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I want to buy a new graphics card for my PC and i do not want to spend more than $200. I mainly want to be able to play Skyrim on Ultra settings and if optional maybe even Battlefield 4 if possible.
My motherboard is a ASUS M5A78L-M/USB3 and my CPU is a AMD FX-8350 Black Edition. I was also wondering that if my CPU does not have integrated graphics and that i do not have a graphics card at this time as well does this mean that i can not use my PC in any way until i buy a graphics card? My motherboard says it comes with Chipset (AMD 760G + SB710) and for on board Video Chipset it says it comes with (ATI Radeon 3000)but i do not know what these mean.
 
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Yes, but as said before, Intel is the way to go for gaming. AMD will not have an upgrade path later for more power hungry games-
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Here is a good GPU: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r9270xgaming2g

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Okay, 1st off, yes if you do not have an integrated graphics solution on your CPU then you will need a dedicated solution to output video.

Second, best GPU for $200 atm is probably the radeon R7- 270x. That card is probably fine for Skyrim and BF4, as long as you make reasonable settings adjustments (skyrim is probably fine at full max, but I doubt BF4 is)
 
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Thank you so much, i truly appreciate it. So will this card fit in my motherboard as from above? My MB uses a 2.0 pci x16 but the graphics card uses a 3.0 PCI x16, will it make a difference? I picked the AMD FX 8350 over the i5-3570 because of the large price difference and abilities. I hope i made an ok choice because i hope the FX 8350 can do good with games and such. I also picked that motherboard because it comes with an optica audio out so i can hopefully plug in my 5.1 surround sound to it.
 
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Well you will see a little bit of a difference but it won't be noticeable. You are basically downgrading from 3.0 to 2.0, just like when you plug in a USB 2.0 drive into a USB 3.0 port or vice-versa. Same for your card
 
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Oh ok i understand now lol thank ya. So do you think the CPU and motherboard i picked are good enough for gaming and such?
 
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Yes, but as said before, Intel is the way to go for gaming. AMD will not have an upgrade path later for more power hungry games-
 
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Thanks man. And i do not know why but every one else is saying that if i get the Intel i5-3570 it will not even be able to play minecraft better yet Skyrim no matte what GPU i get so i do no know why it is like this and it is so confusing.
 
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You mean the i5 3570? And some people i guess they just are crazy lol. But i just ordered the Intel Core i5-4590 because it is by far the best core i have found for $200. It was a bitch to find the right MB because i did not want to haft to update the BIOS. But the i5-4590 beats the i5-3570 and i5-4570 by a mile but idk about the i5-4670K.
 
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READ your own post!! You are comparing the 3570K to the 4670K!! It is a full gen down and is a 5 series not a 6 series. Also, the haswell refresh series only has a heating element upgrade and a higher clock speed but that doesn't really matter. Also, it is more expensive not good for budgets.
 
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I know that but i never once mentioned anything about the i5 4670K i was talking about the i5 3570. I mean i decided to get the i5-4590 instead but i was still refering to the 3570 in my past comments And yea i get ya.
 
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Um, for gaming, go with Haswell! It is supported by more games and is newer so support won't end abruptly. Also, with your budget, only a 4670/K makes sense
 
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Yes it will. Or, you could go with a 4690K by increasing your budget. It is the highest end i5 you can get right now
 
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Yea i see what your saying. I might as well go ahead and get the 4690K so i can overclock in the future, i also heard that, that MB is a good one to use for overclocking also
 
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