AMD (APU) Build ! (Is it good?)

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Xavix

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what do you think about this build?

Processor : AMD A10-5800K 3.8ghz

Motherboard : GA-F2A88XM-D3H
(Micro-Atx)

RAM : Corsair Venegance Pro
(8Gb 2133Mhz (2x4)

HDD : Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3,5"

Power Supply : Cooler Master 600W

Case : Fractal Design Core 1000

Ok, so im sure you wanna ask me why i want to use an APU, i want to do this because if i buy a 760k and a HD 5450 then i wont have free space for a GPU, and i want to buy a 270x or 760 in christmas so i get more performance, and the APU will to the job until that time. I have seen this APU run Battlefield 4 and games like that and it looks like its a good APU that has the same performance as the 760K. And i chose a very fast ram, since people say it increase the performance of the APU, is that true?
 
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It looks like a good build. I'm torn between A-series and FX series. If you want to hit the ground gaming it seems like the way to go with an upgrade down the road. I was able to pick up an OEM HD 7570 new in bag for 35$ shipped (with DP to DVI adapter). It scores 25% higher in the benchmark than the APU. At 720p it plays DOTA2 just fine. HD 5450 is a waist of money. You might want a cpu cooler if you want to over clock.
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Well the GPU component of the APU uses shared memory, so it makes sense to get the fastest memory supported by the CPU component of the APU and then allocate as much as possible as VRAM. The 760k is very very close in performance to the CPU component of the A10-5800k anyway so you're not missing out on anything if you were to get a 760k and a dGPU. The only thing I would say is that if the iGPU can run the games you want, then instead of getting a 270X, you might want to wait until (hopefully) early next year for the R9 300 series.
 
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It looks like a good build. I'm torn between A-series and FX series. If you want to hit the ground gaming it seems like the way to go with an upgrade down the road. I was able to pick up an OEM HD 7570 new in bag for 35$ shipped (with DP to DVI adapter). It scores 25% higher in the benchmark than the APU. At 720p it plays DOTA2 just fine. HD 5450 is a waist of money. You might want a cpu cooler if you want to over clock.
 
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