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A10 7850k VS. Athlon X4 760k + R7 250 2gb Help me decide.

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April 18, 2014 10:45:02 PM

Hey guys,over the past few days i have been on here reading up on a few parts for my new build but since i have a little higher budget i'm stuck between these two setups.
The only thing i'm interested in doing is word processing,playing WoW and some MOBA Games and watching some shows.

A10 7850k
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Athlon X4 760k + R7 250 2gb

The reason i chose those is because the prices are basically the same.

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April 18, 2014 11:23:13 PM

The GPU power each way is nearly the same, but the discrete card has the advantage of not having to share the memory bus, which means it will win in the end.
Check if the card uses DDR3 or GDDR5 memory. It's better to go with a GDDR5 card, even if it means stepping down to 1GB of RAM
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April 18, 2014 11:34:53 PM

discrete card

make sure you use an FM2+ motherboard . That will keep your upgrade options open for longer
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April 18, 2014 11:37:22 PM

There is an R7 250 2gb GDDR5 for a few dollars more. so you are saying i should go with that combo? the R7 + 760k ?
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April 18, 2014 11:45:14 PM

Yes, the R7 + 760K will offer a bit better performance. It'll also be easier to upgrade later, since you won't have to toss out the whole thing at once.
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April 18, 2014 11:58:10 PM

The only thing i dont like is the 760k only fits an FM2 socket,so i would have to get a cpu that fits my mobo but the only other one is that A10 7850k,so right now there's nothing worth upgrading to.
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April 19, 2014 12:03:31 AM

The 760K runs in an FM2 OR an FM2+ motherboard

GET AN FM2+ MOTHERBOARD
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April 19, 2014 12:11:02 AM

well yeah that's what i mean,if i wanted to get a better processor,there isn't one out right now. Just the APUs.
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April 19, 2014 3:40:31 AM

Yes, get the 760k + R7 250 with GDDR5.
like everyone else said, a FM2+ mobo is good future proofing.
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