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So after deciding not to get a PC and instead get the Ibuypowerpc steam box and then changing my mind again since i can't boot both SteamOS and windows on it, i decided to make my first attempt on a pc build.
PC Specs:
CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 4GB Video Card
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Windows 8.1 64-Bit -OEM
Total: $445.97
So my question is how good of a build is this, and what type games will i be able to play and at what resolutions. I actually do not plan to purchase a optical drive at this moment. I might later. But is this a good build. My close relative managed to use his assets that was given to him from working at Best Buy and hes able to get me these parts for $445 instead of $725. So Please comment on what i need or should add to this build, and what could make it better.
PC Specs:
CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 270X 4GB Video Card
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply
Windows 8.1 64-Bit -OEM
Total: $445.97
So my question is how good of a build is this, and what type games will i be able to play and at what resolutions. I actually do not plan to purchase a optical drive at this moment. I might later. But is this a good build. My close relative managed to use his assets that was given to him from working at Best Buy and hes able to get me these parts for $445 instead of $725. So Please comment on what i need or should add to this build, and what could make it better.
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You'll be able to max out BF4 with that at 1920x1080 I would think, it's a really good build and a really good price. Although I'd recommend getting an AMD FX 6300 CPU and an XFX 550w Bronze Certified PSU
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ditch the APU for a CPU, the 6300/8320 would be better
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Terrabytez wrote ditch the APU for a CPU, the 6300/8320 would be better
Going to have to agree with you on this one! would recommend doing what terrabytez said
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Do you need to 16GB of RAM? And the 4GB of VRAM? Just go with 2 Gb of VRAM if you're playing @ 1080p because it won't really make a difference.
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Instead of the A10 get a athlon x4 760k or a FX-6300 as they are cheaper /same and have allot better performance and pick up a decent graphics card
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Realities wrote Instead of the A10 get a athlon x4 760k or a FX-6300 as they are cheaper /same and have allot better performance and pick up a decent graphics card
an APU/CPU is not the same, and he has a R9 270X in the build. is that not a decent GPU?
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Get a 6300
Drop to 8Gb ram
get a XFX unit power supply
with money spared from that ram you could get a 760
Drop to 8Gb ram
get a XFX unit power supply
with money spared from that ram you could get a 760
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that is a pretty good build and it is pretty cheap
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just make sure that the mother boar socket matches up with the cpu socket Ex.. mobo = AM3 socket and cpu = AM3 socket that will work but if you have a am2 and am3 board and cpu it will not work you see what im saying?
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