Using Graphics Card instead of APU

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matthewboogie

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So I built a PC several months ago using the A10 7850k, and I recently bought the MSI R9 270. Can I disable the APU graphics in the Bios so it only uses the Graphics card?
 
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Generally there is no need need to disable any Integrated Graphics Chipset when using a discrete Graphics Card.

The Graphics Card's drivers will differentiate between the Chipset and the Graphics Card and will always prioritise the Graphics Card if one is one detected on system boot.

Furthermore it can be risky to disable Integrated Graphics as, in the event of a GPU failure, your fall-back graphics option is not immediately available, which can cause all kinds of complications.

There shouldn't be any reason to disable a correctly functioning Integrated Graphics Chipset.
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exroofer

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Have you plugged the monitor in to the graphic card video plug?
The computer will only use one or the other, unless you set it up in crossfire, which you would not do in your case since the r270 is a lot more powerful than the apu graphics.

Perhaps someone can chime in with any specific settings you may need to use.
When I switch from on board to a card , changing the plug to the correct device and selecting "use this device" was all I needed to do, your case may be slightly different.
 
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0Ramrod0

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I've been messing around in bios all night working on a fan and cooling problem. What I distinctly did see was an option in there to activate a discrete graphics card and turn the graphics capability on the apu off.

I'd assume that would work fairly easily.
 
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Generally there is no need need to disable any Integrated Graphics Chipset when using a discrete Graphics Card.

The Graphics Card's drivers will differentiate between the Chipset and the Graphics Card and will always prioritise the Graphics Card if one is one detected on system boot.

Furthermore it can be risky to disable Integrated Graphics as, in the event of a GPU failure, your fall-back graphics option is not immediately available, which can cause all kinds of complications.

There shouldn't be any reason to disable a correctly functioning Integrated Graphics Chipset.
 
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