AMD (Trinity) route or Intel for gaming HTPC?

yannis76 · 10 Jan 2013 at 12:21

Dear all,

I am thinking of selling my PS3 (which I rarely use anymore) and my HTPC and build a new gaming HTPC based on Trinity. I will mainly watch HD content, browse the internet and play some split screen games like Resident Evil or sports games with friends. I want the pc to be able to play eg Fifa 13 and Resident Evil in 1080p. Is this possible with A10-5800K?
Adding later another 6670 or even a 7750 will help me? What kind of PSU would I need?

Thank you

yannis76 · 10 Jan 2013 at 15:31

no one?

Chrisoldinho · 10 Jan 2013 at 16:43

I would go with the 5800K now, not an i3. Haswell will probably change the game though.
It will be possible to play most modern games on the 5800K yes, on low settings. With a 6670 in addition you should get decent FPS as well, providing you don't go OTT with the resolution.
A 5800K draws 100w, often up to 130 under heavy load, a 160W PSU would the minimum I would recommend, and a 300 PSU would be more than ample for a discrete card alongside your APU.

yannis76 · 10 Jan 2013 at 17:37

I made some initial calculations and the cost is quite high...
If I go the Intel route I need about 400-500E without a discrete VGA (i3-2120) and with the A10-5800K I am about 400E for sure...

Martini1991 · 10 Jan 2013 at 19:39

Where's the difference coming in at? Price wise i3 and A10 are pretty much the same.
At any rate, A10 definitely for your usage.

yannis76 · 11 Jan 2013 at 14:26

Martini1991 said:
Where's the difference coming in at? Price wise i3 and A10 are pretty much the same.
At any rate, A10 definitely for your usage.

You are right. I made a mistake in the calculations. If I add later a discrete VGA I assume the performance will be good, right?

yannis76 · 13 Jan 2013 at 09:48

Some more questions:

Since gaming in 1080p is something I am interested, I am leaning towards the Intel route with discrete GPU in the future. I have come across the Celeron G530 which seems a great value. Would this CPU and its HD graphics be enough for HD playpack (1080p)?
If I add later a discrete GPU, would I also be able to play games at 1080p?

Marine-RX179 · 13 Jan 2013 at 10:08

yannis76 said:
Some more questions:

Since gaming in 1080p is something I am interested, I am leaning towards the Intel route with discrete GPU in the future. I have come across the Celeron G530 which seems a great value. Would this CPU and its HD graphics be enough for HD playpack (1080p)?
If I add later a discrete GPU, would I also be able to play games at 1080p?

I see you got two threads going...anyway:
Just a thought:

A10 5800K = £95 (Capable of acceptable gaming up to 1680 res)
vs
Pentium G640 SandyBridge dual-core 2.80GHz = £50
+
2nd hand HD6850/5850/GTX460 1GB = £50~£55 = total £100~£105 (Capable of acceptable gaming up to 1920 res)

yannis76 · 13 Jan 2013 at 12:29

lets continue this discussion on this thread:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18478491

Thank you