Hi I currently have A6-5400k, it let's me do light gaming but I'd like something better. I was looking into the A10-6800k. Will it be worth the upgrade? People are saying this apu is best with faster ram. I currently have 8GB 1600, also wondering if I should upgrade ram to 8GB 2133 or 16gb 2133.
Upgrading to A10-6800K
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Spectre694
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Yes the a10 is much better than the a6 and APU's do see performance increases with faster RAM going from 1600 to 2133 should be 10% or more
Spectre694
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The A10 is actually roughly equal to the 6670. You can always do dual graphics with it depends on the game though.
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2013/07/02/haswell-and-richland-gpu-testing/5
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Just buy a 750k/760k. Dual graphics generally doesn't work very well. For the amount you would spend on a 6800k and faster ram, it is possible that you might be able to go 750k/760k and a better GPU.
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Here is a comparison for you. For like $8 more than a 6800k and 2133 ram, you could go 750k and a far superior GTX 750.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $196.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-12 14:23 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $204.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-12 14:23 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($76.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $196.49
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-12 14:23 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $204.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-12 14:23 EDT-0400)
Tom Tancredi
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From all the actual tests, you can max out a APU all you like but realistically for 2013 forward gaming you would be SAVING money by instead gettings a i5 or FX-8xxx PC for gaming, since the APU will choke EVEN with a GPU add on. APUs are made for Low Cost, Low Power, Low Performance (Grandma checking Facebook, then email) systems for the 90% of the computer users out there, not for gaming.
Here is verses the OLD i3 Core, not the current Haswell (4xxx) chipset
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/A10-5800K-vs-Core-i3-3220-CPU-Review/1646/19
"You have to understand, however, that depending on the game, you won’t be able to achieve a good frame rate (i.e., a good gaming experience) even when lowering all image quality settings to their minimums. From the games we ran, we achieved a terrific frame rate on StarCraft II (almost 80 frames per second), a good frame rate on FarCry 2 (around 40 frames per second), and a playable frame rate on DiRT3 (36 frames per second). However, on Battlefield 3 and Borderlands 2 the frame rate was below 20... Similarly to what we learned with the previous generation of AMD APUs, the A10-5800K lags behind its competitors in general processing performance. The Core i3-3220 is faster than the A10-5800K for day-to-day operations"
NOTE: The SUCCESSFUL gaming for a A10 is on 2009 era games, anything 2010 forward "lags behind its competitors in general processing performance" as these games, and especially 2013 forward games (AC3, BF4, etc.) all demand as much from the CPU to do 'work' as it asks the GPU to render.
Here is verses the OLD i3 Core, not the current Haswell (4xxx) chipset
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/A10-5800K-vs-Core-i3-3220-CPU-Review/1646/19
"You have to understand, however, that depending on the game, you won’t be able to achieve a good frame rate (i.e., a good gaming experience) even when lowering all image quality settings to their minimums. From the games we ran, we achieved a terrific frame rate on StarCraft II (almost 80 frames per second), a good frame rate on FarCry 2 (around 40 frames per second), and a playable frame rate on DiRT3 (36 frames per second). However, on Battlefield 3 and Borderlands 2 the frame rate was below 20... Similarly to what we learned with the previous generation of AMD APUs, the A10-5800K lags behind its competitors in general processing performance. The Core i3-3220 is faster than the A10-5800K for day-to-day operations"
NOTE: The SUCCESSFUL gaming for a A10 is on 2009 era games, anything 2010 forward "lags behind its competitors in general processing performance" as these games, and especially 2013 forward games (AC3, BF4, etc.) all demand as much from the CPU to do 'work' as it asks the GPU to render.
I'm only looking to do very light gaming, I typically play indie games which do not require much. I don't have a game that I will constantly be playing. Although I might look into the 760 with the geforce as my original budget was $300
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With that budget, you could do a bit better on GPU then. You will have nothing to worry about at all with the games you are intending to play with this combo. I do this because I am not sure how good your PSU is. A 760 might require a new one and even a 760k would probably bottleneck it.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $244.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-12 14:44 EDT-0400)
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks
CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($84.74 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $244.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-12 14:44 EDT-0400)
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Yea, your ram is just fine for this. I only have 2133 because it was on sale for less than a 1600 kit at the time I bought it. :lol: With that PSU, I would stick with the GTX 750ti.
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