AMD A6-5400k Trinity Dual Core + MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4G =

CTHULHU FHTAGN · Jan 16, 2015

by the end of this month i will be getting this gpu for my low end pc build, i know there will be a huge bottleneck but i want to know how severe it will be, and i will upgrade my whole system this year piece by piece because am a little broke right now. can i get away with it just by playing gpu intensive games? or i don't know really.... right now i'm relying with the igpu of my A6 when it comes to gaming and it's awful because i don't have a discrete gpu, will i get a performance upgrade, higher fps and a smoother gameplay if i get this gpu combined with my apu? i need help, please!

iamlegend · Jan 16, 2015

Yes, you will have a significant boost in your FPS, BUT it will largely bottleneck as what you are expecting. You cannot play in Ultra settings as what your GPU capable of.

TechyInAZ · Jan 16, 2015

You can't run dual graphics with that apu and GPU, they aren't compatible basically. Plus, that cpu isn't capable of driving that GPU to it's max, let a lone TWO gpus!

BTW...I think your next upgrade should be your cpu and/or motherboard.

CTHULHU FHTAGN · Jan 16, 2015

@Tech
what do you mean by dual graphics? like sli?

TechyInAZ · Jan 17, 2015

CTHULHU FHTAGN :

Dual Graphics is AMD's fancy word for saying how APU's and GPUs can pair like CrossFireX.

CTHULHU FHTAGN · Jan 17, 2015

TechyInAZ :

so it's not possible in anyway to pair them both together? is that it?

iamlegend · Jan 17, 2015

It is possible but your integrated GPU will be disabled. However in GCN your integrated GPU will be paired with another weak GPU to improve performance.

CTHULHU FHTAGN · Jan 17, 2015

iamlegend :

so i have to pick another gpu to improve performance?

iamlegend · Jan 17, 2015

NO. You should upgrade CPU and GPU to improve performance.
If you will buy the 970 it will be a huge bottleneck in your CPU.

CTHULHU FHTAGN · Jan 17, 2015

iamlegend :

but i only have the money for the gtx 970, should i upgrade my whole rig then? and start everything from scratch?

TechyInAZ · Jan 17, 2015

CTHULHU FHTAGN :

Dual graphics only works with AMD graphics cards, in your case it would be the HD 6670 but the gtx 970 is more than 3x more powerful than that card.

Don't use dual graphics, it's for budget builds. Not for high end gaming systems.

As for your whole rig, idk. What are your specs?

If you have old specs then yes a new system from scratch will be better.

But if they all are pretty new like the case, psu and RAM then you just need to upgrade the CPU and motherboard.

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