Highest possible Radeon card for A8-3850 quad core 2.9 MHZ without bottlenecking

[Trenter]

Hello,

I'd like to upgrade from my integrated card. I'm wondering what's worth buying now, and also if it's worth getting something a little better (ex 7850 2 GB) with a CPU upgrade possible in 2014.

Eventually I'd like to run upcoming games that use the CryEngine3, but for now getting the best fit for my system seems the most likey scenario.

Thanks!

(btw dual graphics dont work on this system, as stated by HP - discrete card disables the integrated)

System:

AMD A8 3850 quad core 2.9 MHZ

Motherboard: AAHD3-HB (Hibiscus)

Memory 8 GB

AMD Radeon HD 6450

 

[soundguruman]

Check the manufacturer website for the list of approved video cards.

 

[thdarkshadow]

no offence but that processor is terrible. you MIGHT be able to run a 7850 without a bad bottleneck. I know the triple core apu at 2.4-2.5ghz couldn't even keep up with a 7770 I bought a core i3 and on crysis 2 knocked the all the settings up like one to two levels. if I were you I would get a 1gb 7850 for just as cheap as I could, get a 650ti or buy a 7770 and overclock. make sure your power supply can support the card though

 

[Nightfate]

I just Bought a Sapphire r9 270x , i have the same cpu... I Run battlefield 4 on ulta 8x msaa 40-50 FPS(so i run it with 2x and i get +60fps). There's no bottleneck there, cause is the maximun that r9 270x can handle. Of course the a8 3850 is overclock at 3.6 Ghz(2.9 reference clock) with AMD overdrive, not big deal, but for sure with stock cooler it will overheat to 60-70c°, i have a cooler master evo witch cost $25, so the temperature is 45-50c° maximun.

i upgraded from a 7850 to a r9 270x. From r9 290x , 7970, 7990 or r9 280x yes it will bottleneck.