Is this a solid gaming PC?

[Dragonhunter990]

AMD FM2 A10-6800K Quad Core 4,1GHz
8GB DDR3 RAM
500 GB SataIII Harddrive
AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB

 

[simon12]

There is no point in getting a high end APU and a mid range dedicated graphics card either go AM3+ with AMD ie 6300 or 8300 CPU or go Intel i5. Also get the LE/XT version of the 7870.

 

[jaguarskx]

Yeah, I would skip AMD's Trinity / Richland APUs because the CPU cores are weak even when compared to AMD's PileDriver generation FX CPUs. Getting an Intel CPU is the ideal solution, but it does cost a little more than the FX CPUs.

Assuming you have a somewhat limited budget, I recommend either the FX-6300 or FX-6350.

 

[thecynicalmonk]

My build plays most games at 1080p with 50-80 fps. Its an FX 6300 build with a 7870 OCd. I was unsure about getting an AMD but im glad I did...its all i really need

 

[Dragonhunter990]

Going for a more expensive build:


PSU: 700 Watt Cooler Master
CPU: AMD Vishera FX-8350, Eight-Core
Motherboard: MSI 760GA-P43FX
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DG
RAM: 12GB DDR3
Hard Drive: 500 GB SataIII
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
Wifi Card: TP-Link 450Mbps
Monitor: BenQ GW2255 22 Inch Full-HD / LED / DVI / VGA, 1920x1080
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bit

Thanks everyone.

 

[simon12]

12Gb RAM is a weird amount it should be running in dual channel so needs to be 2 x 4Gb + 2 x 2Gb but 8Gb is all you need. The motherboard doesn't officially support the 8350 according to http://www.msi.com/product/mb/760GA-P43--FX-.html#/?div=CPUSupport So I suggest you get one that does. Do you need a dedicated sound card? I would scrap it and spend the money saved on a better motherboard.