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disolitude on 16 December 2014
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ofrm1 said:
disolitude said:
A10 7850K + R7250 in hybrid crossfire baby + 300 dollars left over for hookers...


While that is indeed a cool setup that many people overlook, it is fast becoming outdated, particularly with the increasing demands of newly released games and their sloppy optimization.

 

Really, if a person needs a gpu right now and doesn't have a ton of money to spend, I honestly can't think of better performance per dollar than the GTX 970. It gets roughly the same performance as an R9 290x reference, yet has a lower TDP and costs slightly cheaper, starting at around $330.

If you can wait and do have money, just wait for the R9 380X which will likely go head to head with the GTX 990.

Surprisingly PC Perspective last week reviewed launch drivers VS latest drivers for that APU + GPU setup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_NiAmpNs74

As well as frame pacing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vna9wjAgFQ

If AMD can deliver 25% improvements with next gen of APU's combined with a low end card, and keep the price below $250 for mobo + APU + GPU, they pretty much have the specs for a kickass PC steambox with a sub $400 dollar price tag.