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Yes I did. A 7850k is cannot even keep up with an FX 4300, clock for clock, much less an i3 4130. In all fairness, it is roughly even, to slightly better, than a Phenom II X4 965. Sorry, but Intel's much stronger per core performance, plus hyperthreading wins out here. The IGP doesn't hold a candle to a 250x, which is essentially an HD 7770. The GPU in a 7850k is only about as fast as an R7 240 ddr3. Crossfire with an APU still doesn't work properly, and in some cases, doesn't work at all.
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logainofhades

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I would say it is not. Poor quality PSU, the HDD is for laptops, and that GPU and CPU are pretty weak. This would be a far better build for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($111.29 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($51.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($74.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon R7 250X 1GB Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($37.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.00 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $465.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-19 12:15 EDT-0400
 
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[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ztBzy) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2ztBzy/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad785kxbjabox) | $166.98 @ OutletPC
**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-D3H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaf2a88xmd3h) | $64.99 @ Amazon
**Memory** | [G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f32133c9d8gxl) | $86.99 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $55.98 @ OutletPC
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | $49.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1550sxxb9) | $49.99 @ NCIX US
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24b1stblkbas) | $19.98 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $494.90
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-21 16:00 EDT-0400 |

Actually, this a bit better rig than the one you had.
 
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Not really, FM2's chips are slower than an i3 and mine has a dedicated GPU. On the CPU side, Kaveri isn't even as fast as an FX 4300, clock for clock. Without a decent overclock, Kaveri won't touch a Haswell i3. Had my rig had a pentium G, I would have agreed.
 
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You didn't even bother to check out the APU did you? It is a good quad core cpu, with an 8 core gpu. Later down the road, he can add a r7 240 or 250, with 2 gigs of DDR3. The ddr3 in those cards will work in conjuction with the ram, while also adding a dual graphic mode.
 
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Yes I did. A 7850k is cannot even keep up with an FX 4300, clock for clock, much less an i3 4130. In all fairness, it is roughly even, to slightly better, than a Phenom II X4 965. Sorry, but Intel's much stronger per core performance, plus hyperthreading wins out here. The IGP doesn't hold a candle to a 250x, which is essentially an HD 7770. The GPU in a 7850k is only about as fast as an R7 240 ddr3. Crossfire with an APU still doesn't work properly, and in some cases, doesn't work at all.
 
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