would these bundles be too much for pretty much no gaming?

TheEliteReaper · 16 Jan 2013 at 10:23

YOUR BASKET
1 x Xenon Intel Core i3 2120 3.30GHz DDR3 Bundle - Dual Core £150.98
1 x Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days £0
1 x Radon 550a AMD A4-5300 3.40GHz DDR3 Bundle £74.2
1 x AMD A4-5300 3.40GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Dual Core Processor (AD5300OKHJBOX) £35.99
1 x Standard Build Systems - Approximately 5-7 working days £0
Total : £273.77 (includes shipping : £10.50).

ive been down this route before i know and still lack the funds lol(threads are buried), but things were only put into prospective recently..

i now have use of the missus Ideq i just replaced with a quite new laptop for her and so i want to soon start getting the ball rolling of what i want out of it which is to basically store movies and music and the odd games(steam included) and mostly use it for the movies side and to burn music as ive broke the drive on laptop :rolleyes:

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the thing is fine how it is, just need 2 things to start using it how i want which are a larger 2nd hdd and a hdmi port card(hd 6450 suggested for 220w psu) as its going to be linked to missus 32" lcd 720p in the bedroom and find hdmi better and easier..

but obviously the system is quite outdated and so modern tech will be required for longer lasting and only needing the mobo, cpu, ram, psu(new case fan might be good too) oh and wireless card, i figured if i save for a bundle it be easier and less cost effective(on the base these i linked are micro atx anyways) and so im back to these bundle offerings, but i beg to question...

are these too much for what i want or is it only quads and the like that go for
hundreds and designed for superior builds that would use the 'too much' preference?

cheers for any replies if i get any and for the record im not 'trolling' as people get labelled as i hardly come on here much lol, just make the most of it like

mickyflinn · 16 Jan 2013 at 12:47

When you say to play the odd game that makes a difference, what type of game and at what resolution?

Mrjobby · 16 Jan 2013 at 13:33

the i3 is a decent platform for a gaming system.

the amd one not so much really.

Gav_881 · 16 Jan 2013 at 15:43

If its just a little gaming then you may be best off going the Trinity route but getting the A10-5800k version as this gives you a mix of half decent game graphics (will run 720p with medium settings possibly high) without a descrete GPU, the CPU should also have a bit more grunt than the I3.

TheEliteReaper · 17 Jan 2013 at 03:19

thanks for replies..

to be honest once i start tatting with the computer its going to be in our bedroom, so hardly any gaming with be happening(not untill we move out sometime this year anyways), but the games i did play when they was on my laptop were things like, zoo tycoon, theme hospital, transport tycoon, but then obviously the more proper up to date games and ones via steam aswell which are StarCraft2, WOW, World Of Tanks, TeamFortress2, Dungeon Defenders, MW2 if i can be bothered and some others thats on my steam account...

but untill im in a position to do any sort of proper pc gaming then all im after right now is a multimedia type system and to burn music and im pretty set on the HD6450 as i could buy that now and is cheap and sounds good enough for me, so its just the rest i need with a little future proofing if i do take it beyond movies/music..

Audigex · 17 Jan 2013 at 10:33

Mrjobby said:
the i3 is a decent platform for a gaming system.

the amd one not so much really.

Ignore this guy - he's either a fanboy, is misinformed or just repeats information he sees from others in the forum.

The HD7480 graphics in the A4 absolutely wipes the floor with the HD2000 graphics in the Intel.

As a general rule, Intel is considered better than AMD for gaming because the i3 itself is faster than the A4 itself - so when you add a graphics card and don't use the integrated graphics in either, the i3 will be faster than the A4, and it runs cooler. This is where the "intel beats AMD for gaming" comes from.

The A4 has over triple the pixel rate, 7 times the texture rate, processes 18x as many floating point operations per second, has an order of magnitude more pixel shaders.... blahblahblah I could go on for hours.

The point is, for general computing there isn't much in it - I'd probably take the i3. For light gaming (console ports or old games) go for the AMD/Trinity, for heavier gaming take the i3 and a proper graphics card.

Doomedspeed · 17 Jan 2013 at 10:58

Gav_881 said:
If its just a little gaming then you may be best off going the Trinity route but getting the A10-5800k version as this gives you a mix of half decent game graphics (will run 720p with medium settings possibly high) without a descrete GPU, the CPU should also have a bit more grunt than the I3.

I agree with audigex above.. Gav also provide some mis-information too.

You don't need an A10 to play games. There are YouTube videos of an A6 playing Skyrim on medium flawlessly.

So both those options are good (i3 or A4). Personally id go with the i3 as it has more power but it wouldn't be a bad decison if you go with the A4.