. and others say just disable the onboard graphics. I'm pretty sure the CPU portion of the A10-6800K is equivalent to the X4 760K.

Should I just disable my onboard graphics on my APU? Or should I get a standalone processor along with the GPU?

You could just disable the onboard graphics, there's no problem with that.

[ADZ_123_!"£]

hopefully 2016 changes this. although theyve said they cant do the budget thing anymore

They can't do the budget thing? Who is going to get that market then as that was the only place where you could really get an amd cpu in, it's never been intel for budget builds has it.

[Adreyu]

They can't do the budget thing? Who is going to get that market then as that was the only place where you could really get an amd cpu in, it's never been intel for budget builds has it.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/05/amd-admits-it-cant-be-the-cheaper-solution-will-refocus-on-performance/