Is this a good low budget gaming CPU?

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Am building a game rig that can somehow at least run Archeage on medium settings, since my old PC broke down earlier than expected, I decided to buy a temporary gaming rig at a low budget costs, until am able to buy my real planned one.

So I saw this pre-built PC in a website and offers a decent price that I can afford so here's the specs

Processor: AMD A8-5500 3.7ghz Quad Core
GPU: HD7560
65 watts
Mobo: Bio star A58MDP FM2+
Apotop 2gb 1600mhz gaming memory
500gb HDD
600watts PSU
And comes in a marvel gaming class case ^_^

I would add at least 4gb of ram on this machine upon purchase,

My questions would be:

Can this run Archeage online at least on medium settings?

And can someone add up what's the max fps this gaming rig could give?

Can I have or get something more better than this one by adding a few more bucks?

Am not really much into quality/graphics but rather more on speed and gaming performance but at least I want to play the game on medium settings and see what Archeage has to offer without sacrificing my gaming performance.
 
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I would not buy, regardless of the price.
Pre builts come with crap power supplies.
The amd apu based pc's are decent for what they are, but you really can't upgrade them effectively.

You indicated that you would do a future real build.
Why not plan on that from the start?
Here is my canned starter budget build suggestion:

------------------------------ budget build ---------------------------
For a budget build, I like to recommend that one builds for future expandability.
That means paying a bit more up front for some parts that allow for an easier future upgrade.
Let me start where you might not expect:
1. Buy a good 620w psu. Such a unit will run any future graphics card.
I would normally suggest Seasonic 620w...
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The A8 is pretty meh as far as performance goes. They're advertising the CPU's turbo speed, for one, and the GPU listed is the iGPU. If you replace the RAM with a decent 8 GB kit you should probably be okay running most stuff at lower settings. I have an A8 laptop that runs FFXIV just fine, so I imagine ArcheAge isn't too much worse.

You didn't list a price, so I can't really comment on whether or not you'd be able to wring out more performance or get a better PC for a bit more.
 
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I would not buy, regardless of the price.
Pre builts come with crap power supplies.
The amd apu based pc's are decent for what they are, but you really can't upgrade them effectively.

You indicated that you would do a future real build.
Why not plan on that from the start?
Here is my canned starter budget build suggestion:

------------------------------ budget build ---------------------------
For a budget build, I like to recommend that one builds for future expandability.
That means paying a bit more up front for some parts that allow for an easier future upgrade.
Let me start where you might not expect:
1. Buy a good 620w psu. Such a unit will run any future graphics card.
I would normally suggest Seasonic 620w:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
But this EVGA 600w unit is going for a very good price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
2. Buy a Z97 based motherboard. Z97 will allow you to install a overclockable cpu and even offer a future 14nm broadwell upgrade.
You should find one for under $100.
Here is a M-ATX : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157529
3. I suggest a G3258. It is a overclockable dual core at a budget price of about $75.
Here is what it can do: http://techreport.com/review/26735/overclocking-intel-p...
In time, you can upgrade to any cpu that you want and market the G3258.
4. The intel stock cooler will do the job up to a point. But, I suggest a $30 tower type cooler like the cm hyper212 with a 120mm fan. It will cool better and be quieter under load.
5. For ram, speed is not important. Buy a 8gb kit of 2 x 4gb DDR3 1.5v ram.
If you will be using the integrated graphics, I suggest faster ram. It improves the performance. 1866 is good. You will get a WEI of 6.4.
6. Cases are a personal thing. Buy one you love. Most will do the job for <$50.
It would be hard to beat $34 delivered for this Antec GX500 :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
7. The graphics card is the most important component for gaming. My usual rule of thumb is to budget 2x the cpu cost for the graphics card. I like the GTX750ti and EVGA as a brand.
Here is a superclock version:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
You could go stronger in the video card if your budget permits and your games need it.
On the other hand, you could build using the integrated graphics and see how you do.
By deferring on the graphics card, you will get a better idea of what you really need.
Integrated is fine for sims, but not fast action games.
8. Lastly, I will never build again without a SSD for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do so much quicker. 120gb will hold the OS and a handful of games. With 240gb you may never need a hard drive at all. Defer on a hard drive until your ssd approaches 90% full.

-------------good luck------------




 
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