Looking to Add a Graphics Card for my Desktop: AMD Dual-Core A6-Series APU A6-5400K with Radeon HD 7540D

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mrbenji1814

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My setup is as follows:

Processor: AMD Dual-Core A6-Series APU A6-5400K with Radeon HD 7540D

GPU: Integrated and listed above

3 x PCI Express (x1) slots, 1 x PCI Express (x16) slot, 2 x external 5.25" bays, 3 x internal 3.5" bays

RAM: 14 GB (I added quite a bit about half year ago. Went from 6 to 14 because why not)

PSU: 300 W total

Motherboard: Gateway DX 4380G (I'm not sure this part is correct but that is what I got from CPU-Z)

Chipset: A55/A60M FCH

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Gateway-DX4380G-UW308-Small-Form-Factor-Desktop-PC-with-AMD-A6-5400K-Processor-6GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive-and-Windows-8-Monitor-Not-Included/21777760#Item+Description

I am wondering what would be the best graphics card I could get regarding this setup. ANy help would be appreciated as I am not that knowledgeable about this kind of thing. Thanks in advance!
 
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The APU you have would become the bottleneck, as it's processing power goes to both it's GPU and CPU. However, I second the idea of a 260x. You wont be able to do the whole 'XFire with your APU' thing, as the latest A10-+7850K can only XFire with a R7250, at best. But you will notice improvements by switching to a dedicated GPU, especially a 260x.
The other alternative would be to replace your mobo & APU with a different CPU (Fx chip, or go Intel..) or upgrade to one of the newer and more powerful FM2+ APU's.. However that WILL be expensive!
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For that machine and that PSU i would recommend a 7750. If PSU has a 6 pin PCIe connector, you 'might' be able to run a 7770 or R9 260X. Both which are considerably faster than the 7750, but the 7750 will not need the connector and is plenty powerful.
 
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mrbenji1814

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I'll have to open it up and take a look thanks!
 
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The APU you have would become the bottleneck, as it's processing power goes to both it's GPU and CPU. However, I second the idea of a 260x. You wont be able to do the whole 'XFire with your APU' thing, as the latest A10-+7850K can only XFire with a R7250, at best. But you will notice improvements by switching to a dedicated GPU, especially a 260x.
The other alternative would be to replace your mobo & APU with a different CPU (Fx chip, or go Intel..) or upgrade to one of the newer and more powerful FM2+ APU's.. However that WILL be expensive!
 
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