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So I was trying to upgrade my old cpu and gpu for a long time now...
GPU - GeForce GTX 750
CPU - AMD Athlon x4 750k
MOBO - Asus a78m-E FM 2

Of course I'd have to upgrade mobo, but now I realized my mobo supports APU's so I was wondering if I should buy a10 7870. Besides that I found out that I had an old GPU saved. It's Radeon r7 260x. I was thinking if I could set the crossfire betwen a10 and radeon. I checked few forums and I heard 250x is the best for apu. But the thing is I don't have to buy 260x couse I already have it... So is there any point?

a10 7870 + radeon r7 260x

or is there any other apu that really match my graphics? TY
 
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The A10-7/8xxx APUs are basically the Athlon 750K/860K with the iGPU disabled. You already have one of the fastest CPUs that platform will accept. Here is the CPU supports list for your board: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/A78ME/HelpDesk_CPU/
There isn't a processor on the list that is appreciably faster than you have now.

Your R7-260X is a bit faster than the GTX 750: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-750-vs-AMD-R7-260X/3162vs3151
Might as well use that instead.
If you want to upgrade to the fastest gfx card the 750K can keep up with w/o bottleneck, it would be the GTX 950/960. Or the R9-270X/280.
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None at this time. The new A10-7890K is soon to be released, but I haven't heard of it having a different iGPU than its predecessors.

If you want to improve gaming frame rates on your system, spend the money on a faster discrete card. If you don't have the funds right now for that, use the R7-260X in place of the iGPU. It is faster than the iGPU.
 
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could you tell me what exacly should I buy I can spend up to 210€ for CPU but obv. gonna have to change mobo for anything esle so don't count that. What should I buy?
 
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The A10-7/8xxx APUs are basically the Athlon 750K/860K with the iGPU disabled. You already have one of the fastest CPUs that platform will accept. Here is the CPU supports list for your board: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/A78ME/HelpDesk_CPU/
There isn't a processor on the list that is appreciably faster than you have now.

Your R7-260X is a bit faster than the GTX 750: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Nvidia-GTX-750-vs-AMD-R7-260X/3162vs3151
Might as well use that instead.
If you want to upgrade to the fastest gfx card the 750K can keep up with w/o bottleneck, it would be the GTX 950/960. Or the R9-270X/280.
 
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... 1 last q, I had a thread going on and everyome said that best CPU I can upgrade is 860k and like you said, its basicaly same shit... (I am playing game/s such ad CSGO and its cpu based game) so what you are trying to say is that my processor is ok? or are you trying to say that better gpu is going to bottleneck. Do I have to upgrade processor first? or only gpu?
 
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Exactly. CS:GO my be CPU limited to some extent, but not by today's standards. Your GTX 750 is your weakest link right now.
Upgrading your processor is a waste of time. As I said, the board can't accept much faster ones. Have you tried the R7-260X with it yet?
 
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Not ATM, I had it before and it was almost the same maybe a bit better tho. So you say I should upgrade my GPU first, ok. But like from my experience... I am getting fps drop this is why Im upgrading my PC. And the pc is just too bad, now Im not sure beceause for example the fps drops when there is a lot of sound. Not graphics. And im playing on like 30-60fps, and I was thinking about 120+ so I'd be able to record w/ fraps for example.
Anyways which gpu do you recommend?
 
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