Looking to get a Graphic's Card for older CPU

bountyk

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I am looking to get a graphics card for an older CPU. I'm not looking for anything top of the line. I'm just looking for an upgrade as the one I have is built onto the Motherboard and is not very good. I don't know how to see what cards would be compatible with my system. I am willing to spend around $150 for a decent card. Here is some information about my PC. Hope someone can help. Thanks!

P.S. I'm looking for primarily a card for gaming.

Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 2 (max 2)
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
Name AMD A6-5400K
Codename Trinity
Specification AMD A6-5400K APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics
Package Socket FM2 (904)
CPUID F.0.1
Extended CPUID 15.10
Core Stepping TN-A1
Technology 32 nm
TDP Limit 65.2 Watts
Core Speed 4320.5 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 43.0 x 100.5 MHz
Stock frequency 4300 MHz
Instructions sets MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, XOP, FMA3, FMA4
L1 Data cache 2 x 16 KBytes, 4-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 1024 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
Min FID 7.0x
# of P-States 8

Chipset
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Northbridge AMD K15 IMC rev. 00
Southbridge AMD A85X FCH rev. 2.4
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x0
PCI-E Max Link Width x0
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 32 GBytes
Channels Dual
Memory Frequency 669.9 MHz (3:20)
CAS# latency (CL) 9.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 9
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 10
Cycle Time (tRAS) 24
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 33
Uncore Frequency 1607.6 MHz

Memory SPD
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DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x50
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) G.Skill (7F7F7F7FCD0000000000)
Size 8192 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Part number F3-12800CL10-8GBXL
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.2
AMP no
 
You have an APU, and it's a dual core. I tell you this so you understand that no matter what card you bought, certain types of games won't run well.

This system, with a videocard, would be okay for dual core requiring games. Games such as 'esports' titles like CSGO, League of Legends, and other less demanding games. This system would not be good for games like GTA V, Battlefield 1, and PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds.

So, with that understanding, I'd recommend RX 460 or 560 or the Nvidia GTX 1050, whichever you can get for the lowest price. These cards require little power, so unless you have a pathetic power supply, any of them should work fine.
 

bountyk

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I'm not unrealistic in my expectations. I'm not trying to play top of the line games. I found this card on Amazon. Is this one compatible with my system?

https://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-Graphics-Graphic-11267-02-20G/dp/B071HR2X9Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1497919064&sr=1-1&keywords=rx+560

or this one?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072LF6R1W/ref=psdc_284822_t1_B071HR2X9Q

There are several version of the RX 560 card.