Need the cheapest build possible for Minecraft at 30+ Fps at medium settings

[kiwi king]

Title says it all. Thanks in advance!

 

[zemiak]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($78.99 @ Mac Mall)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport XT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.66 @ OutletPC)
Case: Sentey CS1-1398 PLUS ATX Mid Tower Case ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($19.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ Microcenter)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $452.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-09 23:32 EST-0500)

I included a copy of Windows 7 because I didn't know if you would need it. This should run minecraft much better than you need, 100-300 fps on max settings probably. If you're doing any recording you can still expect over 50fps on max. If you don't need the Windows 7 disk than you can take it out and save $85, making it about $367 total. You could even play Battlefield 4 on medium settings at 50 - 60fps

 

[kiwi king]

A $500 dollar pc that can run BF4 at 50 Fps? Boy, this is a find! Thanks!

 

[numanator]

Wait, where is the graphics card in that build? Don't know much about minecraft's system requirements but I am positive that BF4 wont run max without a GPU.

 

[kiwi king]

Numanator, if zemiak is wrong, how many Fps would I get on low settings? (BF4)

 

[JustANewUser]

You'd need a gpu first... Or do you have one?

 

[kiwi king]

If you're new here, the AMD A10 is one of their APUs, which are processors with integrated graphics inside the actual processor.

No, I don't have a GPU with me.

 

[Maximanders]

I really doubt the A10 can play BF4 at max with the integrated graphics card. It can certainly play Minecraft, but I doubt it would play BF4 at max.

 

[kiwi king]

Zemiak and I did not say anything about running BF4 at MAX....

 

[numanator]

First off, sorry misread about max settings.

So did a little digging, and found on this thread that the A10-5800K is roughly the equivalent of a GTX 540 or HD 5570 (uses HD 7660D integrated graphics)
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353751-28-5800k-dedicated-graphics-card-equivalent

This link has benchmarks for the integrated chip on battlefield 3, Low Quality at 25 FPS and Medium Quality at about 20 FPS
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/graphics/display/amd-trinity-graphics_6.html#sect3

So I doubt you could do 50 FPS medium on BF4 but couldn't find benchmarks for it.

I'm not an expert, just thought that 50 FPS BF4 sounded a bit out there for an APU, but it should be enough for your original question which is minecraft at 30 fps, medium settings.

Edit: Read on a BF4 forum that a guy was getting 20-30 fps if lucky with the A10-5800k and 8 GB DDR3 RAM
http://battlelog.medalofhonor.com/bf4/forum/threadview/2955064767486258048/

 

[kiwi king]

How well would it do with Call of Duty Black Ops II?

 

[numanator]

http://www.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/AMD+Radeon+HD+7660D/games
This shows what the APU can and cant run, but its about a year old so doesnt have newer games on it. It says that it could run COD BO II at recommended settings so should be ok.

Personally i would recommend a discrete GPU but im not great at picking out parts yet (dont have much experience picking mobos or CPUs), but someone could probably recommend a good solution in your price range.

 

[chrisinmo2]

I notice that for the PSU you have Micro center as the source. If Micro center is an option for the OP he will be able to get an A10 Kaveri 7850K and motherboard combo cheaper than the APU / MB combo price in the best answer build above. The A10 7850 bundled with an Asus A88MX MB combo will be right at $175 after taxes. Slight gain in the APU with the benefit of Mantle support and stronger graphics on the chip for no additional cost.

Here is a youtube video showing COD BO2 at low settings 1080P on the A10 7850K https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhUa2j7iIHU

 

[JustANewUser]

If you're new here, the AMD A10 is one of their APUs, which are processors with integrated graphics inside the actual processor.

No, I don't have a GPU with me.

Seriousy? Are you going to use an integrated GPU? I highly recommend you to buy one...

 

[kiwi king]

If you're new here, the AMD A10 is one of their APUs, which are processors with integrated graphics inside the actual processor.

No, I don't have a GPU with me.

Seriousy? Are you going to use an integrated GPU? I highly recommend you to buy one...

I thought you didn't know about integrated graphics. What does 'seriousy' mean?

 

[JustANewUser]

Meh, people have writing mistakes... No one is perfect.

 

[kiwi king]

I don't want this to be a BF4 discussion, as I recall my first post.

 

[HMS-ratters]

Back to the OP's question, an APU will do just fine for minecraft. Minecraft's performance is really only limited by the CPU and GPU has little effect. From my little experience I noticed no change in minecrafts performance after switching from a HD 6670 to an R9 280x which is a huge leap. All new AMD APU's will be sufficient to run minecraft and in the case of the A10-7850k and its bros with mantle can even run bf4 on low, maybe mid settings without a discrete GPU