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I made one of the worst decisions 2 years ago when i decided to buy a pre-built PC from future shop without doing thorough research. Now I just want to upgrade my graphics card to a gtx 760 but I'm not too sure if the rest of my pc can handle the performance. Specs that I can list are:

GPU: GTX 620
CPU: AMD A10-5700 APU with Radeon HD
8GB RAM with 7.90 usable

I thought about getting a 750ti but it seems that a 760 will cover future investments in high-end gaming.
 
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If I was in your situation, there would be three things to seriously consider an upgrade for: CPU, GPU, PSU.
A good power supply is always a good investment, and if you're looking to upgrade your graphics card, I'd recommend getting a better one. Not only will your graphics card be pulling more watts, but a quality power supply will also protect your components.
Here's a great power supply: Seasonic S12II 620W

The 760's are great for their value and performance right now, and ya, you'd notice a significant improvement. However, the CPU would still act as a bottleneck.
If you're looking for a good gaming build to last a few years, think about investing in all three components. How much are you willing to spend on replacing the...
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Yes the 760 is a good choice, the problem is your CPU might bottleneck it, i haven't heard good comments from APUs...what is your motherboard? also yes you are right a pre-built pc is a bad idea in most situations :/
 
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With that build you probably won't have a power supply large enough for the gtx 760 (500+w, good quality). Your CPU will bottleneck your performance a bit but it would still be a substantial, noticeable upgrade. I would probably go for it as long as the PSU can support it or if you get a new PSU.

Can you pop open the case and let us know what power supply you have?
 
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Futureshop doesn't have the model listed anymore but it was the p7-1455, I also found a more detailed list of my specs:

CPU: AMD A10-5800k
MEMORY: 8GB (2x4G DDR3 1600MHz)
HARD DRIVE: SATA3 6.0Gb/s 1TB 64MB Cache 7200RPM
MOTHER BOARD: Biostar TA75MH2
OPTICAL DRIVE: Samsung SH-224BB/BEBE Internal 24X DVD Burner
VIDEO CARD: MSI N620GT-MD1GD3/LP GF GT 620
WIRELESS ADAPTER: a lot choices in market
CASE+POWER SUPPLY: Mid-tower case+ 500W

Another thing that really makes me hate myself is that If I had built instead of bought, I could've bought superior parts altogether for nearly the same price if not cheaper. Aside from that I'd appreciate it if someone could be blunt and tell me what I'll need to replace etc...
 
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If I was in your situation, there would be three things to seriously consider an upgrade for: CPU, GPU, PSU.
A good power supply is always a good investment, and if you're looking to upgrade your graphics card, I'd recommend getting a better one. Not only will your graphics card be pulling more watts, but a quality power supply will also protect your components.
Here's a great power supply: Seasonic S12II 620W

The 760's are great for their value and performance right now, and ya, you'd notice a significant improvement. However, the CPU would still act as a bottleneck.
If you're looking for a good gaming build to last a few years, think about investing in all three components. How much are you willing to spend on replacing the components?
 
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I wouldn't be worried, the A10 is basically a Athlon X4 750k with an igpu. You could go with a HD 7950/ GTX 760/ R9 280 and have a small bottleneck, if any at all.

But you will need a good PSU upgrade if you plan to upgrade your GPU.
 
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I would just do a PSU + GPU at this time. There would be no point in looking at a CPU upgrade without a Motherboard upgrade since the FM2 socket for the A10 CPUs does not have a decent upgrade. If you wanted a Gtx 760 + PSU it would look something like this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 760 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($229.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($25.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $255.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

The power supply is about 1/2 off for the next 2 days, otherwise it is around $50-60.
 
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That XFX power supply is $50.99, and offers an annoying $25 gift card to newegg if you fill out the mail-in rebate. You could purchase the PSU, send in the rebate, wait for the gift card, then purchase the graphics card, but that draws out the upgrade process to at least a month, and ruins the excitement.

The graphics card is also marked down $20 due to a mail-in rebate...
 
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True, but you won't find a good quality power supply for less than $60 anyways, the XFX 550w is pretty much still one of the cheapest so if you get a $25 gift card to go with it, isn't that a good thing?

For the GPU, there are quite a few non-rebate options:

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($229.99 @ Amazon)

Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 760 2GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
 
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I don't have a clear budget for now since there's other priorities I need to get through with so I have a lot of saving to do, but in the mean time thanks for the help! Probably the most useful answers I've gotten compared to other places I've asked.

 
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