Amd trinity/Cheaper graphics card

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the question i have is, with the trinity amd series is it possible to buy a cheaper, smaller graphics card to play intense games smoothly at normal or high settings? essentially would the combo of the amd and a smaller video card equate to good to excellent graphics without the big budget, the impression i've gotten, from reading on the net, is Intel chips are expensive and require a more expensive graphics card. intel chips lack the graphics of the new amd series. is that right?
 
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Intel lacks the integrated graphics of the Amd trinity, The integrated graphics on that processor are similar to the Hd radeon 6670. So yeah it can do gaming on low-medium settings. You can also choose to add a 6670 to crossfire with the apu, for increased performance. Or put in a higher graphics card in all together. The processor price/performance doesn't mean you need to put a graphics card in of equal performance. You just want a graphics card capable of doing the things you like to do on your computer. Unfortunately if its a lot of gaming. You will have to spend money on a graphics card. So many people on a budget tend to go with the trinity for its integrated graphics, meaning they do not have to add a dedicated graphics card right away to there build.
 
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i guess i extend the question to any amd chip as uniquename suggested. it wouldn't be extreme gaming, i would like to play 1 or 2 video games like assassin's creed or modern warfare oonce and a while without insane detail once and a while. my newbie question is what does apu stand for? my 2nd question is do amd motherboards have fewer usb 3.0 ports?
 
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thanks for the help, my last question if once i have the money to build my system should i go with the trinity or use the apus uniquename suggested?

 
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The processors Unique suggested are not apu's that are regular cpu's The only apu's are the amd a-series chips. When your buying, what it really comes down to budget and how much you have to spend. A processor like unique suggested and a dedicated graphics card will almost always be better then a APU, But it also costs more money. Like this.

Fx-6300 $130 + Radeon 7770 $120 = $250 This will be better then the A-10 5800k

But

A10-5800k with built in gpu = $130

So for people on a tight budget who want gaming capabilities the APU, is the way to go.

If you are building your computer with a hardware budget over $500 though. Typically you would try to not go with a APU
 
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Don't forget about the E and R series APU's

 
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