APUS? good graphics?

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hi,

just wondering on the apus that i see around, particularly from AMD. Are the graphics pretty decent for general video viewing and counterstrike global offensive for example?

if they are i can spend more on a higher speed cpu by saving on the graphics card. i know they cant beat dedicated gpus but if they can handle my needs then all is good.

p.s. what is the best backwards compatible cpu now, i previously had the Phenom 965 in an AM2 environment, is there are better ones? I presume AM2(DDR2) is pointless now as DDR3 seems very cheap.

thanks.

 

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I thought APU meant it had a graphics card within the chip or am I wrong here? I no longer have my machine with the 965 i'm looking to build one up but my knowledge just sucks now.

A decent gpu that is onboard or part of the cpu is more ideal for my budget that a graphics card as i can then spend more on the cpu. Just looking for advice around that, the game i'll be playing is cs:go which is cpu demanding rather than gpu.