Discreet midrange gpu or low end + apu?

[MrIceCremeLollipop]

Ok so I am getting the amd a10 7850k and I was wondering, Should I get :

 

An  R7 250 (£60) Working with the APU

 

Or:

 

Get 1, do the first setup then put 2 r7 250's in crossfire

 

Or Just get a gtx 950 or 960?

 

 

Which will give better performance/Value?

 

Thanks

 

 

[othertomperson]

Neither. Go discreet, but don't get an APU. They are ~£60 worth of CPU, but cost ~£100 because of the GPU part which you aren't using anyway. Get an i3 for around the same price, and pair that with a 960 instead.

[MrIceCremeLollipop]

2 minutes ago, othertomperson said:

Neither. Go discreet, but don't get an APU. They are ~£60 worth of CPU, but cost ~£100 because of the GPU part which you aren't using anyway. Get an i3 for around the same price, and pair that with a 960 instead.

Its one of them "ultra fast" crappy ones off eBay. I can only get it with amd and Anything more expensive I cant get(out of budget) , I would prefer intel but My mother is rather cheap when it comes too technology and me. I cant build one either because my mother doesn't trust me because she is a nut!  

[DaltonM]

This comes with a low profile bracket. 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127836

I have this GPU and it's performs great! You can sometimes find it for $100 USD. 

[MrIceCremeLollipop]

1 minute ago, DaltonM said:

This comes with a low profile bracket. 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127836

I have this GPU and it's performs great! You can sometimes find it for $100 USD. 

That's acculy a decent price, I was thinking stuff more expensive, with a bit of overclocking do you think this could compare to a gtx 950?

[DaltonM]

Just now, MrIceCremeLollipop said:

That's acculy a decent price, I was thinking stuff more expensive, with a bit of overclocking do you think this could compare to a gtx 950?

Yeah it will be close a 950. There's really nothing in this form factor that comes close to it though. I use this to play witcher at 720p30fps, high settings with a locked frame rate.

I can max Dying Light with medium textures at 720p60fps. 

 

If you want to go with medium settings 1080p is totally possible. I would rather have higher settings at 720p.

 

Another plus is that it doesn't need PCI power so that's going to save you even more room. 

[MrIceCremeLollipop]

3 minutes ago, DaltonM said:

Yeah it will be close a 950. There's really nothing in this form factor that comes close to it though. I use this to play witcher at 720p30fps, high settings with a locked frame rate.

I can max Dying Light with medium textures at 720p60fps. 

 

If you want to go with medium settings 1080p is totally possible. I would rather have higher settings at 720p.

 

Another plus is that it doesn't need PCI power so that's going to save you even more room. 

That's good but but will the lack of pci power hamper oc potential? Can I plug one in if need be though?

[DaltonM]

1 minute ago, MrIceCremeLollipop said:

That's good but but will the lack of pci power hamper oc potential? Can I plug one in if need be though?

There's no option for it with this card. 

I haven't tested this card in particular for OC. I don't know if anyone has tbh. 

 

It's probably not the best OC card. But the fans do come off with only 4 Phillips screws if you want some more intense or passive cooling. 

[MrIceCremeLollipop]

4 minutes ago, DaltonM said:

There's no option for it with this card. 

I haven't tested this card in particular for OC. I don't know if anyone has tbh. 

 

It's probably not the best OC card. But the fans do come off with only 4 Phillips screws if you want some more intense or passive cooling. 

Thanks Sooooo Much!

[DaltonM]

2 minutes ago, MrIceCremeLollipop said:

Thanks Sooooo Much!

No problemo!