New to Tom's Hardware, but built my own system 10 years ago. I'm no longer familiar with AMD stuff since I've been all Intel for the past 7 years.
With Cyber Monday sales and all, I decided I wanted to build an HTPC on a budget. I also hope to do a little bit of gaming (nothing intense, just Starcraft 2, Need For Speed, maybe an FPS here and there). This is what I purchased:
$100 - AMD A10-5800k APU
$55 - AsRock FM2A75M Pro4+ FM2/FM2+ Motherboard
$53 - 8GB (2 x 4GB) G.Skill 2133 MHz Ripjaws X cas 11
$7.50 - Sentey case (love this thing)
$25 - Thermaltake 600W TR-2 PSU
$15 - XFX Radeon HD 6750
I'm still debating what to get for storage - 1 TB HDD for $55 or 120 GB SSD for $100
So here's the deal: I just purchased the Radeon HD 6750 and want to use that for my main graphics, but I already opened the A10, and NewEgg agreed to refund the processor and motherboard for a gift card.
My main question: Since I have the 6750 discrete graphics, the A10 graphics would go to waste, along with the processing power that could be had in an FX-6300 and motherboard. From what I know, the FX-6300 is noticeably better at processing than the A10 and for $25 more (CPU + motherboard), it is tempting. But what about longevity in the FM2+ motherboard compared with AM3+? I expect to keep this system for about 3-5 years without really upgrading anything. Sure the FX-6300 is better, but will I really notice it? Please give me your opinions!
Also, I bought that 2133 MHz RAM specifically for the A10 APU. Would I be better off with $57 8GB (2 x 4GB) G.Skill 1600 MHz at cas 8 if I get the FX-6300? How much does memory speed matter with the FX CPUs?
With Cyber Monday sales and all, I decided I wanted to build an HTPC on a budget. I also hope to do a little bit of gaming (nothing intense, just Starcraft 2, Need For Speed, maybe an FPS here and there). This is what I purchased:
$100 - AMD A10-5800k APU
$55 - AsRock FM2A75M Pro4+ FM2/FM2+ Motherboard
$53 - 8GB (2 x 4GB) G.Skill 2133 MHz Ripjaws X cas 11
$7.50 - Sentey case (love this thing)
$25 - Thermaltake 600W TR-2 PSU
$15 - XFX Radeon HD 6750
I'm still debating what to get for storage - 1 TB HDD for $55 or 120 GB SSD for $100
So here's the deal: I just purchased the Radeon HD 6750 and want to use that for my main graphics, but I already opened the A10, and NewEgg agreed to refund the processor and motherboard for a gift card.
My main question: Since I have the 6750 discrete graphics, the A10 graphics would go to waste, along with the processing power that could be had in an FX-6300 and motherboard. From what I know, the FX-6300 is noticeably better at processing than the A10 and for $25 more (CPU + motherboard), it is tempting. But what about longevity in the FM2+ motherboard compared with AM3+? I expect to keep this system for about 3-5 years without really upgrading anything. Sure the FX-6300 is better, but will I really notice it? Please give me your opinions!
Also, I bought that 2133 MHz RAM specifically for the A10 APU. Would I be better off with $57 8GB (2 x 4GB) G.Skill 1600 MHz at cas 8 if I get the FX-6300? How much does memory speed matter with the FX CPUs?
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