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Team,

 

My kids own a PC with a motherboard A58M-E33 by MSI 

  • Socket
    FM2+
  • CPU (Max Support)
    AMD® A-Series/Athlon™
  • Chipset
    AMD® A58

I'm looking to upgrade their current APU from AMD A4-5300 since they got an RX 480 gpu for christmas. My questions is should I stick with the APU like A10 or should I go with a CPU with no integrated graphics and if so what kind of CPU/APU should I get.

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5 minutes ago, Hungusminimus said:

Team,

 

My kids own a PC with a motherboard A58M-E33 by MSI 

  • Socket
    FM2+
  • CPU (Max Support)
    AMD® A-Series/Athlon™
  • Chipset
    AMD® A58

I'm looking to upgrade their current APU from AMD A4-5300 since they got an RX 480 gpu for christmas. My questions is should I stick with the APU like A10 or should I go with a CPU with no integrated graphics and if so what kind of CPU/APU should I get.

Are you intrested in getting a new mobo

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I'd highly suggest waiting for AMD's new line or if really want to upgrade I'd go with an 860k for now since you won't get any benefit from an apu 

CPU: i7 5820k @4.4GHz | Mobo: MSI MPower X99A | RAM: 16GB DDR4 Quad Channel Corsair LP | GPU: EVGA 1080 FTW | Case: Define R5 Black Window | OS: Win 10 Pro

Storage: SanDisk Ultra II 960GB 2x WD Red 4TB | PSU: EVGA 750W G2 | Display:Acer XF270HU + Dell U2515H | Cooling: Phanteks PH-TC14PE

Keyboard: Ducky One  TKL Browns | Mouse: Steel Series Rival 300 | Sound: DT990s

 

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I'd highly suggest waiting for AMD's new line or if really want to upgrade I'd go with an 860k for now since you won't get any benefit from an apu. 

CPU: i7 5820k @4.4GHz | Mobo: MSI MPower X99A | RAM: 16GB DDR4 Quad Channel Corsair LP | GPU: EVGA 1080 FTW | Case: Define R5 Black Window | OS: Win 10 Pro

Storage: SanDisk Ultra II 960GB 2x WD Red 4TB | PSU: EVGA 750W G2 | Display:Acer XF270HU + Dell U2515H | Cooling: Phanteks PH-TC14PE

Keyboard: Ducky One  TKL Browns | Mouse: Steel Series Rival 300 | Sound: DT990s

 

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Like what the other guys said, you should wait instead for the new lineup of AMD or maybe consider getting an intel system instead.

You can bark like a dog, but that won't make you a dog.

You can act like someone you're not, but that won't change who you are.

 

Finished Crysis without a discrete GPU,15 FPS average, and a lot of heart

 

How I plan my builds -

Spoiler

For me I start with the "There's no way I'm not gonna spend $1,000 on a system."

Followed by the "Wow I need to buy the OS for a $100!?"

Then "Let's start with the 'best budget GPU' and 'best budget CPU' that actually fits what I think is my budget."

Realizing my budget is a lot less, I work my way to "I think these new games will run on a cheap ass CPU."

Then end with "The new parts launching next year is probably gonna be better and faster for the same price so I'll just buy next year."

 

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