A10-7850K Rig

[NastyFerret]

Hello! I have a really, really old rig atm - gf9600GT/C2D e8400/4gb ram/1920x1200 monitor (works surprisingly well with Ubuntu ) and I would like to upgrade.  What do you think about this config? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2PIZd I already have Cooler Master HAF XB EVO with a 200mm top fan and stock front fans. The only thing that I dont really get is the kaveri dual graphics thingamajig. I couldn't find any info about gpu compatibility on the official AMD site or forums. Would R7 260X work in crossfire with the APU or is it only for 240/250?

Sorry for bad english

[CCap]

Only recommendation would be that it's a bit overkill in the RAM department. You should be okay with 8 for now. This way you can spare almost 100 dollars for a 260x or a 270. 

 

Just a thought

 

//CCap

[paulsterio]

Hello! I have a really, really old rig atm - gf9600GT/C2D e8400/4gb ram/1920x1200 monitor (works surprisingly well with Ubuntu ) and I would like to upgrade.  What do you think about this config? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2PIZd I already have Cooler Master HAF XB EVO with a 200mm top fan and stock front fans. The only thing that I dont really get is the kaveri dual graphics thingamajig. I couldn't find any info about gpu compatibility on the official AMD site or forums. Would R7 260X work in crossfire with the APU or is it only for 240/250?

Sorry for bad english

 

 

A $1000 APU build almost makes no sense. Also, crossfiring the R7 260X with the APU is a bad idea. This is my recommendation for $1000. I think it'll give you a much better gaming experience. 

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($229.97 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($34.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($124.99 @ Newegg) 

Memory:  Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($67.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage:  Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($69.99 @ Amazon) 

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Video Card:  Asus Radeon R9 280X 3GB Video Card  ($328.99 @ Staples) 

Power Supply:  SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $989.89

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-08 19:20 EST-0500)

 

1) CPU - 4670K is better than the APU in almost every single way. 

2) Cooler - AIOs still make little sense, their price to performance ratio is terrible, you'll probably get 200 MHz or so more on an AIO. 

3) Memory - You don't need 16GB of RAM, 8GB is all you need.

4) Storage - the SSDNow V300 is just as good as the HyperX, it's not like you're going to notice the extra speed. Feel free to replace with something else though. 

5) GPU - I picked an R9 280X, which is a good sweet-spot gaming card. Your R7 card is a really bad value proposition, just please, don't buy it

6) PSU - PSU you picked is complete overkill, this is a good quality Seasonic unit that is semi-modular and is of the right wattage. 

 

All for the same price too!

[WoodenMarker]

What's the system being used for?

[NastyFerret]

Well it's mostly for games like Civ V, WoW, Dota2 but I'd like to play something newer like BF4 once in a while.

[AlwaysFSX]

Would perform better:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2PKMU

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2PKMU/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2PKMU/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($155.44 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ Microcenter) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($319.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 

Optical Drive: Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer  ($66.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $848.39

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-08 19:33 EST-0500)

 

Just pick whatever case you want to go with it if the budget is $1000 as you make it seem like.

[WoodenMarker]

Well it's mostly for games like Civ V, WoW, Dota2 but I'd like to play something newer like BF4 once in a while.

You need to quote a post or tag a member or else they won't get a notification you replied to them.

 

Much, much, much better: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2PTRp