AMD a10-7850k + r7 250x vs. FX-6300 + r7 250x

[Kyan West]

So I am looking at building my own gaming rig, and hoping to run battlefield 4 on 1080p, maybe not high graphics, and also 2 clients of EVE Online , which will be at full graphics. Obviously bf4 and EVE will not be going at the same time. I will have about 4or 8 gb of RAM at 2400 mhz, and a ssd for the system and the games. Do could I use the a10, or do I need to use the 6300? If neither, what is the cheapest AMD processor+video card I could use to run these tasks. Thanks community!

 

[Dee Kay]

The A10-7850 will only crossfire with the 240 or 250 card, not 250x or above. You could buy either the 7850k or the 6300 and add a better graphics card like the R9-285 or the gtx 970. A better graphics card will handle the majority of your needs. You could also go with 8GB of 1600 or 1800 ram as it is fine for most game that your card and CPU can handle. Some people will scream that nothing but top dollar items are acceptable but you don't need that unless you are looking for bragging rights instead of actual gaming.