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A8 APU Crossfire with APU vs FX-8150 One dedicated card

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March 28, 2013 1:50:43 PM

Currently I have an old system with the only real reuseable part besides the power supply being NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460.

My question is which rig would run SWTOR and future games better?

A8 APU Crossfire:
AMD A8-5600K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Radeon HD 6670 in crossfire mode with the APU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...

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FX-8150 single card
FX-8150 Zambezi http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
With NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 dedicated card not in SLI

Both will have same water cooling on processor, both will have same ammount of ram.

Which is better though? I know at some point I may upgrade my graphics but right now I am just wondering which one will be better now, and then maybe after considering that the question would be which one will perform better in the future when say I upgrade to more ram and a better card.

More about : apu crossfire apu 8150 dedicated card

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a b Î Nvidia
March 28, 2013 1:56:29 PM

First of all, after reading 4-5 articles on the new FCAT measurement tools / methods for graphics cards, although AMD hopes to have fixes by July, currently Crossfire is a waste.
Second, get a Vishera CPU, not the older Zambesi. If you cannot afford a FX-8350 or -8320, I'd get a FX-6300 before I got a FX-8150.
Finally, if you will use liquid cooling, be absolutely certain that your mobo VRMs are getting enough airflow to cool them. One of those Antec "spot" fans would be a very worthwhile investment: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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a b Î Nvidia
March 28, 2013 1:57:51 PM

The GTX 460 is much better on the graphics side. On the CPU side, the 8150 is also stronger, though I would recommend a Vishera CPU instead. Either the FX-6300 or the FX-8320.
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