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help with llano crossfire

12 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/help-with-llano-crossfire.149328/

techbulb
techbulb Original post #1
Nov 28, 2011 at 12:00 PM
I want to buy a amd a8 3850 quad core for my desktop , i will be using it for seeing movie,ocassional gaming like batman .assasin etc an:))d photoshop please suggest a good motherboard+ram and also a low end gpu to run in crossfire with a8 3850 my budget is 12-14 k including the procesor

:wink:
Cilus
Cilus #2
Nov 28, 2011 at 12:31 PM
A8 3850 is around 7.5K and a good mobo from ECS is around 4.5 to 5K (check Techshop.in). But right now getting a GPU is not a good idea as the driver optimization is very poor for the hybrid CF mode; discrete GPU and llano IGP. It only works for DX11 games and in some games the performance is lower when this CF mode has been used.
M
Minion #3
Nov 28, 2011 at 2:31 PM
yea.. buy A8 3850 and motherboard and buy GPU later when your budget permit it.
techbulb
techbulb #4
Nov 28, 2011 at 3:47 PM
Please specify a good mother frm asus,msi,gigabyte i don t think ecs is a good company

Will i be able to play games like batman or assasins creed revelations without the gpu
Cilus
Cilus #5
Nov 28, 2011 at 6:33 PM
The GPU performance of Llano A8 3850 is between HD 6570 and HD 6670. SO it will allow you to play all the games y6ou've mentioned. At what setting you can play them smoothly solely depends upon at what resolution you're playing.

And ECS is not a bad company, they do have lots of quality motherboards too.

However here is some alternatives:-

Cheaper : Asus F1A55-M LX PLUS @ 3.8K Asus F1A55-M LX PLUS

Quality with features: MSI A75MA G55 @ 5.6K
Does have USB 3.0, SATA 6 Gbps, two PCI Express X16 slot @ X16-X4

MSI A75MA G55
techbulb
techbulb #6
Nov 28, 2011 at 11:26 PM
You told that crossfire drivers are not good but please tell me a gpu to run in crossfire please because my dad will not let me buy a gpu later and later amd will solve the crossfire problem
Cilus
Cilus #7
Nov 29, 2011 at 12:14 AM
Up to HD 6670 is supported with A8's GPU in Crossfire. So get Sapphire or MSI HD 6670. Price will be around 5.4K,
techbulb
techbulb #8
Nov 29, 2011 at 12:35 AM
I don t need this i just need a 2-3k low end gpu to run in crossfire to give my procesor a boost to run my games at good framerate
avinandan012
avinandan012 #9
Nov 29, 2011 at 12:38 AM
^that's not a good idea
$$Lionking$$
$$Lionking$$ #10
Nov 29, 2011 at 12:48 AM
go for a sapphire hd 6570 - its about 4k.

at that price though you can also go for a 5670 512mb gddr5 and NOT run it in HCFX - it will still get u better results if you are not running games at v high resolutions which you anyway cant with an hd 5670...

below this budget a good option is GT430 in some good brand - decent performance and is for around 3.2k.

Below that its just an htpc card for a better HD Porn experience on ur fancy 42" Sony Bravia.. not a game accelerator. :)
$$Lionking$$
$$Lionking$$ #12
Nov 29, 2011 at 1:40 AM
^^ He means to say that dont buy a p*rn card to run games > coz thats just not gonna happen... ;)