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would a Amd a-10 5800k run Wow
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Hah yep, my bad. I think that was the case last time I checked.
It'd still be better to go fro the 1gb ddr5 model than the 2gb ddr3 models specced in this thread though.
WoW doesn't need anything amazing. An A10 5800K will be ok, Just don't expect to play on ultra with no dual graphics set up 
As others have said, pair it with a 6670 and you will get quite a significant upgrade on overall gaming performance and higher graphics settings.
As others have said, pair it with a 6670 and you will get quite a significant upgrade on overall gaming performance and higher graphics settings.
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These trinity chips can do some impressive things considering the cost. You can really boost performance by using high speed ram and as mentioned before going xfire with onboard graphics. CPU AND GPU overclocking will show impressive scaling with frame rates!
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x MSI A85XA-G65 AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £85.99
1 x Adata XPG Xtreme v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U2133XC4G10-2X) £59.99
1 x MSI HD 6670 2048MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card £59.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
Total : £357.86 (includes shipping : £10.00).
Leaves you £150 to spend on case and SSD or maybe a CPU cooler to help your overclock. There are cheaper motherboards but this one has the latest chipset and takes 2133MHz ram. normally these speeds don't really do much but in a trinity build, they really shine.
Would that setup be better for gaming than a C2D E6600 @2.4ghz with an ATI HD4870 1GB?
Also which CPU cooler would you recommend, without spending too much?
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Just read on another thread that WOW does WORSE on crossfire than single GPU.WoW doesn't need anything amazing. An A10 5800K will be ok, Just don't expect to play on ultra with no dual graphics set up
As others have said, pair it with a 6670 and you will get quite a significant upgrade on overall gaming performance and higher graphics settings.
For WOW, I would worry more about the Trinity CPU's single-threaded performance than the graphic.