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Elucidator · 02-18-2014, 06:25 PM

indeed, APUs are still lagging behind intel's CPU, but then again its all about what you need that CPU for in the first place, top end APUs are currently on par with core i3 and with that performance you wont notice the difference at all except for very CPU intensive apps...

personally, I regret getting my i3 laptop, using my friend's A10 trinity APU laptop proved that you really cant tell the difference between them, heck if it werent for the A10 sticker I would have thought its an i3 as well...

the iGPU is useful as well especially in laptop form, i cant even play battlefield 3 on my HD 4000, but the trinity APU can at least play it over a stable 30FPS...

and once again, GTX 650 Ti is last gen... around 2012... VERY LATE...

its up to you, get what you want with your money, its yours after all...

as for me, Ill always get my moneys worth since I make sure that I'm on top of everything...

and the task manager thingy, dont use it as a basis for core counts...

my next upgrade plan for myself is definitely an APU, I had enough of Intel's slacking off and lack of innovation, and I need mantle and HSA certified APU for my future plans...