Wondering about getting a GPU

ok first things first, my specs.

AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
Patriot Intel Extreme Master, Limited Ed 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory
Corsair CX430M power supply
Asrock FM2A75M PRO+ motherboard

What are my gpu options? is it even worth getting one? if it is worth it would you recommend crossfire or a dedicated gpu? If so what gpu would work best?
Im looking to be able to run new games like fallout 4 for example..
A lot of questions i know but any help would be greatly appreciated! :)

To be completely honest I would not go ANY higher than an R9 270 and as @kewldude007 said, the R9 270 sapphire dual-x is your best option but IMO, I would do a bigger upgrade to like an I3 or I5 but that's just me and you might not have the money for that.

Would you recommend i get the R9 270 now and upgrade to an i5 or an i7 even, in the future? Also would the R9 270 run new games decently well? im just looking for a boost in performance so i can play new games. Also would my power supply be capable of handling the R9 270?

R9 270 is good value for money. You might consider a used 78xx card, at the right price. They perform similarly. These mid-range cards will play most games at high settings 1080p.

You might also consider cheaper cards. The R7 265, the 750ti. Both afford a good gaming experience. More so than just an APU.

you'll also benefit from 270 as they've mentioned ~ as it will work in kind of CF together with your APU delivering much better performance.

The R9 270 will run crossfire with my APU?

http://www.amd.com/en-us/innovations/software-technologies/dual-graphics#desktop

No. It won't.

No. It won't. At all.

hm, yeah you are right its not on the list from amd.

Just buy an R9 270. It will be fine with your power supply and is a very good card especially for the price ($120-140). Will be much faster than your APU and should let you run all games at 1080p on high.

An R9 270 will not run in Crossfire with an APU. Only very low power cards will do that. Even then, it still won't be as fast as a single 270. Once you plug in a GPU the on board graphics shut off.

Upgrading to an Intel CPU would be silly. You'd need a new motherboard and a GPU anyway as Intel's on-board GPUs are relatively weak. Your CPU is fine for most games.

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The R9 270 does decent at 1080p ultra/high at the moment and it's very good value so I would say go for it. Sapphire dual-x is the one you need to go for.

From what I have been reading about dx12, amd and intel integrated will give a boost even when using a discrete graphics card, none of this pairing nonsense.

It could be an intel igpu + amd discrete or apu + nvidia... the only clause is that everything states its up to the developer to implement it... which means it will probably NEVER be utilized :(

Depending on where you live and prices a GTX 960 would be a good alternative option to the R9 270 or R9 270X. They work well with FM2 series CPU's and are power efficient compared to most contempoary graphics cards.

If you use any OpenCL software (Libre office being about the only thing that springs to mind) you should be able to use your internal GPU for that rather than disabling it completely, even with an Nvidia card installed.

Probably the best card you're going to get running, safely, with the PSU is the GTX 960.

I'm just gonna say this, AMD announces its new GPU's in 6 days so.... wait.

I found a R9 280 dual x for 10 dollars cheaper than the R9 270 dual x. should i go for that? will my PSU be able to handle it?

Are you talking about the "Asus Nvidia Gtx 960 PCI-E Graphics Card"? sorry i dont really know much about graphics cards.

Any nvidia GTX 960 based card really. I usually go for Gigabyte, ASUS or MSI designs with custom coolers rather than the nvidia reference design but for a card like the 960 it probably doesn't matter.

Using Pc Part Picker is a good place to start - http://pcpartpicker.com - to find a card and supplier. nvidia GTX 960's start around $185 which is a similar price to AMD R9 285 based cards. Both cards are good for 1080p gaming but I personally would go with a GTX 960 based card because it requires less power and (in my experience) nvidia drivers generally perform better on budget oriented CPU's than the AMD GPU drivers.