Will the Radeon HD 7950 run well with my A10-5800K cpu?

WhiteboyFaa

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Hello, i was wondering if my A10-5800k will run smoothly with my future 7950 or if i would look for a cpu also? (I dont have the processor yet as i am building a pc).
 

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If you are building from scratch and have no components yet...I would get the FX 6300 and pair it with the 7950.

If you have the A10-5800k it will work...but it may bottleneck in some games that are more CPU bound, like Crysis 3 and some of the other newest titles.

The FX 6300 is similar money, so if you're building, you should be easily able to swap the 2 and keep the budget inline. Just be sure to switch to a 970 MB instead of the FM2 MB you would use with the A10.
 

WhiteboyFaa

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Thanks for the reply! so how would the FX 6300 with the 7950 run? Do you know any framerate examples? I appreaciate the reply and help!
 

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There are several here running that combination or similar to it and getting great frame rates on maxed settings.
 

WhiteboyFaa

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Alright thanks for all the help! One last thing, could you help me find a good motherboard that is between 100-120 dollars that is compatible?
 

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Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 is currently about $110-120.
 

WhiteboyFaa

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Alright thanks for your help!