In need of advices

owltape

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Hey , thanks for taking the time . Let me get to it .

I''m building a pc dedicated to gaming mostly and so far i've been PS platform guy. So this is my first build. I am on a budget so I a trying to do the best I possibly can with the funds i have available .
So far the choices i have made towards this build are as follow :

Processor (CPU)
AMD A10-7800 Quad Core APU (3.5GHz) & Radeon™ R7 Series Graphics

Motherboard
ASUS® A88XM-PLUS: (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 6Gb/s)

Memory (RAM)
8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P (1 x 8GB)

Graphics Card
Integrated AMD Radeon HD 8000 / R7 Series Graphics

Hard Disk
1TB 3.5" SEAGATE SSHD, SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM (64MB + 8GB SSD CACHE)

Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY

Processor Cooling
Corsair H55 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler

Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (Standart)
or
Asus Xonar DGX 5.1-Channel Gaming Audio Card (Possible substitute)

Networking
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
[going with this set atm as I am thinking of using an ITP system - might change/add a wi-fi card]

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And I already have a compatible case . Now what I'm seeking is to know if this build is appropriate (as in proper compatibility mostly) and if possible any ways I could improve it so as to have the best experience in long gaming sessions . I do plan on runing games such as The Crew , GTA V , Cyberpunk 2077 , NFS , (which are still to be released, i know, but you can grasp and idea of what i'll be after to be able to support) , and some current and old games etc etc . Moving on .
Like mentioned above I unfortunately am on a budget , I am currently setting my max at 800€ - which should be around 630£ , and around 1000$ - and i don't really have the possibily to move those numbers all that much .
So , with that said , all help , comments and advices will be highly appreciated ! I'll be looking forward to read all posted comments , thank you . Cheers .
 
remove the hydro cooler...use a evo 212 cooler it work just as well and is cheaper. spend little more cash on a larger power supply so you wont have to remove it if you buy at a latter time a gpu. the intel g3258 with two cores or an i3 is faster in games then the amd apu. the down side is you have to pay a little more for a gpu.
 
BIOS 1302 needs to be on that mobo before it supports that CPU. This may or may not be on it when you get it.

So to be safe whoever youre getting it from, I would see if they could flash the BIOS first, before they send it

AMD A10-7800 (FM2+, AD7800YBI44JA, rev.A1, 3.5GHz, L2:2M, GCN Radeon R7, 65W) ALL 1302
 
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($232.94 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($73.80 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($349.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $961.68
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-08 02:41 EDT-0400
 

owltape

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I heeded those advices , and first off thank you for them .

@smorizio - thanks for the tip i was unaware i could get that same quality for less .

@Paul NZ - wow , I hadn't even considered that . The builders i was using were PCSPECIALIST (UK based) ,nontheless, I believe they would be prompt to provide all that might be necessary towards that build. But thank you for the heads up.

@rockie_ - as you do seem to be quite knowledgeable I did appreciate you're suggestion. Honest thanks.
But I went ahead and mocked up another one on my own applying new changes , do you feel this build could be better?

CPU - AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor $179.99
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler $36.99
Motherboard - ASRock 990FX Killer ATX AM3+ Motherboard $134.99
Memory - G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory $81.99
Storage - Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive $77.99
Video Card - MSI Radeon R9 280X 6GB TWIN FROZR Video Card $369.99
Power Suply - SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply $79.99
Sound Card - Asus Xonar DGX 24-bit 96 KHz Sound Card $37.99
Case - Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case $69.99
**Total**
[Price at base values] $1069.91
[Price includes shipping, taxes, and discounts when available at pcpartpicker.com] $993.72

( This would also be open for anyone to way in - thank you . )