AMD A10-7850k overclock and other

[mrnastykilla]

Hi, thank you for attention. I'm already overclocked my pc, at 4.4 Ghz and the pc is stable. Purpose of overclocking cpu in my case is to soothe bottlenecked pc. I just want have normal fps of 60. If i set ultra or low video settings for example GTA 5 or Assassins Creed Syndicate, framerate changes for just a bit, 5 frames. So, i have few questions.

1. Can I use my APU as CPU only, if can which conf. r best?
2. If I configure in BIOS that integrated gpu is forced/auto/disabled will improve performance?
3. Will playing GTA 5 on SSD improve anything because i use old hdd?
4. Do you recommend to increase CPU clock frequency or NB frequency and with which voltage?
5. Better RAM 1600<x ?
6. Any other cheap solutions?

I would invest more money on ram, but not too much.

My build:
Mobo: GIGABYTE F2A88XM-D3H (bios ver. f6)
CPU (APU): AMD A10 7850k Kaveri 3.7 Ghz
GPU: XFX Radeon R9 290 (4gb)
RAM: 12 GB (2 kingston and 1 kingmax = 1600Mhz)
Cooler CPU: MasterCooler Hyper EVO 212
SSD: Kingston 300v 120 GB
HDD: WD i don't which one, but i know its really ****ed up (performance and healthy)
Power supply: Corsair CX750

 

[chrisjames61]

I would ditch the third mismatched stick of ram right off the bat. 12 Gigabytes of ram is a weird number and it won't be running in dual channel.

 

[Johan45]

I don't know about Assassins creed but GTAV is quite GPU intensive. I woulld start with giving it a bit of an OC and ditch the kingmax as CJ says. It can only cause problems. I do know from my 7870k that the voltage requirements for thos CPUs escaltes pretty quickly so you may not have a lot of headroom there with your cooler.

 

[mrnastykilla]

I tried all possible combinations, but fps droped. But i did gain 5 fps re arranging sticks. Because my mobo doesnt have assigned names correctly.

 

[DNRDustin]

Is your default GFX set to the R9?

 

[mrnastykilla]

As GFX in bios is set to NB...

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I can set to IGD and SB to

 

[Sologuy]

Is your default GFX set to the R9?

Yes, is looks like its using the IGP instead of discrete GPU such as the R9. OP should be sure his monitor is directly connected to R9 card. Also, check if all drivers (& game patches maybe?) up to date.