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Hey guys!

 

My farther asked me to build him a new pc, but he dosen't have a very big budget for the pc, so I decided to go with AMD, but since I no nothing about AMD chips, I would like to get some feedback on what I chose...

 

He will be using the pc for light gaming (Command & Conquer, Dirt 2, etc...), web surfing, office work and movie streaming from our local network...

 

I have chosen:

  • AMD A8-6600K
  • ASRock FM2A85X Extreme 4-M
  • Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (CLM8GX3M2A1600C9)
  • Plextor PX-891SA
  • Cooler Master V6GT

I am not sure if the APU is strong enough for his usage... 

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Hey guys!

 

My farther asked me to build him a new pc, but he dosen't have a very big budget for the pc, so I decided to go with AMD, but since I no nothing about AMD chips, I would like to get some feedback on what I chose...

 

He will be using the pc for light gaming (Command & Conquer, Dirt 2, etc...), web surfing, office work and movie streaming from our local network...

 

I have chosen:

  • AMD A8-6600K
  • ASRock FM2A85X Extreme 4-M
  • Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (CLM8GX3M2A1600C9)
  • Plextor PX-891SA
  • Cooler Master V6GT

I am not sure if the APU is strong enough for his usage... 

 

He would benefit from an SSD, anyone willl, and as for the GPU, you can probably get away with it but it won't be good, my brother used an HD7770 not bad but it isn't terrible, 

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Yeah for light gaming the A8 should be fine but sprigg for the A10 if you can as he would see a jump in gaming performance. What speed is the ram?

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What is your budget? You can give it in DKR, since that would make it easier for you and me, but for the others to understand I suggest either Euros or Dollars

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the budget is at a max of 3000 DKR, the components I found is around 2500 DKR..

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I think this may be a good one:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 ATX FM2 Motherboard  ($100.26 @ Amazon)
Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($72.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage:  Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Wireless Network Adapter:  TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter  ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Case:  Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply:  Corsair Builder 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($39.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive:  LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer  ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $459.19
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-07 17:27 EDT-0400)

 

EDIT : This is in US Dollars though...

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Motherboard: http://www.komplett.dk/k/ki.aspx?sku=766126

CPU/GPU: http://www.komplett.dk/k/ki.aspx?sku=783156

CPU Cooler: http://www.komplett.dk/k/ki.aspx?sku=657097

SSD: http://www.komplett.dk/k/ki.aspx?sku=777314

RAM: http://www.komplett.dk/k/ki.aspx?sku=744179

 

It's 15 DKR over your 3000kr budget, but you can cut back on the APU and maybe get a HDD insted of an SSD

 

You didn't list a case or PSU in your OP so i assume you don't need them

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You guys are doing it wrong. APUs are useless. He'd need like 2000+ mhz to get playable framerates from games GPU bound and from games CPU bound he'd be at 10-20fps anyway. I'll build him something in a sec.

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

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You guys are doing it wrong. APUs are useless. He'd need like 2000+ mhz to get playable framerates from games GPU bound and from games CPU bound he'd be at 10-20fps anyway. I'll build him something in a sec.

What are you smoking? I used a APU for a long while and it was unbeatable budget PC

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What are you smoking? I used a APU for a long while and it was unbeatable budget PC

 

 

Easy to beat with a Phenom II x4 and any GPU really.

 

But that store you guys used is garbage with pricing. Can you give me a .dk store that actually has relevant pricing? like, you know, i3 cheaper than 8320? xD

 

BTW my current GPU is better than an APU.

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

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Easy to beat with a Phenom II x4 and any GPU really.

 

But that store you guys used is garbage with pricing. Can you give me a .dk store that actually has relevant pricing? like, you know, i3 cheaper than 8320? xD

 

BTW my current GPU is better than an APU.

 

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+A10-6800K+APU

http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/gpu.php?gpu=GeForce+9600+GT

You sure?

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Except my GPU is worth like 20 bucks nowadays. And is same performance. And has built in memory. :)))

 

anyway this is a synthetic benchmark. Can APU run Dishonored on full at playable framerates (50-60 average fps)? My GPU can.

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

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Except my GPU is worth like 20 bucks nowadays. And is same performance. And has built in memory. :)))

 

anyway this is a synthetic benchmark. Can APU run Dishonored on full at playable framerates (50-60 average fps)? My GPU can.

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pqet

Likely yes

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Likely yes

 

Can an APU play Crysis 1 on High in 30-40 FPS? <troll>

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

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Hey guys!

 

My farther asked me to build him a new pc, but he dosen't have a very big budget for the pc, so I decided to go with AMD, but since I no nothing about AMD chips, I would like to get some feedback on what I chose...

 

He will be using the pc for light gaming (Command & Conquer, Dirt 2, etc...), web surfing, office work and movie streaming from our local network...

 

I have chosen:

  • AMD A8-6600K
  • ASRock FM2A85X Extreme 4-M
  • Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (CLM8GX3M2A1600C9)
  • Plextor PX-891SA
  • Cooler Master V6GT

I am not sure if the APU is strong enough for his usage... 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1pqet

 

I would build this. This kills APU in all possible ways, you can overclock it even further and i see you already have a PSU & case? if you dont you need to add a PSU like Corsair VS 450w.

 

I added case though because i felt like it.

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

CPU: Phenom II x6 1045t ][ GPU: GeForce 9600GT 512mb DDR3 ][ Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P ][ RAM: 2x4GB Kingston 1333MHz CL9 DDR3 ][ HDD: Western Digital Green 2TB ][ PSU: Chieftec 500AB A ][ Case: No-name without airflow or dust filters Budget saved for an upgrade so far: 2400PLN (600€) - Initial 2800PLN (700€) - Upgraded already: CPU

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Drop the cooler to a 212 evo, plenty of headroom for an an APU to oc it to snot :) ram is so much more important

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Drop the cooler to a 212 evo, plenty of headroom for an an APU to oc it to snot :) ram is so much more important

 

As i already said a GPU will kill APU. So what's the point of building APU system that:

 

- cant be upgraded (no way, FM2+ is on it's way and it's only backwards compatible so you need a new mobo if you want to upgrade)

- gets beaten down easily

- to lessen the beating you need helluva expensive ram

 

I just dont see any point.

So... If Jesus had the gold, would he buy himself out instead of waiting 3 days for the respawn?

CPU: Phenom II x6 1045t ][ GPU: GeForce 9600GT 512mb DDR3 ][ Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P ][ RAM: 2x4GB Kingston 1333MHz CL9 DDR3 ][ HDD: Western Digital Green 2TB ][ PSU: Chieftec 500AB A ][ Case: No-name without airflow or dust filters Budget saved for an upgrade so far: 2400PLN (600€) - Initial 2800PLN (700€) - Upgraded already: CPU

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Can an APU play Crysis 1 on High in 30-40 FPS? <troll>

Why the APU hate? I think on a 500$ budget you should be able to fit a descrete GPU, but this build is from europe so the prices are much higher, it probably compares to something like a 300-400$ american PC, which is right in the sweet spot for an APU build.

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