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So I got this computer for around 330- 340 us dollars. It has 8 gigs of ram, AMD APU 7870k overclocked to 4.1ghz stock and 4.5ghz turbo with integrated r7 250 1 gig and assrock fm2a88m-hd+ r2.0. The stock frequency of the gpu is 866mhz but I can overclock it to around 930-940 without any problems(thanks msi afterburner). My question is:
Is it worth it getting a second r7 250 for dual graphics(and if yes which version the ddr3 2 gigs one or the gddr5 1 gig one), or getting a new gpu(for example r9 390x)?

I have low budget and in my country few people actually sell pc parts(I mean like on ebay) so the "how much time and money does it take" factor is also very important.

 

I'm happy with the processor (it rarely goes over 3.8) but the gpu is not satisfying at all. To get 40-50 fps on AC  rouge I had to to lower the resolution to 1024x720p and that's on medium settings. What do you guys think?

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A 390x will definatly be bottlenecked by that a10, maby something like a 370 or 380x?

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Main Rig:

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CPU Intel Core i7 4930k @ 4.3GHz | Motherboard ASUS P9X79 Deluxe | RAM Hynix 32GB (8x4GB) 2133MHz CL11 | GPU Gigabyte GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming | Case NZXT Phantom 410 | Storage Samsung 850EVO 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU Cooler Master G650M (650W) | Monitors x1 Dell U2515H, x2 Dell 1907FP | Cooling Noctua NH-D14 w. x2 NF-F12 iPPC-2000 PWM | Keyboard Logitech G610 ORION BROWN | Mouse Logitech Performance MX | OS Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x64

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Get a better CPU (i3 or i5, x4 860k if budgeting) and then an R9 380 or 390.

Umm, the 860k is an a10 7870k without the onboard graphics.

I would recommend something like an i3 or i5 as a cpu upgrade.

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Main Rig:

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CPU Intel Core i7 4930k @ 4.3GHz | Motherboard ASUS P9X79 Deluxe | RAM Hynix 32GB (8x4GB) 2133MHz CL11 | GPU Gigabyte GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming | Case NZXT Phantom 410 | Storage Samsung 850EVO 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU Cooler Master G650M (650W) | Monitors x1 Dell U2515H, x2 Dell 1907FP | Cooling Noctua NH-D14 w. x2 NF-F12 iPPC-2000 PWM | Keyboard Logitech G610 ORION BROWN | Mouse Logitech Performance MX | OS Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x64

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Ok let me rephrase my post.

Much better now hehe ;)

[GUIDE] LGA 771 Mod for Dell Vostro 220 [GUIDE] LGA 775 BSEL Mod [BUILD] The Mighty Radeon-Powered Dell [VIDEO] Evolution of Intel CPUs

Can you game on an 8-year-old i7? Is the 4-year-old GTX 660 still relevant? Upgrading the HP Pro 3500

Main Rig:

Spoiler

CPU Intel Core i7 4930k @ 4.3GHz | Motherboard ASUS P9X79 Deluxe | RAM Hynix 32GB (8x4GB) 2133MHz CL11 | GPU Gigabyte GTX 980Ti G1 Gaming | Case NZXT Phantom 410 | Storage Samsung 850EVO 500GB, Seagate Barracuda 2TB | PSU Cooler Master G650M (650W) | Monitors x1 Dell U2515H, x2 Dell 1907FP | Cooling Noctua NH-D14 w. x2 NF-F12 iPPC-2000 PWM | Keyboard Logitech G610 ORION BROWN | Mouse Logitech Performance MX | OS Microsoft Windows 10 Pro x64

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Well my motherboard accepts only fm2+ cpus and I checked and the A10 7870k is the best one so it will be cheaper just to buy a new pc. I don't have that kind of budget. I have a budget of 220 bgn which is around 115 $(for upgrades). The best options I have(the ones I found for now) are 2 gb ddr3 geforce or 2 gigs r7 250 but with the dual graphics that's 3 gb in total.

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