Budget gaming build

NightyNightz · 31 Mar 2013 at 07:31

So I'm building a budget build for gaming and video editing mostly and since I'm on a tight, limited budget I cant really go all in on a discreet gpu, but still want some gaming potential and performance.

What about the AMD's APU Dual Graphics capability ? Will it be enough to play modern games on medium settings ? I planning to play Arma 3 to be exact. Currently my build looks something like this

APU: AMD A10 5800K
MOTHER BOARD: ASRock FM2A75 Pro 4
RAM: Crucial Spectek 2GB (1600 Mhz) (2x)
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 500 GB 7200 rpm (probably 2x)
POWER SUPPLY:TECNOWARE CORE ATX 550W - 23.61

+ a Radeon HD 6670 1gb GDDR5 GPU for Hybrid Crossfire/Dual Graphics.

Doomedspeed · 1 Apr 2013 at 17:55

You can do a lot better for around £500..

Firstly, don't skimp on the PSU..

Secondly, OCUK's B grade section is a very good place to pick up a deal..

This is what i'd go for:

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x **B Grade** Intel Core i5-2500 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £125.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £55.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.95
1 x **B Grade** Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £37.16
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 (MB-364-GI) £35
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A [BW] Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £534.50 (includes shipping : £13.75).

MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH better than your spec.

Or this (though the 8150 isn't as good as the 2500:

YOUR BASKET
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD 7850 OC Windforce 2X 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card w/ Nexuiz, Sleeping Dogs & Dirt Showd (GX-100-GI) £129.95
1 x **B Grade** AMD Bulldozer FX-8 Eight Core 8120 Black Edition 3.10Ghz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £79.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3 AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £56.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £55.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.95
1 x **B Grade** Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £37.16
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A [BW] Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £508.99 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Is that about you budget?

NightyNightz · 1 Apr 2013 at 19:00

Thank you for your advice ! But since I'm on a really tight budget , I can't go over 350 pounds at this time. What I'm planning to do is do a cheap build and upgrade in the future.

I do like you're FX 8120 build tho, looks really good. What If I add a 7850 to the A10 5800K APU? Is it a lot slower than the Bulldozer ?

In terms of the PSU, I also have a Gigabyte ATX 2.3 570W option which is a bit more expensive, but would it make much of a difference ?

so yeah, is the A10 + HD6670 a bad combo?

Maybe you could do a cheaper build that's around 350 pounds that would be better than my setup?

Doomedspeed · 1 Apr 2013 at 19:48

NightyNightz said:
Thank you for your advice ! But since I'm on a really tight budget , I can't go over 350 pounds at this time. What I'm planning to do is do a cheap build and upgrade in the future.

Ahh okay, didn't realise your budget was so tight.

NightyNightz said:
I do like you're FX 8120 build tho, looks really good. What If I add a 7850 to the A10 5800K APU? Is it a lot slower than the Bulldozer ?

The 8120 or 2500 will help with video editng as they have more cores/thread. Which are used in that line of processing.

The A10 is a good choice though i would personally choose the i3 2120/3220.

NightyNightz said:
In terms of the PSU, I also have a Gigabyte ATX 2.3 570W option which is a bit more expensive, but would it make much of a difference ?

Hmm, that PSU doesn't sound great either. You better off getting a PSU from OCZ, Corsair, XFX, Seasonic, Silverstone or antec

NightyNightz said:
so yeah, is the A10 + HD6670 a bad combo?

No, not atall.. Just thought you're budget could be pushed a little further for much better performance.

NightyNightz said:
Maybe you could do a cheaper build that's around 350 pounds that would be better than my setup?

I will give it a go.

snips86x · 1 Apr 2013 at 20:05

NightyNightz said:
Thank you for your advice ! But since I'm on a really tight budget , I can't go over 350 pounds at this time. What I'm planning to do is do a cheap build and upgrade in the future.

I do like you're FX 8120 build tho, looks really good. What If I add a 7850 to the A10 5800K APU? Is it a lot slower than the Bulldozer ?

In terms of the PSU, I also have a Gigabyte ATX 2.3 570W option which is a bit more expensive, but would it make much of a difference ?

so yeah, is the A10 + HD6670 a bad combo?

Maybe you could do a cheaper build that's around 350 pounds that would be better than my setup?

This will be fine for your needs:

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD560KWOHJBOX) £83.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45
1 x BeQuiet Pure Power L7 430W '80 Plus' Power Supply £39.95
1 x **B Grade** Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £37.16
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £351.17 (includes shipping : £11.75).

NightyNightz · 2 Apr 2013 at 07:31

@Doomedspeed - Thanks for all the advice, I really appreciate it.

@snip86x - Thanks for the build, looks really good!

You guys are giving me a lot of options, thus making my choice even harder lol, but thank you for all the support.

neocon · 2 Apr 2013 at 15:28

shop around for an Intel i5 K processor, Z77 MB and an AMD 7850

Bacon? · 2 Apr 2013 at 15:30

neocon said:
shop around for an Intel i5 K processor, Z77 MB and an AMD 7850

Look at his budget, aint goanna happen so be realistic.

honosuseri · 2 Apr 2013 at 15:37

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Pentium G860 3.00GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £63.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £55.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £39.95
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x **B Grade** Zalman Z9 Plus Tower Case with Fan Controller - Black £37.16
1 x **B Grade** Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 (MB-364-GI) £35.00
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £305.99 (includes shipping : £12.50).

Using B grade to get you the most for your cash, the mobo might need sata cables however but they aren't dear. No GPU as I would search around for a 2nd hand 1GB 460 or a 6850 (~£50)