ITX AMD?

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Dave0w

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basicley i want a low cost ITX system that will play some game on mid settings like BF3, MW2. is it posible to do it with AMD

i have a GTX 480 if i use this set up would it play games.

ASRock FM2A75M-ITX AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX
AMD Athlon X4 740 3.20GHz (Socket FM2) Trinity Quad Core Processor
Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz

i know the CPU is getting some stick for not having a i-GPU but for ppl that want ITX on a budget the only choice is FM2 so in the case the athlon 740 makes seance as the i-GPU in the other FM2 range is not upto must on the gaming front is it?

Or would this play game in mid setting without the GTX 480

AMD A8-5500 3.20GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor
ASRock FM2A75M-ITX AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX
Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-15000C9 1866MHz
 
 
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The Athlon II X4 740 lacks an IGP and costs £54. For a multi-threaded game like BF3,it would be a better choice than a Pentium dual core,as even The Tech Report showed that even in BF3 SP,the IB based G2120 had much worse figures than even older AMD and Intel 4 thread CPUs.

The OP does not need to invest in 1866MHZ for the Athlon II X4 740,as 1600MHZ DDR3 should probably be fine,even though the 1866MHZ they have mentioned is a very good price ATM.

Having said that,the GTX480 probably would not be a great choice for a mini-ITX rig anyway,so perhaps the OP should consider going for a mATX or a smaller ATX rig??
 
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