what kind of upgrade should i make?

[Muhamad Mustaqim Hashim]

my current spec is
AMD A8 5600K
A88X G45 FM2+ GAMING LIMITED EDITON MOTHERBOARD
MSI R7 260X OC VERSION
KINGSTON KV1600Rx2 8GBS RAM
WD 500GBS HDD
WD 1TBS HDD
HITACHI 500GBS HDD
EDVAN 550 TRUE POWER
PHILLIPS 18.5 INCH LED MONITOR
LOGITECH G105 GAMING KEYBOARD
AVF AGM X1 GAMING MOUSE

what kind of updgrade should i make next? can you all help me?

 

[Bad_Kitty13]

with your setup it is almost to the limit i would recommend upgrading. the APU's dont do well with gpu's above a 750 ti/260x. most likely you are already bottlenecking. i would save up money and sell your current setup and go for a new build with a real cpu that can handle dedicated cards

 

[logainofhades]

New cpu and motherboard. There really isn't a better CPU for you, and you cannot really go much higher on GPU without bottlenecking. If gaming is your concern, that would be where you should start. If you are fairly happy with gaming performance, a Crucial M500 SSD would be nice.

 

[boosted1g]

Do you do anything besides game with the computer?

Is there a specific reason/shortfall for why you want ot ugrade?

An SSD drive would help system speed greatly, but do almost nothing for gaming.

A better graphics card would help for gaming.

Other upgrade would be to ditch the APU and switch to a better fx serires CPU/Mothboard

 

[Muhamad Mustaqim Hashim]

with your setup it is almost to the limit i would recommend upgrading. the APU's dont do well with gpu's above a 750 ti/260x. most likely you are already bottlenecking. i would save up money and sell your current setup and go for a new build with a real cpu that can handle dedicated cards

i dont know if someone would offer me a good price for my spec... i want to ask you, if i upgrade my apu frm a8 5600k to a10 7850k its is good move? i like to do overclocking, but to get a new spec it will kill my pocket.... help me please

 

[Nitro192]

The only upgrade id personally make is the processor because for next gen gaming im not a fan of the A8s but with Mantel coming out soon, it might no be a problem in the future. The rest is pretty up to date, when i bought my i5 3570k and GTX 760, i started putting my money into the look.

Went and bought an NZXT phantom cooling case with 8 Blue LED fans, Blue diodes, Water Cooling kit, fan controllers, there's so much to customize.

 

[logainofhades]

Getting the 7850k is not going to give you enough improvement to even remotely justify the cost. You are pretty much at a dead end with your current platform. For a similar price of a 7850k you could get a superior haswell i3 4130 and an H81 board, maybe even a B85 pro4. Your current chip is slower, clock for clock, than an old Phenom II and the 7850k matches it at best. Not worth the cost.

H81 would be cheaper.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.93 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $188.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 15:25 EDT-0400)



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $179.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 15:26 EDT-0400)

 

[Muhamad Mustaqim Hashim]

New cpu and motherboard. There really isn't a better CPU for you, and you cannot really go much higher on GPU without bottlenecking. If gaming is your concern, that would be where you should start. If you are fairly happy with gaming performance, a Crucial M500 SSD would be nice.

yeah true, but my mobo support 3 way crossfire, i think maybe the ssd is a good upgrade for me, because my windows system rating rate my pc almost all 7.7 and up but disk data transfer only quite low 6.2

 

[Muhamad Mustaqim Hashim]

Do you do anything besides game with the computer?

Is there a specific reason/shortfall for why you want ot ugrade?

An SSD drive would help system speed greatly, but do almost nothing for gaming.

A better graphics card would help for gaming.

Other upgrade would be to ditch the APU and switch to a better fx serires CPU/Mothboard

i would like to add ssd, should i crossfire my gpu?

 

[logainofhades]

No FM2 or FM2+ chip is capable of doing CF very well. They just are not fast enough. You are a very inferior platform. It is a mainstream user platform, not a high performance gaming one.

 

[Muhamad Mustaqim Hashim]

Getting the 7850k is not going to give you enough improvement to even remotely justify the cost. You are pretty much at a dead end with your current platform. For a similar price of a 7850k you could get a superior haswell i3 4130 and an H81 board, maybe even a B85 pro4. Your current chip is slower, clock for clock, than an old Phenom II and the 7850k matches it at best. Not worth the cost.

H81 would be cheaper.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.93 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $188.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 15:25 EDT-0400)



PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ TigerDirect)
Total: $179.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 15:26 EDT-0400)

do you think so? now i feel regret with my decision making this rig, but amd would like to introduce the mantle, and think amd processor much more easier to overclock...

 

[Bad_Kitty13]

yes no APU can handle any crossfire. i suggest either selling your pc and combing money you have saved and getting a proper gaming setup or getting a new mobo/cpu

 

[logainofhades]

Mantle isn't widely available yet. You cannot overclock an i3. Even with overclocking, your chip is not going to overtake an i3 4130. Your APU, clock for clock, is the same as a 750k for CPU performance. As you can see here, it cannot even beat an older ivy i3.

 

[Muhamad Mustaqim Hashim]

maybe im quite typical amd fanboy, but lots of my friends says that amd would do great on gaming and intel for home use work, and graphic design. can you make a new rig for me by using intel processor? my budget is $600 dollar for my third rig.

 

[logainofhades]

maybe im quite typical amd fanboy, but lots of my friends says that amd would do great on gaming and intel for home use work, and graphic design. can you make a new rig for me by using intel processor? my budget is $600 dollar for my third rig.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($118.93 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B85 Pro4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Corsair 300R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $591.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 15:52 EDT-0400)

 

[logainofhades]

If you need windows too.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Hitachi Ultrastar 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.00 @ Amazon)
Video Card: PNY GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card ($159.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill FBM-01 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($27.99 @ Mwave)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Micro Center)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($15.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($84.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $609.92
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-25 15:53 EDT-0400)

 

[Muhamad Mustaqim Hashim]

nice rig dude, but some of the part maybe hard for me to get, because i live in malaysia. maybe i can swap some of the component with other part.

 

[Nitro192]

Mantle isn't widely available yet. You cannot overclock an i3. Even with overclocking, your chip is not going to overtake an i3 4130. Your APU, clock for clock, is the same as a 750k for CPU performance. As you can see here, it cannot even beat an older ivy i3.

This makes me really happy I bought a 3570k lol