- Aug 11, 2013
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Hi guys,
A relative asked me to help her build a computer for some light gaming - a little bit of League of Legends here and there, and web browsing (around 10 tabs, gif heavy - think tumblr). I'd like some help with making sure it's a good build for the price, and has decent upgrade potential (she most likely won't buy a new computer for a few years.)
This is the build I came up with:
CPU ($144): AMD A10-6800K
Gets around 5000 on cpubenchmark.net, compared to my 8000 on my i7-2600K. Also has integrated graphics on the level of a 9800GT according to videocardbenchmark.net.
Motherboard ($56): MSI A75MA-E35
I have this for my A4-5300 and it seems pretty solid.
RAM ($68): Kingston HyperX 8GB DDR3-1600
HDD ($63): WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM
Case ($52): Antec Three Hundred
She wants the case to be clean/sleek if possible, and I think this case fits her description.
Alternatively, we could also get this bundle at Fry's:
http://frys-electronics-ads.com/ads/2013/08/09/62528/MSI-AMD-A8-5500-Processor-MSI-FM2-A75MA-E35-Motherboard
However, I don't like the graphics performance on that.
Again, my concerns are the bang for the buck, and the ability to upgrade.
If anyone has a better build, please advise me.
Thanks for the help.
A relative asked me to help her build a computer for some light gaming - a little bit of League of Legends here and there, and web browsing (around 10 tabs, gif heavy - think tumblr). I'd like some help with making sure it's a good build for the price, and has decent upgrade potential (she most likely won't buy a new computer for a few years.)
This is the build I came up with:
CPU ($144): AMD A10-6800K
Gets around 5000 on cpubenchmark.net, compared to my 8000 on my i7-2600K. Also has integrated graphics on the level of a 9800GT according to videocardbenchmark.net.
Motherboard ($56): MSI A75MA-E35
I have this for my A4-5300 and it seems pretty solid.
RAM ($68): Kingston HyperX 8GB DDR3-1600
HDD ($63): WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM
Case ($52): Antec Three Hundred
She wants the case to be clean/sleek if possible, and I think this case fits her description.
Alternatively, we could also get this bundle at Fry's:
http://frys-electronics-ads.com/ads/2013/08/09/62528/MSI-AMD-A8-5500-Processor-MSI-FM2-A75MA-E35-Motherboard
However, I don't like the graphics performance on that.
Again, my concerns are the bang for the buck, and the ability to upgrade.
If anyone has a better build, please advise me.
Thanks for the help.
, i just noticed that it would be over the budget if he got the FX-8320 ! 
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