do you really need a apu 10 7850 to play games it has more to do with the gpu right?
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CPU is nearly as important. If you have a weak CPU then your graphics card will be wasted money as it doesn't get the opportunity to perform to full capacity since the cpu can't run whatever game fast enough. I recommend buying an Intel i3 or AMD 6-8 core processor along with a radeon 7850, nvidia 650ti or higher for each series.
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My kids say SIM City played better on the set up this replaced. That was an AMD Athlon 2 with a dedicated 512MB GeForce video card. Both our systems now have no dedicated video and our AMD A10 plays games better. I don't know if that helps, but that's our experience.
1338164
APU means the graphics processing is integrated within the processor, having a dedicated GPU helps a lot to play games
2200455
No. It's really hard to upgrade a GPU in a laptop. Even if you could; a more powerful GPU means you would need a new power supply as well.
1531254
1- certainly will work and I saw a clip on YouTube [ a10 7850k & gtx 780ti ]2-I have [ a10 7850k & r9 270tix ] use it in the light Mnteg games such as Call of Duty Advanced Warfare & Tomb Raider - Underworld in High or Ultra settings
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You can put a stronger PSU in it. Problem you will have if finding a video card that is small to fit but still powerful. For a gaming rig then newest AMD A10 works just fine and has the power to play games without a dedicated video card and would work on a ITX board in this case as is.
55868
Just off the top of my head I think that is a dual core processor. You could use it but there would be some bottle-necking. Isn't that CPU on an AM3 board? Why don't you upgrade to a FX CPU (quad core-still cheap options) and then do the HD 7850.
1044789
only belong to the game you want to play,if you want to play crysis3 or other games like this and with three displays or more, i think that you need more powerful card like gtx780ti or titan, if you only play some small game like plants and zombies，i think you only need gt650
250045
I can't say for sure but I know if you use the display output from the motherboard that it will use the integrated graphics from your CPU as opposed to the GPU, which are never as good as your GPU abilities. So probably not, you'd want to plug your display directly into the video card.
673642
Yeah it does but as with all on board graphics, it's bare minimum. But if you don't plan to be playing any commercial games, then ya don't need a graphics card.
1198328
Yes but if you were going to be gaming I would go for something like a 7850 or a gtx 660
1025068
No, for gaming you would want a dedicated GPU (graphics card) which this does not have.
72276
You need to have a low profile graphics cards. And a stronger power supply.
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found this forum post. according to it: "...a minimum of a 500 Watt or greater power supply."www.tomshardware.com/forum/348776-33-radeon-7850
210109
Definitely CrossFireX which is APU (integrated video) working with GPUs like 6570 and 6670 only. No sense to make like dual 7850 here or anything else
1379707
I use an onboard GPU (or APU) and the graphics card, i ran APU and GPU V.S. Them working together, i got [nearly] same score in two different benchmarks, i would say get a CPU and a dedicated GPU.
1454537
Yes, you can run a graphic card with this processor. If you have the right motherboard and use the specific cards that will work in tandem with the apu. You can go to AMD or ATI website and it should have that information.
1302750
I upgraded graphics card and power supply , however even before doing do it could still run newer games just average specs on graphics unless you upgrade , mainly lacks shadow detail (stock graphics card) but still def worth it
2138883
Yes it does, but if you plan on trying to game with this card and 4k resolution expect low possibly unplayable frame rates