Greetings! I am about to embark on the process of getting my first gaming system with a budget of $550 and the following list contains the parts I have selected for the rig. I would like to know if the parts would work together, if the price is fine and finally if it would allow me play current games such as Battlefield 3 and Skyrim in mid settings with average fps. I will use an APU to save on the discrete video card . Any help is appreciated.
Motherboard: GBT F2A75M-D3H AMD F2 4 DIMM VGA/DVI-D/HDMI / RAID
Processor: AMD A6-5400K / 3.6 Ghz / 2 core / 65W / Radeon HD7450D
Operating System Disc: Windows 7 Home Pemium 64-Bit SP1 OEM
Memory: 4 GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3 - 1333 Mhz SDRAM DIMM
Boot Drive: SG 500GB / SATA / 7200 RPM
Graphics: Integrated AMD Radeon HD 7-Series Graphics (VGA / DVI-D or HDMI)
Audio: Realtek ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio
Case Power Supply: MATX Tower/ SPI 300W Power Supply
With the current parts the total sum is $524, In addition I would like to know other options to customize this rig better.
For the other options I have available, I have heard that greater memory is need in APUS to enhance performance, would it be worth it to spend 49$ more to get a
memory of 8GB (2 X 4 GB) DDR3 - 1333Mhz SDRAM?
I am also considering better processors:
AMD A8-5600K / 3.6 Ghz / 4 core / 100W / Radeon HD7560D for $41 more
AMD A10-5800K / 3.8 Ghz / 4 core / 100W / Radeon HD7660D for $67 more
If I get either of the processors above do I need to more than 400 w? If so I would need:
MATX Tower/ SS-400et 400W Power Supply which would add $33 to of the processors above. Is the worth justified to enhance performance?
Thanks in advance,
Phil
Motherboard: GBT F2A75M-D3H AMD F2 4 DIMM VGA/DVI-D/HDMI / RAID
Processor: AMD A6-5400K / 3.6 Ghz / 2 core / 65W / Radeon HD7450D
Operating System Disc: Windows 7 Home Pemium 64-Bit SP1 OEM
Memory: 4 GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3 - 1333 Mhz SDRAM DIMM
Boot Drive: SG 500GB / SATA / 7200 RPM
Graphics: Integrated AMD Radeon HD 7-Series Graphics (VGA / DVI-D or HDMI)
Audio: Realtek ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio
Case Power Supply: MATX Tower/ SPI 300W Power Supply
With the current parts the total sum is $524, In addition I would like to know other options to customize this rig better.
For the other options I have available, I have heard that greater memory is need in APUS to enhance performance, would it be worth it to spend 49$ more to get a
memory of 8GB (2 X 4 GB) DDR3 - 1333Mhz SDRAM?
I am also considering better processors:
AMD A8-5600K / 3.6 Ghz / 4 core / 100W / Radeon HD7560D for $41 more
AMD A10-5800K / 3.8 Ghz / 4 core / 100W / Radeon HD7660D for $67 more
If I get either of the processors above do I need to more than 400 w? If so I would need:
MATX Tower/ SS-400et 400W Power Supply which would add $33 to of the processors above. Is the worth justified to enhance performance?
Thanks in advance,
Phil