AMD Intergrated Graphics Card Upgrade

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Hi, I recently bought a low spec PC which meets the requirements of the old / low end games for fun and runs pretty well however, if I was to be looking towards playing the latest games without having to slash resolution for performance how would I go about upgrading the graphics card despite it being intergrated and what would you recommend based on the computers specifications, I've never dealt with this side of Computers before as I'm usually console bound but eager to make the switch in the near future without leaping into a £1000 purchase for a ready high spec PC

I've listed abit of information below dependant on what you need and just in case this conversation leads elsewhere.

Radon R7 Graphics
Processor: AMD Quad Core A8 Series
Model: A8-7650k
Core count : 4
Core frequency:3.30GHZ
Core turbo Frequency: 3.80GHZ
8GB DDR3 1600mhz memory
Motherboard: Gigabyte F2A78M-HD2

Many Thanks,
Jordan


 
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The integrated graphics can't be upgraded unless you upgrade the entire processor (A8-7650k) but, as Calvin7 suggests, you can install a discrete graphics card. You'd have to connect your monitor to the graphics card and not the motherboard, and the motherboard should (in most cases) detect the graphics card and use it while disabling the integrated graphics.

The GTX 1060 is a good choice for a future build too - perhaps a little excessive for your current PC (personally wouldn't go beyond a GTX 1050ti or RX 470/570). Depends on your upgrade plans though.

And definitely follow up on the suggestion to check on the power supply. It can severely restrict what you can upgrade to.
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Hm...

The integrated graphics can't be upgraded unless you upgrade the entire processor (A8-7650k) but, as Calvin7 suggests, you can install a discrete graphics card. You'd have to connect your monitor to the graphics card and not the motherboard, and the motherboard should (in most cases) detect the graphics card and use it while disabling the integrated graphics.

The GTX 1060 is a good choice for a future build too - perhaps a little excessive for your current PC (personally wouldn't go beyond a GTX 1050ti or RX 470/570). Depends on your upgrade plans though.

And definitely follow up on the suggestion to check on the power supply. It can severely restrict what you can upgrade to.
 
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Pardon my lack of knowledge as stated above I'm just in the process of making the switch at the moment, If I was to switch out the A8-7650k could I not just replace it with let's say a more expensive AMD chip running at a higher clock speed with the option to Overclock on top of it's enhanced graphics capability therefore, it would be much higher than the current one I have ? And what within the AMD Series could I use in term of upgrade or are they all the same in terms of fitting in size and compatibility.
PSU Is currently 500W

Much Appreciate your help ,
Jordan
 
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You could replace your current processor with another, but it won't provide the performance boost you're seeking. Almost any decent graphics card (RX 460 and above) will do far more than a processor upgrade.

Overclocking can help (I think I managed to get an additional 10 fps on Dragon Age Inquisition from my x4 760k), but this will once again bring up the question about the power supply. Also, I'm not too sure about that motherboard for overclocking but apparently it can.

Calvin7 touched on the RAM. Those APUs benefit from having faster RAM if you do only use integrated graphics.

Basically, overclocking the processor and a graphics card will give you better performance. You may need to upgrade your power supply in order to do so.
 
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APU's aren't really meant for heavy gaming, they are good for low end stuff and some office / media stuff but that's it. I use that same A8-7650K for my HTPC and it does a good job, but I also don't play heavy games on that box either. What APU's suffer from is low memory bandwidth because system DRAM is optimized for cost and latency over huge bandwidths, real gaming is going to need a dGPU with high speed memory bolted on. So buy a 1050 / 1060 or the equivalent AMD card and your set.
 
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