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I'm looking at the 7700k and the MSI A78M-E35. Would this work well or is there a better combo for the price?

Edit: I'm in Australia, buying from PCCG only.

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I'm looking at the 7700k and the MSI A78M-E35. Would this work well or is there a better combo for the price?

What is it for?

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for the A10

 

get the highest 7850K

 

as the difference between the 7700 and 7850 is huge in terms of iGPU power

 

384 Cores vs 512 Cores in the 7850K

 

also A78 VRMs are not enough to power the A10

 

only A88X full ATX mobos with Heatsinked VRMs are the best for A10 with OC too

 

 

Pick the A10-7850k + Asrock A88X Extreme 4

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if you really want apu, and with the fm2 socket, buy a10 6800k

or change mobo and get f2a88 from asrock and buy kaveri 7850k

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What is it for?

 

Extremely light gaming, general web browsing and watching YouTube

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Extremely light gaming, general web browsing and watching YouTube

Well for the price of this

 

 
CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $181.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 00:35 EST-0500
 
Could get this
 

 
CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($36.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $184.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 00:37 EST-0500
 
Or this
 
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $187.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 00:38 EST-0500

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also A78 VRMs are not enough to power the A10

 

only A88X full ATX mobos with Heatsinked VRMs are the best for A10 with OC too

At stock speeds, A78 VRMs are perfectly capable of handling A10.

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Well for the price of this

 

 
CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($56.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $181.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 00:35 EST-0500
 
Could get this
 
 
CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($36.99 @ NCIX US) 
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card  ($99.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $184.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 00:37 EST-0500
 
Or this
 
 
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 860K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($69.75 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus A78M-E Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($47.95 @ SuperBiiz) 
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card  ($69.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $187.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 00:38 EST-0500

 

 

Probably should've said I'm in Australia and buying from PCCG. Neither of those are available here

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6600k imo.  pair with fast ram.

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Probably should've said I'm in Australia and buying from PCCG. Neither of those are available here

 
CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($75.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $244.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 16:43 EST+1100
 
or
 
 
CPU: AMD A4-7300 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($59.00 @ IJK) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $223.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 16:49 EST+1100
 
The main reasoning is that most "light games" and all of web browsing isn't going to use more then two cores anyways.

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CPU: AMD A10-7700K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($169.00 @ PLE Computers) 
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($75.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $244.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 16:43 EST+1100
 
or
 
 
CPU: AMD A4-7300 3.8GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.00 @ CPL Online) 
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-HD+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard  ($59.00 @ IJK) 
Video Card: Asus Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card  ($105.00 @ CPL Online) 
Total: $223.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-01 16:49 EST+1100
 
The main reasoning is that most "light games" and all of web browsing isn't going to use more then two cores anyways.

 

 

Ok cool, so do you think overclocking on that MSI board would be ok or would I need something with VRM heatsinks?

 

Also what do you think of the 7600?

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Ok cool, so do you think overclocking on that MSI board would be ok or would I need something with VRM heatsinks?

 

Also what do you think of the 7600?

I would get something with VRM heatsinks if you want to overclock, but keep in mind you'll also need a K chip.

 

The 7600 is a decent chip but won't make a noticeable difference over the 7300 when using lightly-threaded applications. The iGPU is better then the iGPU on the A4 but not as good as a dedicated 250X

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I would get something with VRM heatsinks if you want to overclock, but keep in mind you'll also need a K chip.

 

The 7600 is a decent chip but won't make a noticeable difference over the 7300 when using lightly-threaded applications. The iGPU is better then the iGPU on the A4 but not as good as a dedicated 250X

 

Fair enough. I think the 7600 is probably the best for me right now after looking at some benchmarks. I'm assuming the MSI board would be ok for that? I know nothing on the CPU side of AMD haha

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