Bottlenecking Question For New Build?

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ChariotsChariots

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I have a quick bottlenecking question before I shell out for this gaming rig:

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750K Trinity 3.4GHz Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core AD750KWOHJBOX

GPU: HIS 7950 IceQ Boost Clock 3GB GDDR5 PCI-E Graphics Card H795QC3G2M

Mobo: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35

RAM: 4GB G Skill

What d'you guys think? Any foreseeable bottlenecking issues here?
 
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Going to take a wild guess that "six bills" is $600 USD? (Some stuff doesn't translate internationally very well lol).

$600 for a machine that includes a HD7950 is a pretty good deal, but to get there some serious compromises have to be made, both on the platform and any components (case/PSU etc).

The biggest problem with it is that while it should work ok, it's not a machine you can really do much with if you do run into issues. It's a platform for APUs really (integrated graphics) so the CPU upgrades are minimal. Also, if whoever is selling this is offering it with 2*2Gb of ram, then you can't easily upgrade that either, as the motherboard only has two ram slots.

I'm not 100% sure if this is a self build or not. I had assumed it...
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It's a bit of a loaded question, as it depends what you intend to use it for specifically.

As a general observation, it's perhaps a bit heavily skewed towards the graphics budget, which is fine for a gaming machine, but there might be a better balance to be struck. Without a budget/pricing it's hard to tell.

The CPU is solid, if a bit low end. On most games, you won't notice a big issue here as most modern CPUs are pretty good (you can still run most games fine on a Core2 Quad for example) but in something that is very CPU hungry like BF3/4, you will notice a performance hit.

4Gb of ram might be a limitation if you are in the habit of running a lot of things at once (browser tabs and whatnot while gaming) but if you are disciplined it's not a big deal.
 
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i would suggest you to switch to FX series... they are very good overclockers ..probable get some series 8***... even if you have to downgrade your Graphic card (like 7870,etc) go for it..also get min of 6 GB of ram...
 
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Thanks for the answers everyone. @Rammy: my budget's about six bills, and I'll be using it mostly for gaming, but I also do some after effects work (those irritating fan tributes to CW starlets don't make themselves you know). I know I should go with Intel, but the cheapest i5 is still ~150. Plus it's harder to find a good cheap mobo that can do as much as an amd equivalent.

In the context of "most bang for your buck" I just wondered if I would regret not paying more now, so I'll be able to play next year's releases as well.
 
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Going to take a wild guess that "six bills" is $600 USD? (Some stuff doesn't translate internationally very well lol).

$600 for a machine that includes a HD7950 is a pretty good deal, but to get there some serious compromises have to be made, both on the platform and any components (case/PSU etc).

The biggest problem with it is that while it should work ok, it's not a machine you can really do much with if you do run into issues. It's a platform for APUs really (integrated graphics) so the CPU upgrades are minimal. Also, if whoever is selling this is offering it with 2*2Gb of ram, then you can't easily upgrade that either, as the motherboard only has two ram slots.

I'm not 100% sure if this is a self build or not. I had assumed it was a premade, but it's a slightly odd solution if it is. I'll be honest, I don't think I can comfortably fit a HD7950 into a $600 budget, not when you instantly lose $90 to an OS. An i5 is probably out of the question, but an FX6300 (or even a 4300) or i3 should be within range.
 
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