PC Upgrade Needed

TomFang · Oct 28, 2013

Hi guys , I have a old Pc and I would want to change it step by step each month . I have a limited buget , around 50 max 90 euro for each part and this month I want to buy the Cpu or the Motherboard . The pc I want to make is for gaming , medium one . I have in mind a FM2 platform , because I think it's cheap compared with others . For the Cpu I thought at a A4-5300 3.4 GHz ( 49 Euro ) , A6-6400K 3.9 GHz ( 75 Euro ) or Athlon II X4 750k BE 3.4 GHz ( 79 Euro ) . What do you guys thing ? It's a good decision? and I'm curios if between A4-5300 and A6-6400K it's a big diferece . Thx

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

How old is your current pc?

Yes the A6-6400k is a lot better than the A4-5300

The Athlon x4 750k is by far the best cpu you listed but it does not have integrated graphics.

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

Upgrading it piece by piece may not be as easy as you think depending on how old it is.

TomFang · Oct 28, 2013

CTurbo :

My pc has a F8 Motherboard with a Athlon 64 X2 4200+ , 2GB Ram and a Ati x1650 256MB Graphich Card . By upgrade I mean to create step by step a new pc , and until that it's done , I still use curent one

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

That is a pre-sata pc right? If all of your components are IDE instead of SATA, you would have to upgrade pretty much everything but the psu and case at the same time unless you bought several IDE-SATA adapters. Newer motherboards no longer feature IDE ports.

TomFang · Oct 28, 2013

The pc has SATA adaptors , not even 1 IDE

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

I doubt your RAM is ddr3 either. Newer motherboards aren't backwards compatible with ddr2 RAM.

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

The pc has SATA adaptors , not even 1 IDE

Oh well awesome! Nevermind then. You can proceed as planned! lol

TomFang · Oct 28, 2013

The curent socket is AM2 and I don't think that would be a better idea to buy better AM2 proccesor because it's a very old socket and has limited use , I think . It would be better to build a new pc than upgrade this one no?

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

Well, it would be BETTER to start from scratch, but not necessary. There's no reason why you couldn't reuse your case, psu, hdd, and peripherals. You just need a new motherboard, processor, and maybe ram.

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

Alright lets figure out what you need.

Define "medium gaming"

What is your monitor? 720p? 1080p?

Do you want to max out every game or are you ok with med settings running smoothly?

TomFang · Oct 28, 2013

I would go for a Cpu that has integrated graphic , so I can use it earlyer , what do you suggest ?

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

Well the A10s are best by far. They will handle 720p gaming all by themselves. You can get an A10 5800k for less than 90 euro

TomFang · Oct 28, 2013

I have a LCD BenQ G900WA 19 inch 5 ms with 1440 x 900 pixeli and a case with 3 slots for ventilation ( 2x80 and 1x120 mm ) . I would go for medium graphic that runs smoothly

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

And you were right about the fm2 motherboards. They do offer some of the best features for the money. You could probably get by with an A8-5600k or 6600k for maybe 15-20 euros cheaper, but I would stick with an A10 if at all possible.

TomFang · Oct 28, 2013

And what motherboard do you think it's good for a A10 processor?

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

If you want to buy a discrete graphics card, then an APUs is not what you need. You would be better served by getting a Athlon x4 750k/760k for 58-65 euros plus a video card for around that same price.

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

Any fm2 A75 or A85 motherboard would be a good fit for an A10. Do you want to overclock?

TomFang · Oct 28, 2013

I would OC but I'm newbie at this chapter

TomFang · Oct 28, 2013

If I go for a A10 , the curent games like Fifa 14 , Pes 14 , Call of Duty etc would run smootly without a dedicated video card?

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

The A10's graphics is roughly equal to a HD 6670 video card. You can actually run a HD 6670 in dual graphics with an A10 for better performance. I've heard good things and bad things about dual graphics. Usually, the bad things have been because it wasn't being done correctly, but sometimes it just simply doesn't work very well.

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

If I go for a A10 , the curent games like Fifa 14 , Pes 14 , Call of Duty etc would run smootly without a dedicated video card?

At 1440x900? Yes at least on medium settings. Maybe high, but probably not ultra.

It's really better suited for 720p...

TomFang · Oct 28, 2013

So A10 makes posible CrosFire ? And can you give me a hint from where I can get the best prices for the parts?

TomFang · Oct 28, 2013

CTurbo :

Do you thing it's better if I buy a new LCD? If yes , some hints?

CTurbo · Oct 28, 2013

Very important. If you are depending on integrated graphics. You NEED the fastest ram you can get for best performance. The A10 5800k supports 1866mhz while the newer A10 6800k supports 2133mhz. You also need to run it in dual channel so make sure to get 2 identical sticks. You can overclock the RAM also for even better performance.

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