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building my first cheap but upgradable gaming pc

kiryo

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Apr 21, 2016
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I'm building my first "cheap" gaming pc and i have researched about stuffs and their price. Anyone can help me with my hardware?
here's my list (you can recommend better and cheap parts):
cpu: amd a10-7850k
video card: GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2gb Storm OC
mobo: asus a88xm-a micro atx fm2+
ram: 2x 2gb ddr3-1600
storage: 1TB 7200rpm
psu: (pls recommend)
 
Solution
Picking an FM2+ motherboard and an A10 CPU will not get you any upgrades.

If you want an upgradable system, get one based on the latest Intel 1151 chipset paired with an i3-6100 CPU.
The best place in my opinion to answer this question is pcpartpicker because they can show you if your components are compatible and also show you the prices of the components on different websites like newegg and such plus since it shows you which parts are compatible you can just browse through and see which parts you wont mind switching in for something else