GPU Upgrade from an APU

[Lee Lond]

Hey guys,

I'm currently looking to upgrade to a GPU because at the moment i'm only using the onboard graphics that came with the PC i got, i have no idea what i need to be looking for as it's all quite confusing...

My budget is around £80 - £130 max

Current Spec:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Case : Vantage Blue Midi Tower Case + 4 120mm Fans
Power Supply : 500 Watt With Power Cable Supplied
Motherboard : Gigabyte F2A78M-D3H (HDMI support)
CPU : AMD FM2 A8 6600K APU Quad Core CPU 3.9Ghz (turbo 4.2Ghz)
Hard Drive : 1TB Seagate 7200RPM Hard Drive
Memory : 8GB DDR3 1600mhz Branded Memory
Graphics : Radeon 8570D APU Onboard


The whole thing cost £280 and that's why it's quite crappy really, any help will be appreciated and if you need to know any more info just ask.

 

[Sardaukar]

You have two decent cards to choose from on the upper end of your pricing, the lower end puts you into a grey territory of a not so high value/performance ratio on modern games.

AMD R9 280x and Nvidia 760 GTX

Both cards clock in at the same benchmarks, due to preference, I would take the 760 GTX.. but that is mainly because I prefer the 760 over the 280x.

The 760 GTX has a MUCH higher price/performance rating.. one of the highest among almost all cards out currently.

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MSI 760GTX

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R9 280x

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And a lower priced 760GTX from ASUS that fits right on the top of your budget.

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[Monolith]

Either of these will be a vast improvement over any integrated GPU:

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(Which is the better of the 2)

 

[Lee Lond]

Thanks guys, i think i'll go for the R9 270x for now since it's only going to be a temp upgrade until i end up getting a better card

 

[Sardaukar]

Good choice! I was just about to post both of those, as they sit right at the lower end of yoru price range.. but Monolith beat me to it.

 

[Lee Lond]

I was just about to order the card until I opened up my pc case to check the PSU and it's a generic-non branded 500W (ATX-500b) with no stickers or info on it and the AMD R9 270x requires 2x 6-pin molex connectors (but the card comes with 2 four pin to six pin adapters... so 2x 4-pin connectors do).

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​is near enough like mine at the moment,

Now, I need help picking out a PSU that can support the GPU I want to buy in the previous comments.
A 500w one would be ideal if there is one, cheap as possible aswell please since this is already costing me quite alot. :

EDIT: just checked PCPartPicker website and saw this

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(I googled it for the details) and it's only £29.99 on AMAZON, would you guys recommend it since it has everything I need?

 

[Monolith]

I had this CoolMax PSU for 4 years before it went out due to my mess up....probably still have a few years left in it. It's a good deal for a reliable product.

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But they are pretty much all the same...that Cooler Master would be sufficient too

 

[Lee Lond]

Thanks for the help, just ordered card and i'll be ordering the PSU sometime this week