Amd A10 5800k Compatibility

[MPenna]

Hi, i'm interested in buying a Amd a10 5800k, i've already got and Radeon HD 7700.
Are the two compatible for crossfire?

 

[excella1221]

No, the strongest card you can Crossfire with Trinity APUs would be the HD 6670. If you've already got a 7700, then get an actual CPU. What motherboard are you currently in?

P.S - For some reason, when I clicked on this topic, it kept redirecting me to the topics list page. Had to manually copy paste the URL in the browser.

 

[MPenna]

Yeah, same here, and i've got a horrible motherboard, H61M-p31 MSI Mobo, I was going to order GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H FM2 with the 5800k if my 7700 was compatible, seeming i've only got 270 bucks..so what would you do? but I really wanted a new motherboard ranging from 100-130 bucks or I could keep my crappy motherboard, and just get a really good LGA 1155 Socket Processor

 

[MPenna]

Best answer selected by MPenna.

 

[excella1221]

$270? That's plenty.

Intel:
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=I3-3220BOX&c=CJ
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157302&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
You can even get an i5-3350P or i5-3470 if you liked.

AMD:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0058HUQJ0/?tag=pcpapi-20
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113286&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
Same here, you can get an FX-8320.

 

[MPenna]

Thanks , which would you go with personally? the intel or AMD set?

 

[excella1221]

I'd go with an i5 for a gaming rig.

If you do some video rendering, photo processing, or any multi-threaded workloads, I'd get the FX-8320.

 

[MPenna]

thanks ill be choosing the i5, probably get a hyper 212 evo aswell once i get the spare cash