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giles2603

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So heres what I've found so far:
AMD A10 5800K Black Edition 3.8GHz CPU/APU
Asrock FM2A75 Pro4 Motherboard
Seagate 1TB Barracuda HDD
Kingston 8GB DDR3 1600MHz HyperX XMP Beast (2x4GB) RAM
Antec 520W High Current Gamer PSU
Liteon 24x dvd+rw Optical Drive
Casecom K5-9388 Black Case

And depending on what you guys think.. Pair the CPU with a Asus HD 6670 1GB GDDR5.. and use Dual Graphics with the intergratted HD 7660D?

Total with the GPU is £424 - Not including peripherals or cooling for the case
Trying to keep a total budget of £500, however i have a feeling this is going to be highly unlikely to happen!

Thanks Everyone! :)

PS. Could not find out how much psu i need in total.. CPU is 100W but couldnt find needed power amount for GPU?
 
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ksham

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The system looks pretty good. 520W is more than enough. The CrossFire idea is okay, but it's still not as good. UK I presume?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£65.40 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£64.16 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Corsair XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£32.99 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£44.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 XT 2GB Video Card (£185.39 @ Amazon UK)
Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£39.95 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£52.93 @ Dabs)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£11.66 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £497.47
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
 
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giles2603

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Thanks, i have looked at that cpu before but i thought if i used dual graphics, and in the future if it was becoming unbearable to play, then i could use a dedicated graphics card like the HD 7870?
Dual Graphics can do high/medium settings on most games? Maybe not for upcoming games like gta v though

And the £500 budget is for a monitor (or i use my 32" TV), keyboard, mouse, and somehow a copy of very expensive windows :p Thanks!
 
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ksham

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You should leave peripherals out of the build. If you're looking for suggestions, which is not really build related, that should be a different topic. So subtract those from your budget and call it that way.

With the keyboard, mouse, and Windows OS, your budget for the build is really about £350 - £375.

As for the CrossFire, it's a weak CrossFire. But it depends on what games and at what resolution you play at.
 
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giles2603

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Well if i could get the build to £400, then the extra £24 can be used on keyboard, mouse, monitor ect.

What do you mean by weak? Its obviously better than having the 6670 dedicated?
 
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ScrewySqrl

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the 6670+7660 is not a powerful GPU, even in combination. They are, however, good enough for medium-weight gaming at 1600x900.

Yes, you *can* add a more powerful discrete card (7770, 7850, and up), but then you might as well get a FX4300 instead -- you are't using the built-in gpu anymore
 
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giles2603

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UPDATE:
I have looked around and found some parts cheaper.
PSU is now Corsair 600w non-modular, only £2 more than the 500w
GPU is still ASUS 6670
Other components are same but cheaper

New Total is £402.86
Haven't saved much, but £22 can go towards peripherals

Still not sure about the GPU - I always thought the best cheaper card was the 6670?
Benchmarks for dual graphics seemed pretty good? :/
 
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If you want the A-series APU, the 6670 is the highest level card that will run dual graphics with the on-die GPU. On its own, the 6670 is an entry-level GPU.

higher level cards can be used, but those will disable the on-die GPU.

for your build, you are probly better off at your price range sticking with dual graphics
 
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