Need Help with Build

[Ryujinshi]

Hi I am looking for a graphics card that is compatible with this build:

Motherboard: Gigabyte f2-a55m-ds2 rev. 1.00

Processor: AMD APU A8-5600K

Ram: 4GB(don't know what brand)

PSU: 650 Watt PSU

HDD: WD Blue 500GB

 

[rn8686]

Budget and location/currency? Any GPU is compatible with any motherboard regardless of components. Its hard for me to recommend a GPU if I dont know your budget, but the RX 480 or 1060 are very good options.   

[Ryujinshi]

Philippines. Currency is Philippine Peso. Budget is under Php. 10,000.

[Sir Asvald]

2 minutes ago, rn8686 said:

Budget and location/currency? Any GPU is compatible with any motherboard regardless of components. Its hard for me to recommend a GPU if I dont know your budget, but the RX 480 or 1060 are very good options.   

480 and 1060 will bottlenecked by that CPU

[jeonjaeng]

you should for sure get more than 4GB of ram or else your PC will just get eaten up

[Ryujinshi]

If I buy ram now, I won't be able to buy a graphics card for the next 3 months. I'm still a student that doesn't have a job.

[DarkBlade2117]

15 minutes ago, rn8686 said:

Budget and location/currency? Any GPU is compatible with any motherboard regardless of components. Its hard for me to recommend a GPU if I dont know your budget, but the RX 480 or 1060 are very good options.   

Oh ya?!? Why let me show you my AGP GPU in my drawer.

[xGGAx]

at that price range the 1060 3gb should be good enough. There is a chance of a bottleneck, BUT buying an older graphics card would be even worse than that.

[SpotlessGregYT]

A good GPU will get bottlenecked by that CPU and considering you have 4gb ram, you arent planning to play titles that require a lot of horsepower. So a mid range GPU from 2 gens ago should do, you choose

[Ryujin2003]

What do you plan on doing with it? Any GPU will be compatible. I run FX6350 (which only supports "up to" PCIe 2.0, however I use an R9 380 which is PCIe 3.0. Doesn't make a difference really when it comes to PCIe generation.

 

What are you doing? Gaming? Which games? You don't need anything too special for online MMO; however of you're playing different games it'll change the recommended GPU.

 

Also, with a budget of 418 US Dollars, I'm sure you can afford some more RAM and afford good GPU. Don't waste money in a bottle neck. That's unused power and capability you'll never reach with your CPU.

Get something really good for you CPU and buy more RAM. 4 will top out really quick, then it doesn't matter what GPU you have.

[Ryujinshi]

I only play CS:GO and DotA 2

[Ryujin2003]

12 minutes ago, Ryujinshi said:

I only play CS:GO and DotA 2

I would say a GTX 960 would probably be the max you would need. You could also go AMD R9 280  also, but you get more performance for your price with the 960. Plus, it's much easier to find.

 

I would also so recommend between 8 to 16 Gb RAM.

[Sreno1]

2 minutes ago, Ryujin2003 said:

I would say a GTX 960 would probably be the max you would need. You could also go AMD R9 280  also, but you get more performance for your price with the 960. Plus, it's much easier to find.

 

I would also so recommend between 8 to 16 Gb RAM.

8GB is all he needs. A used 960 would be just fine for CSGO.

[Ryujin2003]

Look at your RAM, is it all the same make/model and frequency?

[Ryujinshi]

I've been thinking last night. Maybe I'll upgrade my motherboard and processor this time and wait for 4 to 5 months to buy a graphics card. What do you guys think?

[Ryujin2003]

7 hours ago, Ryujinshi said:

I've been thinking last night. Maybe I'll upgrade my motherboard and processor this time and wait for 4 to 5 months to buy a graphics card. What do you guys think?

Why would you upgrade the MB and processor? If they work, keep them. What do you do with your PC aside from CSGO?

[Ryujinshi]

17 minutes ago, Ryujin2003 said:

Why would you upgrade the MB and processor? If they work, keep them. What do you do with your PC aside from CSGO?

Browsing, watching movies/animes, reading manga. 

[Ryujin2003]

1 hour ago, Ryujinshi said:

Browsing, watching movies/animes, reading manga. 

No, get the GPU for your games and some extra RAM. CPU and MB won't make much difference for the rest of that. You're not an extreme user, so your hardware should be fine. Replace it when it wears out.