Review my A10 Kaveri Build

[jediTT]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2QabP
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2QabP/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2QabP/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus A88X-PLUS ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($106.48 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($169.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Diamond Radeon R7 250 1GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill GALAXY-02-A ATX Mid Tower Case ($52.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $674.41
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-09 13:59 EST-0500)


I am building a entry level gaming rig centered around the A10-7850K. I know people are skeptical about the new AMD APUs and will tell me how I can do better with a FX or i5 build but I like the technology and the prospect of where it's going. I would like to keep my budget somewhere around what it is now ($650) if I could possibly get it closer to $500 without sacrificing too much that'd be great. I don't have a HDD on the shopping list because I have a 2 TB 7200 RPM WD already I am planning on using until I can snag a SSD on newegg at a later date. I am planning on running dual graphics with the R7 and the built in GPU from the APU. The card listed is a Diamond. The one I originally chose was a Sapphire but it isn't listed on pcpartpicker for some reason. I am planning on overclocking, not to the extreme but at least to 4 Ghz on the CPU, not sure with the 2 GPUs. I would like to be able to overclock the memory but I have to do a bit more research. I'm on the fence about are which R7 250 should I go with and which brand memory. I am also wondering if the stock cooler+case fans will be sufficient when I overclock and if the PSU I chose will be beefy enough. I have read the Kaveri loves high speed ram so I chose 16gb and 2133. Please any input or changes are appreciated as I'm probably buying something along these lines tomorrow.

 

[Dylias]

16 gb ram is a overkill, most games only use 4 gb (max) so 8 gb is enough. Also the videocard is not so good, it will run crysis 3 on medium with 17 fps (a bit more in combination with the A10 graphics but still low). I would save money on the CPU (because dual graphics with your cpu and videocard won't work so well) and the ram (8 gb instead of 16 gb) and go for the GTX 760 or GTX660, the 660 only costs 180 dollars and will run games like BF4 on high. The rest of the build looks good!

 

[h2323]

Na, its good, the performance with the 250 and apu is better then people think. I use up to 10gb of ram all the time, always amazes me when people say its overkill. To make it a bit better get 2400 ram, a small water cooler, they are 50 bucks and a 250x.