Comparison of AMD's APU and CPU+GPU help
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Occupiedfall
July 4, 2014 11:40:20 AM
I have 2 builds here, one with an APU and one with CPU and its dedicated GPU
I personally vote for the APU one but I wanna know other people's opinions and why would you choose it, consider that these are budget builds are meant for MOBA games with high fps on low settings.
CPU+GPU:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TBHYQ7
APU:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qgxDkL
I personally vote for the APU one but I wanna know other people's opinions and why would you choose it, consider that these are budget builds are meant for MOBA games with high fps on low settings.
CPU+GPU:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/TBHYQ7
APU:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qgxDkL
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I would go for this setup however
Better CPU overall
GPU is about the same as the 750 but cheaper(there are cheaper 750 than the ASUS too)
Ram is slightly cheaper
Motherbaord is pretty good too
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $417.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Better CPU overall
GPU is about the same as the 750 but cheaper(there are cheaper 750 than the ASUS too)
Ram is slightly cheaper
Motherbaord is pretty good too
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Kingston XMP Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($72.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 260X 1GB Video Card ($84.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $417.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Occupiedfall
July 4, 2014 12:18:10 PM
Generally my plan is to buy the kaveri since it is the best AMD APU atm while the cpu and graphics card are currently average and in couple of years will be considered as thrash and APU is gonna be considered as less of a thrash, also I can run a dual graphics once I gather some money and feel an urge to buy one. I nejoy playing my games at low and just browsing around the internet and stuff but again that's just my opinion. Thanks everyone
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That isnt really correct.
APUs are already weak compared to their strictly CPU counterparts, and that will only get worse as time goes on.
The CPU and GPU are considered entry level-mid range, but the APU is considered budget low end. Just because its a decent APU, dosent mean its better than an entry level CPU. Hybrid Xfiring an APU and GPU isnt really a great option either. I would go with the build Stickman listed.
APUs are already weak compared to their strictly CPU counterparts, and that will only get worse as time goes on.
The CPU and GPU are considered entry level-mid range, but the APU is considered budget low end. Just because its a decent APU, dosent mean its better than an entry level CPU. Hybrid Xfiring an APU and GPU isnt really a great option either. I would go with the build Stickman listed.
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Occupiedfall
July 4, 2014 12:44:05 PM
In my country things are way more expensive so if you add like 25% on the graphics and 25% on the cpu it will have way higher cost than an APU but since everyone here claims APU is bad how would this do then?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RxMJmG
(this would cost about 763,60$ here)
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/RxMJmG
(this would cost about 763,60$ here)
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Occupiedfall
July 4, 2014 1:13:15 PM
Occupiedfall
July 4, 2014 1:18:44 PM
Occupiedfall
July 4, 2014 1:25:13 PM
sapphire radeon r7 250x 1gb 120$
gigabyte gtx750 oc 1gb 170$
http://www.instar-informatika.hr/?level=komponente this is the store if you need translation I'll do it
gigabyte gtx750 oc 1gb 170$
http://www.instar-informatika.hr/?level=komponente this is the store if you need translation I'll do it
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Occupiedfall
July 4, 2014 1:35:06 PM
hmm I guess best option is getting a Pentium dual core or AMD 750K
http://www.instar-informatika.hr/procesor-intel-pentium...
http://www.instar-informatika.hr/procesor-amd-athlon-ii...
In game they should be about equal most of the time with Pentium pulling ahead in lightly threaded loads and AMD in more threaded loads and general usage
match one of those with this 250x
http://www.instar-informatika.hr/graficka-sapphire-rade...
http://www.instar-informatika.hr/procesor-intel-pentium...
http://www.instar-informatika.hr/procesor-amd-athlon-ii...
In game they should be about equal most of the time with Pentium pulling ahead in lightly threaded loads and AMD in more threaded loads and general usage
match one of those with this 250x
http://www.instar-informatika.hr/graficka-sapphire-rade...
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Occupiedfall
July 4, 2014 1:47:29 PM
Occupiedfall
July 4, 2014 1:54:26 PM
dual graphics can be very trouble prone and doesn't offer enough of a benefit to justify costs
an APU by itself is good but AMD is charging too much for the 7850K to make it a good value option
for instance, the 750K + R7 250X will outperform the APU while being cheaper
if your budget was small enough howver, an APU would offer better value with the likes of the A10 5800k and 6800k
an APU by itself is good but AMD is charging too much for the 7850K to make it a good value option
for instance, the 750K + R7 250X will outperform the APU while being cheaper
if your budget was small enough howver, an APU would offer better value with the likes of the A10 5800k and 6800k
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Occupiedfall
July 4, 2014 2:01:14 PM
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Occupiedfall
July 4, 2014 2:07:14 PM
most important thing is your budget
for a basic computer, the A8 5600K is enough, A10 5800K is even better for only a small price increase
http://www.instar-informatika.hr/procesor-amd-trinity-a...
for a basic computer, the A8 5600K is enough, A10 5800K is even better for only a small price increase
http://www.instar-informatika.hr/procesor-amd-trinity-a...
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Occupiedfall
July 4, 2014 2:21:01 PM
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HBkCFT so basically something like this would be able to run LoL with 60+ fps? Also does every APU work better with high MHz RAM and how much of an improvment would a r7 250x do here for example?
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