Will it bottleneck???

[Clovis]

Im gonna get a new graphics card (XFX Radeon R9 290 Graphics card - 4 GB - GDDR5 SDRAM) I have only one graphics thing curently is integrated amd radeon™ hd 7000/8000 (idk its just what my pc says it is and i cant tell wether is 7000 or 8000)

My processer is AMD a8-5600k APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics 3.60 GHz.

can my proseccer do my intigrated graphics along with the R9 graphics card without bottleneck? i'd rather not turn it on turbo. in fact my pc tends to get hot (i have several fans, the cover is open so its exposed to fresh air, we keep the house at 78° idk what the deal is) when i do this. So i keep my pc in not turbo, not normal, but power saving.

Basicly i just want to know if it will bottleneck. If it does that sucks cus that means i need to buy not just a new graphics card but a new proceser as well. If not then yay.

[Azza ☠]

You don't use both integrated and dedicated graphics processing, rather it's one or the other.

For laptops, they toggle between them to save on power.

For PCs, connect and use the dedicated graphics card. This will run a lot better, specially for gaming!

Yes, you will experience a bit of bottlenecking especially for CPU intensive games, but the overclock can help minimize the effect.

A stock speed Intel Core i3 or Core i5 would offer better performance compared to the OC'ed A8-5600k, but of course that means you need to spend $$ on a new CPU and Motherboard.

[Clovis]

Azza ☠ の投稿を引用：

You don't use both integrated and dedicated graphics processing, rather it's one or the other.

Even if they are both the same brand?

[Clovis]

I was just on another thread that was about computers. it was "Post your pc specs"

Here are mine:

CPU - AMD A8 5600k APU with Radeon HD graphics
Mobo- ASUS F2A55-M
Cooling- a buch of fans
RAM- 16GB DDR3 Team Vulcan 2x8
RAM- 16GB DDR3 Mushkin essentials 2x8
GPU- Integrated AMD Radeon™ HD 7000/8000
PSU- Logisys 450 Watt (comes with tower)
HDD- 2TB
Case- Logisys ATX Tower Red
OS- Windows 7 x64 Home Premium (may switch to Win 10 or Ultimate)
Monitor: Some type of samsung. its 21 inches

[Bad 💀 Motha]

LOL why do u have 32GB of RAM in THAT!?

First things first: You NEED a better PSU before u do any upgrading.

Set aside budget for the PSU first. As for GPU I wouldn't go above 280/280X, if that is where u wish to go, get a better Motherboard & CPU. If you want to go beyond this, get an SSD to be used as an OS drive and reinstall Win7 fresh again.

If your case is one where the PSU mounts at the top, get a better case, as with better CPUs/GPUs it will come in handy for helping allow for much better airflow through-out.

[Or0s]

Like stated above, your power supply would need replaced with something at the minimum 80plus bronze from a trusted brand: Antec, Evga, Corsair, Silverstone, ect. around the 500w range with a decent 12v rail should handle it and shouldn't run you too much. The R9 290 is a fairly power hungry card. You'll probably run into stutter or crashes with your current psu along side inconsistent voltage, which can be taxing on other parts of your system.

However, as far as bottlenecks, there shouldn't be much at all. Your cpu will not run integrated graphics alongside the card unless it is the same card series and supports it.(not even sure newer integrated graphics have this. It's been a while..)

But simply put: Your integrated graphics will simply be turned off while your dedicated card is present.

[_I_]

and get a better case
logisys cases are very poor ventilation

[Clovis]

Bad-Motha の投稿を引用：

LOL why do u have 32GB of RAM in THAT!?

First things first: You NEED a better PSU before u do any upgrading.

Set aside budget for the PSU first. As for GPU I wouldn't go above 280/280X, if that is where u wish to go, get a better Motherboard & CPU. If you want to go beyond this, get an SSD to be used as an OS drive and reinstall Win7 fresh again.

If your case is one where the PSU mounts at the top, get a better case, as with better CPUs/GPUs it will come in handy for helping allow for much better airflow through-out.

im not gonna say my age but i cant get a job aside from summer jobs. so i only got like 1000 saved up and most of that i want to go to saving up for a car. im not looking to spend more that 300-500$

[_I_]

are you near a microcenter?
http://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/

i5 4690k /w z97 board combos are around $260+tax
you can also get a nice case for around $30-50

microcenter has a poor selection of power supplies tho
but newegg has xfx 550w for around $50

[Or0s]

If youre tight for cash, I would just opt for an r9 280 such as--
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150678&cm_re=r9-_-14-150-678-_-Product

And just grab a cx750m they're cheap clean(ish) power and leave you with room for upgrades. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139051&cm_re=750w-_-17-139-051-_-Product

Both together will set you back the price of a R9 290.

If all you're doing is gaming, these will be your main upgrades. A cpu/mobo combo will have some benefits with better instruction sets, ect. However, were talking generally 1-5 fps depending on the titles you play. If youre fine with your case, just make sure the cables are managed well and keep it clean. The fan configuration is pretty poor, but just keep an eye on tempuratures and you should be fine. If you do want a case I'd personally just go for a 30-50 dollar thermaltake or coolermaster case that you like.

[Clovis]

i dont see why a would need a new power supply. one card shouldnt be too much trouble? (i mean the 280X as recomended by Prolly_dyin) cus i only have a mobo, sound card, ram, HDD, a disk drive, and some fans

[Clovis]

and what does crossfire mean? does it mean it can do integrated and deticated at the same time?

[_I_]

hybrid crossfire (dual graphics) is using the apus gpu with a dedicated r7 card
(but it does not give much better performance over the single card anyway)
but it would be better to just get a r9 card
or crossfire is using 2x r9 cards together

very few apu boards support crossfire and would be cpu bottlenecked by a single card anyway

[Or0s]

The issue with your power supply is not necessarily the advertised wattage, but the efficiency of the power supply. Also the amps available on the 12v rail. It's very unlikely you'll be able to push the 450w it advertises, logisys is not know for quality sadly... Your current system, as it sits, is probably using around 200w at full load give or take.(estimated off of the top of my head but should be fairly close) then you throw a r9 280 in there, adding another 350w or so sets you at 550w. Even with a very high quality psu capable of near 100% efficiency a 450w psu will be pushing its boundaries. The requirements on newegg recommend a 750w minimum.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Not to mention LOGISYS is pure-junk, and even if it was really 450-watts, that won't be enough.

[Clovis]

im just gonna do http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/