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What is the best possible graphics card without bottleknecking for the AMD A10 5800k. I'm not going to be using the internal graphics on the APU anymore and want the best possible graphics performance I was looking into the 7850 but I am unsure on how it would perform with my APU.
 
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Each 7870 is using the same chip and boards. Ditto for GTX660 They may differ a bit based on the amount of factory overclock.
Each is marketed with fancy coolers in an effort to fetch a premium price.
Are they worth much? Perhaps not. The big coolers get heat off of the gpu die well, but they dump the heat back into the case.
Direct exhaust blower type coolers may not be as efficient in cooling, but they get heat more directly out of the case.
And, you may have a preference for some brands, or like the drivers from one better than the other.
In the end, they are more alike than different; you mostly get what you pay for.
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What is your budget?
Once you install a discrete graphics card, the apu part of your 5800K becomes largely irrelevant.
You will get what you pay for at all price points, excepting the very top.
Buy the strongest card you feel comfortable paying for, and that your psu will support.
You will get better fps, and more eye candy in some proportion.
A 7850 will need a 450W psu.
 
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Whatever you can afford to pay for. Make sure your PSU is up to the task, and if its not then buy a better one. Any GPU will work with any CPU/APU, its just that the graphics part of your APU will remain disabled if its not run with a 6670 in CrossfireX mode.... and even a 7850 will trounce that mode.
 
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Your psu is a good one, and can handle a card as good as a GTX670 or 7970.
Either will exceed your budget, so buy the strongest card your budget will pay for.
At the same price point, pick AMD or Nvidia according to your brand preference; They both will perform similarly.
 
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Great so what is the best graphics card for around £150? What would be the best graphics card for my APU regardless of the price just so I have some kind of idea of what to upgrade to in the future? I'm new to all this stuff and I don't want to go buy a really high end graphics card that'll be bottleknecked by my APU
 
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The stronger your graphics card, the better you will play. Either by better fps, or better graphics detail. The graphics card is more important to gaming than the cpu.
Your budget will buy you a very nice and appropriate card.
I suggest you buy one of the newer 28nm based cards, the GTX6xx or amd 7xxx series. They are more efficient and run cooler and quieter.
Not being experienced with your currency and options, I can't be more specific unless you can provide a link to a shopping site available to you.
 
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I would most likely buy from amazon.co.uk
 
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How would that compare to a 7870?
 
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The 7870 is a stronger, but more expensive card.
Perhaps comparable to a GTX660 like this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-GeForce-GDDR5-Graphics-Card/dp/B0099AOD50/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1366045976&sr=1-1&keywords=gtx660
You mostly get what you pay for in this price range with either AMD or Nvidia.
There may be a difference if you value average/minimum fps over consistency. Here is an interesting article on that subject:
http://techreport.com/review/23981/radeon-hd-7950-vs-geforce-gtx-660-ti-revisited
 
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Is there a particular 7870 card that stands out. And is there a particular GTX 660 card that stands out?
 
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Each 7870 is using the same chip and boards. Ditto for GTX660 They may differ a bit based on the amount of factory overclock.
Each is marketed with fancy coolers in an effort to fetch a premium price.
Are they worth much? Perhaps not. The big coolers get heat off of the gpu die well, but they dump the heat back into the case.
Direct exhaust blower type coolers may not be as efficient in cooling, but they get heat more directly out of the case.
And, you may have a preference for some brands, or like the drivers from one better than the other.
In the end, they are more alike than different; you mostly get what you pay for.
 
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