Planning on upgrading my CPU and I need help

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Hi so i'm planning on upgrading my cpu and my motherboard is an msi a68hm-e33 v2. I'm not really planning on upgrading my motherboard soooo yea. I'm planning on getting an athlon x4 860k but I have asked a few shops here (I live in the Philippines) and they don't have the x4 860k. I tried looking in amazon and they don't ship to the Philippines. So i'm planning on getting an A10-7860k or an a10-7870k and will just add a discrete gpu. Is that a good idea? Need your thoughts :D thanks!
 
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All FM2+ CPUs are cut from the same physical silicon die. A4's and A6's have two cores and some portion of the iGPU disabled. A8's have part of the iGPU disabled, and Athlon x4's have all of the iGPU disabled. Or, in other words, an A8, A10 or Athlon x4 are effectively the same CPU if you're not using the (very weak) integrated GPU.

What CPU are you upgrading from? If you already have a quad core, there's no point in replacing it with another FM2+ quad core. If it's from an A4 or A6, it could be a good upgrade. I'd suggest something like a GTX 1050 or Radeon RX460 or 560 as an upgrade. The 1050 is the fastest and most power efficient, but if you can get the AMD cards for significantly cheaper, they may be a better value.
All FM2+ CPUs are cut from the same physical silicon die. A4's and A6's have two cores and some portion of the iGPU disabled. A8's have part of the iGPU disabled, and Athlon x4's have all of the iGPU disabled. Or, in other words, an A8, A10 or Athlon x4 are effectively the same CPU if you're not using the (very weak) integrated GPU.

What CPU are you upgrading from? If you already have a quad core, there's no point in replacing it with another FM2+ quad core. If it's from an A4 or A6, it could be a good upgrade. I'd suggest something like a GTX 1050 or Radeon RX460 or 560 as an upgrade. The 1050 is the fastest and most power efficient, but if you can get the AMD cards for significantly cheaper, they may be a better value.
 
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I'm upgrading from an a4.
 

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would a gtx 750 ti work?
 

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would a gtx 750 ti work?