Low budget build w/ AMD A10-5800k

rblencoe

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Good afternoon gents.. I just put together this low budget gaming build and wanted some feedback on what you may think..

I am looking to just play some recent games(cs go, starcraft, borderlands, cod) and am looking to play around medium-high settings.. I came across alot of reviews on this CPU + GPU combo, and how well it worked and wanted to see what you guys thought of these specs, and if this will give me what I am looking for..

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
AMD A10-5800K Trinity 3.8GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD
ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active
Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive - OEM
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM


This is going to be my first build, so I am a bit worried about the CPU + GPU combo and its complications.. Although I know there is alot of video tutorials out there so I am hoping those will guide me.. Anyway I appreciate any feedback. .Thanks


Total - $471.01
 

bak0n

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Up your RAM speed and timings. The A series GPU's performance is heavily impacted by it unless you plan on getting a discrete card down the road. Outside of that it looks good minus having an SSD boot drive. You can even get a "booster" that will work with your HDD like this one. -->http://www.sandisk.com/products/ssd/sata/readycache/