Best option for me regarding gaming PCs.

[ThunderChicken]

Hey guys, I'm new to this site and already find it quite welcoming. The main reason I joined this site s because I'm fed up of my PC with it's 2.4GHz dual core processor and it's radeon x1600 series graphics card. I need help deciding what to do regarding buying a new PC without spending too much cash on it. I'm looking for a PC that can run games such as Garry's mod, magicka, borderlands and possibly if you can planetside 2 which again, doesn't cost too much. The maximum price I'm willing to go to is probably £600. I'd be very grateful if you answered this question as I'm totally confused thanks in advance, ThunderChicken.

 

[lazyboy947]

I think an AMD A10 5800k would suffice, if not hybrid crossfire with a 6670, $130cpu, $60-80 motherboard, $60 in 8gb ram as the apu likes higher speed ram, case ur choice, corsair cx430 $40, hdd if not reusing, $60-100, dvd r/w if uneed $20. 6670, $60-80 if needed puts at maybe $600 USD or 450 euros.

If u want to reach ur 600 euros/800usd could go with a higher end dedicated gpu and better cpu as a i3/fx 6300 or i5 if possible

Also wat resolution would u be using?

 

[ThunderChicken]

Ummm I'm not sure what resolution I'd be using, maybe 1280x800? Otherwise, thanks for the help man, I'll search all of these components up and see if they're worth buying.

 

[lazyboy947]

For some comparisons the a10 igpu 7660d compares to a 9800gt 1gb, and the hyrbrid 7660d+6670hd is about a hd 6770. The igpu prefers faster ram as thats what it uses so would get 1866 minimum, and the igpu can be set to use 1gb 2gb of the ram and i think defaults to 512mb i dont remember

 

[ThunderChicken]

Ok, and all of these components are compatible with a motherboard? Which one do you recommend?

 

[iceclock]

do u need windows?

 

[ThunderChicken]

Preferably, yeah

 

[ThunderChicken]

For some comparisons the a10 igpu 7660d compares to a 9800gt 1gb, and the hyrbrid 7660d+6670hd is about a hd 6770. The igpu prefers faster ram as thats what it uses so would get 1866 minimum, and the igpu can be set to use 1gb 2gb of the ram and i think defaults to 512mb i dont remember

Also, which one of these do you recommend? And gives the best performance

 

[iceclock]

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/CW84
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/CW84/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/CW84/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-4300 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£89.99 @ Novatech)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.45 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£56.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£40.87 @ Dabs)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£57.59 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: HIS Radeon HD 7850 2GB Video Card (£155.99 @ Overclockers.co.uk)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£47.94 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£47.99 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer (£12.98 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£65.99 @ Aria PC)
Total: £601.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-02-12 00:57 GMT+0000)

 

[ThunderChicken]

Thanks a lot for this!

 

[iceclock]

anytime bro