friend needs help on picking gpu

[msi_mpower_z77]

hey my friend is building a cheap gameing pc with a amd a10 5800k cpu and he wants to know if he wanted to upgrade to a gpu what would be a better one then the apu on the cpu he dont care he likes radeon and nvidia

[Wats]

Best bang for buck would be an HD7870 or a GTX660ti (300 USD). Which one he picks depends on what games he'll play. He can just Google and find out which will be better for him. It might turn out he only needs an entry level card like a 7770 (which is only like 100 bucks) to play w/e he plays and that'll be way better than an APU.

[msi_mpower_z77]

Best bang for buck would be an HD7870 or a GTX660ti (300 USD). Which one he picks depends on what games he'll play. He can just Google and find out which will be better for him. It might turn out he only needs an entry level card like a 7770 (which is only like 100 bucks) to play w/e he plays and that'll be way better than an APU.

he plays bf3 cod and medal of honor warfighter he dose plane on upgradeing his mobo and cpu in a few months to a amd 8350

[msi_mpower_z77]

Best bang for buck would be an HD7870 or a GTX660ti (300 USD). Which one he picks depends on what games he'll play. He can just Google and find out which will be better for him. It might turn out he only needs an entry level card like a 7770 (which is only like 100 bucks) to play w/e he plays and that'll be way better than an APU.

how is a MSI R7870 HAWK Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 or a

[msi_mpower_z77]

Best bang for buck would be an HD7870 or a GTX660ti (300 USD). Which one he picks depends on what games he'll play. He can just Google and find out which will be better for him. It might turn out he only needs an entry level card like a 7770 (which is only like 100 bucks) to play w/e he plays and that'll be way better than an APU.

[Wats]

Hmm. Well, all I can say is 7970>680 for those games. However, he won't need an Enthusiast level card to run those games with playable frames, It all depends on what graphical settings he wants to use. Max settings? He'll want at least a 7870/7950, though there are some 7850's that OC really well and can get very close to the 7870. Low(er) settings? I can't help there, I never use anything lower than the max settings. Might want to Google around a bit, remember to look at the drivers used when the cards were compared.

[msi_mpower_z77]

Hmm. Well, all I can say is 7970>680 for those games. However, he won't need an Enthusiast level card to run those games with playable frames, It all depends on what graphical settings he wants to use. Max settings? He'll want at least a 7870/7950, though there are some 7850's that OC really well and can get very close to the 7870. Low(er) settings? I can't help there, I never use anything lower than the max settings. Might want to Google around a bit, remember to look at the drivers used when the cards were compared.

how about a SAPPHIRE Vapor-X Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 6GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16

[Wats]

Hmm. Well, all I can say is 7970>680 for those games. However, he won't need an Enthusiast level card to run those games with playable frames, It all depends on what graphical settings he wants to use. Max settings? He'll want at least a 7870/7950, though there are some 7850's that OC really well and can get very close to the 7870. Low(er) settings? I can't help there, I never use anything lower than the max settings. Might want to Google around a bit, remember to look at the drivers used when the cards were compared.

If you're (your friend, I've forgotten) going to get one of the best cards out there, spend an extra 50-100 bucks on a decent brand. Just my experience.

[msi_mpower_z77]

how about a evga 680 classified 4gb i told him nvidia makes good ones