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June 24, 2013 6:20:23 PM

Hi, as you can see, this is the first time i'm posting on this forum, tho i've used it multiple times. I have a very specific question: I have an old MSI motherboard with the 785 chipset (ddr2 only) and a Athlon II x3 435 (RANA 2.9).Well, time has passed since i built this system and i feel the urge to move to ddr3 and acquire a modest GPU. Here comes the question: after hours and hours of browsing and price checking, i have come to the conclusion i have two options given my budget (really really small btw). 1:Upgrade my motherboard to a USB 3.0/SATA 3 ddr3 board and hopefully unlock the 4th core on the cpu (otherwise some mild OCing would be fine i guess) and get a 7750 ATI card. OR 2=Get an a-10 5800k, a new FM2 motherboard and no Dedicated graphics card.(not negotiable).Keep in mind i would be using DDR3 1600 mhz memory on both options and i'm not planning on doing any hardcore gaming, only playing at 720p on medium or so. What would you suggest? which would you think it's the best option and why? thank you very much in advance and sorry for my english.
I forgot to mention that these two builds would cost me almost exactly the same amount of $.

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June 24, 2013 6:52:30 PM

3rdWorldBruce said:
Hi, as you can see, this is the first time i'm posting on this forum, tho i've used it multiple times. I have a very specific question: I have an old MSI motherboard with the 785 chipset (ddr2 only) and a Athlon II x3 435 (RANA 2.9).Well, time has passed since i built this system and i feel the urge to move to ddr3 and acquire a modest GPU. Here comes the question: after hours and hours of browsing and price checking, i have come to the conclusion i have two options given my budget (really really small btw). 1:Upgrade my motherboard to a USB 3.0/SATA 3 ddr3 board and hopefully unlock the 4th core on the cpu (otherwise some mild OCing would be fine i guess) and get a 7750 ATI card. OR 2=Get an a-10 5800k, a new FM2 motherboard and no Dedicated graphics card.(not negotiable).Keep in mind i would be using DDR3 1600 mhz memory on both options and i'm not planning on doing any hardcore gaming, only playing at 720p on medium or so. What would you suggest? which would you think it's the best option and why? thank you very much in advance and sorry for my english.
I forgot to mention that these two builds would cost me almost exactly the same amount of $.


Getting an AMD APU procesor like the A10-5800K would totally suit your needs. It's graphics power is decent especially you're just using a 720p Monitor.
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June 24, 2013 9:11:24 PM

Thanks for the quick response. I was thinking getting the 5800k is probably the best choice, yet on the other hand, dont you think the Athlon II x3@3.5 ghz (OCed) + Radeon 7750 Gddr5 is better for gaming? In my country, getting the components for both builds would cost around the same.
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June 24, 2013 9:37:51 PM

3rdWorldBruce said:
Thanks for the quick response. I was thinking getting the 5800k is probably the best choice, yet on the other hand, dont you think the Athlon II x3@3.5 ghz (OCed) + Radeon 7750 Gddr5 is better for gaming? In my country, getting the components for both builds would cost around the same.


I didn't notice that your CPU is overclocked, my bad. So yeah just add the 7750 and you're good to roll.
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