ADVICE: Customizing Gaming Rig

[sxyvatdota2]

I wanted to upgrade my PC. Below is the details on my current rig

MoBo: ECS A780LM-M2
CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 450
GPU: GT440
RAM: 4Gb Kingston
HDD: WD 1TB

I am planning to upgrade it to:

MoBo: Asus P8b75-M LX / GB GA-F2A75M-HD2
CPU: i3 3220 / A10 5800k
GPU: Undecided (Wish to have min VRAM of 512 MB)
RAM: 8Gb (4x2)
HDD: WD 1TB

Please give me some opinion about this. I have a limited budget of MYR1100 (<$300).
:/

 

[newfolder7]

If you plan on getting a graphics card don't bother with an APU, they are usually just for builds without discrete cards.
The build looks solid, what is it for though? if for gaming consider getting a slightly cheaper amd cpu so you can get a nicer gpu, if just for web browsing maybe all you need is the A10.

 

[sxyvatdota2]

@newfolder7

as the title stated, its for gaming purpose.. so you mean, cheaper cpu is enough? cause this cpu will cost me the most. what about this parts?

mobo: Asus GA-F2A75M-HD2
CPU: A8-5800k
GPU: MSI N650GTX

 

[sxyvatdota2]

Is these parts okay for gaming (Dota2, PES14, FIFA14, and upcoming BF4, CoD)?

AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 2GB Video Card

 

[newfolder7]

Haha, my bad.
these components
"AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor
MSI 970A-G43 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 2GB Video Card" look pretty solid. it will be able to run all the games fine, battlefield 4 probably wont run on ultra though.
for the same price as the 650 you can get a 7770, which has slightly more power.
with regards to the other rig with the A8-5800k, it should not be built with a gpu, APU's are for extreme low cost builds.

 

[newfolder7]

http://gpuboss.com/gpus/Radeon-HD-7770-vs-GeForce-GTX-650
Im not sure how reliable this site is but it seems pretty good.

 

[sxyvatdota2]

@newfolder,
thank you so much for your suggestion. It seems that hd7770 support crossfire, can you tell me how does it function? cause i'm new in this and still cant understand.

 

[newfolder7]

When you crossfire your cards, it means that you use two of the same model cards and split the work load between them.
While you do get better frame-rates, it also produces more heat and uses more power. and if a program/game dosent support crossfire you wont see any benefits anyway. the general rule is to purchase the best single card you can then upgrade to crossfire when you need it. (you should be fine with the one 7770, in a year or so you can then upgrade to crossfire)

 

[sxyvatdota2]

Ok, thank you for the info. If it produces more heat than I wont be using it since there's no air conditioning in my home. Even my current setting produced to much heat. Thanks a lot though, i'll use your suggestion. The only downside is i'll probably have to spend more since amazon don't ship their item to my country, and here the local shop sell it too expensive + modified version of model..

 

[newfolder7]

no problem, good luck.

 

[sxyvatdota2]

I wanted to pick 1 of your post as a best solution, but i cant find which button to click. care to tell?

 

[newfolder7]

haha, i cant remember how to do it. dont worry about it =)