What setup to use?

[Fallon]

Hi, My friend is coming over to play some games but he doesn't have a pc to bring.

 

I have some parts laying around to build a decent pc

a10-5800k apu

8gb Crucial ddr3 ram

some gigabyte motherboard

HD 5770

550w psu

and a 1tb harddrive

 

My pc is

i5 6600k

r9 390

ASUS Z170-K

1tb HDD

120gb ssd

750w psu

8gb Corsair DDR4 ram.

 

I was wondering if it would be more worth it to let him use the apu pc

or if i should try the 2 gamers 1 cpu.

 

I feel like building the 2nd pc would be better but i'm not sure.

 

sorry if this is the wrong sub.

[Malleotomato]

I would try the 2 gamers 1 CPU and if it doesn't work out do the 2nd PC, but I'm pretty sure you need 2 graphics cards to use a virtual machine(Don't quote me on this I dont know for sure it just makes more sense to me) P.S. I have very little experience with this.

[alexhelvetica]

Use the APU and ignore the GPU.

2 Gamers one CPU is stupid, you are just watering down you main PC and not benefiting the guest at all.

[Fallon]

1 minute ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

Use the APU and ignore the GPU.

2 Gamers one CPU is stupid, you are just watering down you main PC and not benefiting the guest at all.

Would the GPU not be better?

or is the APU more powerful?

[alexhelvetica]

Just now, Fallon said:

Would the GPU not be better?

or is the APU more powerful?

I assumed the APU would have a better iGPU than the HD 5770, but I was wrong. The HD 5770 is much faster.

[Fallon]

Just now, Comic_Sans_MS said:

I assumed the APU would have a better iGPU than the HD 5770, but I was wrong. The HD 5770 is much faster.

Ok, Thank you

[chatter_box]

For sure just build another computer, 2 gamers 1 cpu is a major pain in the ass. Plus, you need like a xeon w/ 8 cores and you would need to create 2 VM's and share the GPU, which would not work. Just build the pc and buy a mid range gpu for the second pc, I suggest maybe a 1050 or 1050ti. 

[chatter_box]

Just now, Chatter_Box said:

For sure just build another computer, 2 gamers 1 cpu is a major pain in the ass. Plus, you need like a xeon w/ 8 cores and you would need to create 2 VM's and share the GPU, which would not work. Just build the pc and buy a mid range gpu for the second pc, I suggest maybe a 1050 or 1050ti. 

 

Sorry, I didn't see the HD 5770. Just build the second PC and buy some used 1080p monitor. I got my dell one in great condition (used) for around $70 with a DP cable too.

[chatter_box]

Also, buy a 120gb ssd and windows to put onto your second pc. You have to have a ssd if you want any good performance in terms of loading thing up. Heres a link to $20 dollar key and an ssd.

 

https://www.amazon.com/ADATA-Premier-SP550-120GB-ASP550SS3-120GM-C/dp/B013J7PP96/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1477876655&sr=1-4&keywords=120gb+ssd

 

 

https://www.kinguin.net/category/19429/windows-10-professional-oem-key/

[Fallon]

I've got a second 16:10 1680x1050 monitor he can use so that's no problem 

I've got a copy of Windows 7 aswell so that's not a problem either

I won't be buying an ssd since it will only be used when he's here

 

I don't think i need anymore help but Thanks anyway.

 

am I suppose to flag this post as done or something?