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November 5, 2013 8:19:53 PM

Hello,
I am going to be building a computer for the first time, and I am in need of some advice. I want to build a decent gaming computer for around 700 dollars. My question is this:

Would it better to pair a Radeon HD 6670 video card, with this processor: AMD FX-8320 Vishera 3.5GHz 8 core?

Or would it be better to pair it with this processor: AMD A10-5800K Trinity 3.8GHz quad core, which has an integrated gpu, and run the video card together with the gpu in crossfire.

Basically, is it better to have a better processor, or two video cards.

Thank you for your help.

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November 5, 2013 8:26:42 PM

Don't do that. Get a 6300 and a 7850. This will cost about the same, but you will have much better performance. A 6670 will bottleneck an 8320.
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November 5, 2013 8:27:11 PM

Gaming computer needs a stronger GPU, HD6670 is entry level. I would choose FX6300 on 970 chipset board and HD7870 and basis for my build.
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November 5, 2013 8:28:02 PM

I was thinking a 7850 would be closer to his original price, it seems like he's on a budget, but yeah a 7870 will give you a bit better performance.
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November 5, 2013 8:37:35 PM

Build based on suggestion above http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Y6qg
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November 5, 2013 8:42:40 PM

Ooh, nice deal on that RAM.
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November 5, 2013 8:54:47 PM

As others have suggest the 6670 is a very basic graphics card . If you want to game at higher image details then a much stronger graphics card is needed .

It can still fit your budget very easily

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November 5, 2013 8:57:41 PM

It can work, but there is no reason to get an 8320 with itm there would be a severe bottleneck.
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November 5, 2013 10:43:53 PM

rolli59 said:
Gaming computer needs a stronger GPU, HD6670 is entry level. I would choose FX6300 on 970 chipset board and HD7870 and basis for my build.


rolli59 said:
Build based on suggestion above http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Y6qg


Thanks for the reply; it's greatly appreciated. Definitely gonna use your recommendations. As for the memory, I saw that the Gskill Ripjaws DDR3-2400 is the same price as the 1600 mhz version. Would the 2400 mhz type be better? As a noob, I'm a sucker for bigger numbers. Thanks again.
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November 5, 2013 10:47:55 PM

ewok93 said:
It can work, but there is no reason to get an 8320 with itm there would be a severe bottleneck.


Thanks for the reply. When you mention bottlenecking, is there a certain spec you look at to determine that? Or is it just that one is much faster than the other?
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November 5, 2013 10:50:27 PM

Sleeping_ in_ Seattle said:
rolli59 said:
Gaming computer needs a stronger GPU, HD6670 is entry level. I would choose FX6300 on 970 chipset board and HD7870 and basis for my build.


rolli59 said:
Build based on suggestion above http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Y6qg


Thanks for the reply; it's greatly appreciated. Definitely gonna use your recommendations. As for the memory, I saw that the Gskill Ripjaws DDR3-2400 is the same price as the 1600 mhz version. Would the 2400 mhz type be better? As a noob, I'm a sucker for bigger numbers. Thanks again.

Theoretically yes and possibly can run at tighter timings at 1600MHz but really in overall performance there is no noticeable difference between them although the faster ram will score more in benchmarks.
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November 5, 2013 11:15:50 PM

rolli59 said:
Sleeping_ in_ Seattle said:
rolli59 said:
Gaming computer needs a stronger GPU, HD6670 is entry level. I would choose FX6300 on 970 chipset board and HD7870 and basis for my build.


rolli59 said:
Build based on suggestion above http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Y6qg


Thanks for the reply; it's greatly appreciated. Definitely gonna use your recommendations. As for the memory, I saw that the Gskill Ripjaws DDR3-2400 is the same price as the 1600 mhz version. Would the 2400 mhz type be better? As a noob, I'm a sucker for bigger numbers. Thanks again.

Theoretically yes and possibly can run at tighter timings at 1600MHz but really in overall performance there is no noticeable difference between them although the faster ram will score more in benchmarks.


Ok. Thanks again for the help. Nice work getting that system build to within 4 dollars of 700$.
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November 6, 2013 12:51:07 AM

You can tell it's a bottleneck just because of the drastic differences in performance.
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November 6, 2013 12:51:15 AM

You can tell it's a bottleneck just because of the drastic differences in performance.
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