Is this build good and ready? Mid level gaming rig.

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
Sort by date Sort by votes
G

Guest

Guest
I would go with AMD. They do cheaper CPU's and often with more cores. The A4-6300 is only a dual core but is 3.90GHZ and is just under £30! If you didn't want this, pay more for an AMD FX6300. It is an 8 core processor! Or, if you want to go with Intel overclock a Pentium G3258. But if you're on a budget, I would go with AMD.

This is my first time building a gaming rig, my first PC being a low end AMD-Sempron entry level PC.

My planned setup is

AMD A4-6300
Gigabyte Socket F2A68H motherboard
120GB Kingston v300 NOW SSD
8GB HyperX Fury RAM
ASUS Radeon R7 250x
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit.
Bitfenix Comrade

I already have a PSU, SSD, RAM, DVD drive. You can get Windows 7 genuine on ebay for £32, which will save you a hell of a lot of money. if you have an old PC, see what parts you can reuse. If it is a socket 775 motherboard, you can get a Core 2 Quad (used) on ebay for a cheap price, and is still a solid performer.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
B

BennCon

Reputable
Sep 1, 2015
182
0
4,760


Intel CPUs have a much higher single core performance, and many games take advantage of quad core these days.
Some benchmarks from numerous tests: http://imgur.com/T1YJaDf
Clock speed and core numbers aren't the only thing that matters. When using Game Debate, it shows how the i5-4460 is 150% good enough for Assassin's Creed Black Flag at recommended settings. The a4-6300 is only 45% good enough, not even close to being able to run it. I know these sites aren't always accurate, but it does show the proportionate differences.
Game Debate i5-4460: http://goo.gl/JnR0wN
Game Debate A4-6300: http://goo.gl/riH3bK




 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom