need info about apus!

[BUREIDEN]

im currently in the process of building a new rig for gaming and what not. I just need to know if the A10-5800k is able to be paired with a high end AMD GPU, will it perform well? mostly games like league of legends and i want to be able to stream using obs. I do have an old nvidia quadro i can stick in the new rig if that would help with the x264 encoding with obs

[SoftenButterCream]

No, if paired anything higher than a R9 280 your cpu will bottleneck. It also makes no sense to get a APU if your getting a graphics card. APU are for people who can't afford a GPU as of right now, and if that's the case I'd get a A10-7850K instead 

[Guest SkyFall]

im currently in the process of building a new rig for gaming and what not. I just need to know if the A10-5800k is able to be paired with a high end AMD GPU, will it perform well? mostly games like league of legends and i want to be able to stream using obs. I do have an old nvidia quadro i can stick in the new rig if that would help with the x264 encoding with obs

 

 

No, if paired anything higher than a R9 280 your cpu will bottleneck. It also makes no sense to get a APU if your getting a graphics card. APU are for people who can't afford a GPU as of right now, and if that's the case I'd get a A10-7850K instead 

 

I recommend to go with an i5, the CPU part of the APUs is not very good...

You are far better off by investing your money into something with more CPU horsepower, since you'll going to use a dedicated GPU.

If you still want to stick with FM2/FM2+, get the Athlon x4 860k (basically a 7850k with disabled GPU).

 

But still, even a locked i5 like the i5-4440 will do a much better job than an APU.

[SoftenButterCream]

I recommend to go with an i5, the CPU part of the APUs is not very good...

You are far better off by investing your money into something with more CPU horsepower, since you'll going to use a dedicated GPU.

If you still want to stick with FM2/FM2+, get the Athlon x4 860k (basically a 7850k with disabled GPU).

 

But still, even a locked i5 like the i5-4440 will do a much better job than an APU.

I already know that. But if OP isn't purchasing a graphics until the upcoming months. Then a A10 is still the overall better choice. But if he is, then i'd get a 860K + 280, or i5 w/ a h81 board

[Guest SkyFall]

I already know that. But if OP isn't purchasing a graphics until the upcoming months. Then a A10 is still the overall better choice. But if he is, then i'd get a 860K + 280, or i5 w/ a h81 board

I assumed that he'll buy the CPU/Mobo at the same time as the GPU, so an iGPU is not necessary.

But if he should really buy the GPU later, maybe the iGPU of an i5 would do the job?

[SoftenButterCream]

I assumed that he'll buy the CPU/Mobo at the same time as the GPU, so an iGPU is not necessary.

But if he should really buy the GPU later, maybe the iGPU of an i5 would do the job?

The iGPU plays pretty well at 720p lol for counter strike, that's what i'm doing until I get a Galax 980

[BUREIDEN]

I recommend to go with an i5, the CPU part of the APUs is not very good...

You are far better off by investing your money into something with more CPU horsepower, since you'll going to use a dedicated GPU.

If you still want to stick with FM2/FM2+, get the Athlon x4 860k (basically a 7850k with disabled GPU).

 

But still, even a locked i5 like the i5-4440 will do a much better job than an APU.

i will never buy intel sure they get a little bit better performance but overpriced

[BUREIDEN]

I already know that. But if OP isn't purchasing a graphics until the upcoming months. Then a A10 is still the overall better choice. But if he is, then i'd get a 860K + 280, or i5 w/ a h81 board

yea i have decided on the amd Athlon x4 860k just gona use an old nvidia quadro fx 3500 until i can get a r9 270x

[SoftenButterCream]

i will never buy intel sure they get a little bit better performance but overpriced

They aren't overprice... Once you put together a AMD FX and Intel build they equal the same price, and you get newer tech and better overall cpu for the same amount of money.

[SoftenButterCream]

yea i have decided on the amd Athlon x4 860k just gona use an old nvidia quadro fx 3500 until i can get a r9 270x

Sounds like a plan. Have you picked out your motherboard?

[BUREIDEN]

Sounds like a plan. Have you picked out your motherboard?

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/bureiden/saved/M6xWGX