Is the AMD A-series or the FX-series good for gaming?

[James Convento]

First, sorry if I have wrong typo and english because im not that good at it.
Anyway, im a gamer and I want to build a new CPU.
So is the 2 processors that is mentioned above good for gaming?
And also can you give me some budget motherboards and Video cards and some suggestion on RAM?
And I forgot to mentioned about the game I play.
I play games like crysis bioshock TF2 and all other graphic intensive games.
Feel free in suggestions on processors.
and again, sorry for my english im a Filipino.

 

[stickmansam]

For sheer gaming the FX is better since it has higehr end CPU's

Whats your budget and where can you buy from?

 

[clutchc]

+1^
They are both good, but the FX-4300, 6300, 8xxx are the better ones. The A10-5xxx are still OK, though.
The resolution of your monitor will help determine the card you need for good game play.

 

[James Convento]

For sheer gaming the FX is better since it has higehr end CPU's

Whats your budget and where can you buy from?

Well I live in the philippines.
But for the budget I want it to be more of an inexpensive gaming rig (sorry if the grammar is wrong) is it okay to be at the price range of $299-$399?
And one more question, what do you mean by sheer gaming (sorry if you think its a stupid question though)

 

[James Convento]

+1^
They are both good, but the FX-4300, 6300, 8xxx are the better ones. The A10-5xxx are still OK, though.
The resolution of your monitor will help determine the card you need for good game play.

Thanks for your answer, but how would my monitor determine the card I need for good game play? how about 1280X720?

 

[stickmansam]

For 1280x720, the 7750 is good for your needs

The more pixels on the monitor, the stronger the card needed. Higher settings also require stronger cards

Haha I sometimes add adjectives 😛 It means for only gaming use [and video editting/encoding+intense server+HPC], the FX are better but for basic home use like web browsing and office use the A series is the cheaper and more suitable option. Also depends on your budget as low end FX is about same CPU performance as high end A8/A10

$400 won't get you that far in terms of gaming but will be fine. What are the prices like in the philipines?

I would look into a FX4300 + 7750 + 8gb of ram
But if you're tight on a budget an A8-5600(k) + 7750 + 8gb of ram would do about as well
And if things are really pricey, an a10 5800k + 8gb of ram would do fine for 720p gaming

 

[James Convento]

For 1280x720, the 7750 is good for your needs

The more pixels on the monitor, the stronger the card needed. Higher settings also require stronger cards

Haha I sometimes add adjectives 😛 It means for only gaming use [and video editting/encoding+intense server+HPC], the FX are better but for basic home use like web browsing and office use the A series is the cheaper and more suitable option. Also depends on your budget as low end FX is about same CPU performance as high end A8/A10

$400 won't get you that far in terms of gaming but will be fine. What are the prices like in the philipines?

I would look into a FX4300 + 7750 + 8gb of ram
But if you're tight on a budget an A8-5600(k) + 7750 + 8gb of ram would do about as well
And if things are really pricey, an a10 5800k + 8gb of ram would do fine for 720p gaming

For the Price that you are asking here's a link http://pcx.com.ph/
Well for 720p I think its fine but will the gameplay be smooth with many activities going on? and will I have improved performance if I overlock my video card and processor?

 

[stickmansam]

You'll usually get some performance by overclocking but really depends on how your specific rig is relative to the game

I'm gonna make the assumption that 4000 pesos =100USD

 

[stickmansam]

grab something like this
http://pcx.com.ph/components/processors/amd-llano-a8-5600k-3-6ghz.html
http://pcx.com.ph/components/graphic-cards-1/powercolor-hd7770-1gb-ddr5-hdmi.html
http://pcx.com.ph/components/motherboards-1/gigabyte-ga-f2a55m-ds2-motherboard.html

 

[James Convento]

You'll usually get some performance by overclocking but really depends on how your specific rig is relative to the game

I'm gonna make the assumption that 4000 pesos =100USD

Yep, your right about that assumption.
Hmm, can be there any chances about spending atleast less than $400? for assembling a gaming rig?

