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daniel_49

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what intel processors are compatible of my system specs
my mother board is a Gigabyte F2A88XM-DS2
my graphics card is a AMD Radeon R7 240 2 GB
i have 8GB of ram
and my current cpu is AMD FM2 A6 6400K 3.9ghz Dual Core
 
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One factor to consider is that you have a relatively weak CPU, and AMD GPUs are much harder on the CPU in DX11 games. An nVidia card that's otherwise equally fast to an AMD card will be a better choice on a slow/weak CPU.

Checking some 3dmark scores, the 7950 is roughly equivalent to a GTX 1050 Ti, but draws 3x as much power. I picked up a 1050Ti for $125 new a few days ago, so I'd say if you're paying more than maybe $80 for the 5 year old card, it's too much.
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Changing cpu+mobo will not help you much as long as you keep the r7-240 this gpu is the worst (i had it as well)
Get a good GPU first and then change cpu+mobo if you still want to.
 
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what good gpu can i get as i only have £90 to spend at the moment

 
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daniel_49

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hi i was wondering if the radeon rx 460 would fit in my motherboard
 
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daniel_49

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Or how about the hd7950 3gb is that a fine card and would it fit
 
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It's about 5 years old, it was a high-end card 5 years ago. Compared with more recent cards it will be a lot more power hungry and noisy, but at the right price it might be a good choice. I'd say it's likely to be faster than a GTX 1050 and RX 460, but you may also need to buy a new power supply, depending on what you have right now.
 
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One factor to consider is that you have a relatively weak CPU, and AMD GPUs are much harder on the CPU in DX11 games. An nVidia card that's otherwise equally fast to an AMD card will be a better choice on a slow/weak CPU.

Checking some 3dmark scores, the 7950 is roughly equivalent to a GTX 1050 Ti, but draws 3x as much power. I picked up a 1050Ti for $125 new a few days ago, so I'd say if you're paying more than maybe $80 for the 5 year old card, it's too much.
 
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