 

[James Convento]

grab something like this
http://pcx.com.ph/components/processors/amd-llano-a8-5600k-3-6ghz.html
http://pcx.com.ph/components/graphic-cards-1/powercolor-hd7770-1gb-ddr5-hdmi.html
http://pcx.com.ph/components/motherboards-1/gigabyte-ga-f2a55m-ds2-motherboard.html

Thanks, but I have a question again (Sorry for being a noob just in case) 😀 Can the processor be more faster if it is AMD phenom II x4?
just asking.

 

[stickmansam]

Well the cpu+ mb + gpu is about $300

http://pcx.com.ph/components/processors/amd-llano-a8-5600k-3-6ghz.html
http://pcx.com.ph/components/graphic-cards-1/powercolor-hd7770-1gb-ddr5-hdmi.html
http://pcx.com.ph/components/motherboards-1/gigabyte-ga-f2a55m-ds2-motherboard.html

And then ram is about $70
http://pcx.com.ph/components/memory/g-skill-ripjaws-8gb-1600-12800cl9d-2x4.html

and cheap HDD is about $60
http://pcx.com.ph/components/storage/internal-hard-drives/500gb-wdigital-blue.html

and cheap but decent psu @ 50

http://pcx.com.ph/components/power-supplies/fsp-raider-80-bronze-550w.html

So that is about $500

 

[stickmansam]

you can swap down to 7750 to hit $450

http://pcx.com.ph/powercolor-hd7750-1gb-ddr5-hdmi.html

or grab the a10 5800k and cut out the 7750 and hit about $400

 

[James Convento]

you can swap down to 7750 to hit $450

http://pcx.com.ph/powercolor-hd7750-1gb-ddr5-hdmi.html

or grab the a10 5800k and cut out the 7750 and hit about $400

I would probably stick up with 7770 and for the processors that you've said can the AMD Phenom II x4 be much more faster?

 

[stickmansam]

For 720p, you likely won't notice any idfference between the 7750 and the 7770

The phneom II x4 will do fine too but I didn't see any on the site you linked

 

[James Convento]

For 720p, you likely won't notice any idfference between the 7750 and the 7770

The phneom II x4 will do fine too but I didn't see any on the site you linked

Hehe sorry 'bout that site though it isn't that complete despite I go to the store personally but for all the processors you've mentiones what is the processor that performs best for gaming? (without thinking about the budget)

 

[stickmansam]

The A8 and a10 are about the same

The phenom iix4 is slightly faster than the a8/a10

 

[James Convento]

The A8 and a10 are about the same

The phenom iix4 is slightly faster than the a8/a10

Is that so? so from the price their, is the phenom x4 less expensive?

 

[stickmansam]

That is because the a8 and a10 include an GPU on them. This means the a10 5800k can play games at 720p without requiring an separate GPU

 

[James Convento]

That is because the a8 and a10 include an GPU on them. This means the a10 5800k can play games at 720p without requiring an separate GPU

Let aside the budget.
But when it comes to performance will the phenom II x4 be more efficient and will have more fast performance in Graphic intensive games with the parts that you've suggested?

 

[stickmansam]

The phenom II x4 will be slightly faster or on par with the a8/a10

 

[James Convento]

The phenom II x4 will be slightly faster or on par with the a8/a10

Will the phenom II x4 cost less?

 

[stickmansam]

I can't tell since it's not on the site you linked

In the states, the am3+ and fm2 mb's cost about the same while the phenom is about $10-20 less than the a8

 

[James Convento]

I can't tell since it's not on the site you linked

In the states, the am3+ and fm2 mb's cost about the same while the phenom is about $10-20 less than the a8

That helps too!
Just asking if this RAM ok? Kingston Hyper X 4gb Genesis (1800C9D3K2/4G) 2x2

 

[8350rocks]

I can't tell since it's not on the site you linked

In the states, the am3+ and fm2 mb's cost about the same while the phenom is about $10-20 less than the a8

That helps too!
Just asking if this RAM ok? Kingston Hyper X 4gb Genesis (1800C9D3K2/4G) 2x2

if it's DDR3 RAM it should be fine, I haven't time at the moment to look up the part number.