Budget AMD gaming system

mgsolidus

mgsolidus

Enthusiast
case - COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
cpu - AMD A10-5800K Quad Core APU (3.8GHz) & Radeon™ HD 7660D Graphics
motherboard - ASUS® F2A55-M LE: (M-ATX, DDR3, USB2.0, SATA 3Gb/s)
ram - 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
graphics card - 1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6670 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - DX® 11
hdd - 500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
power supply - 450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
cooling - Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe AMD CPU Cooler (£19)
network - WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)

Questions:

Will the built in Radeon 7660D work together with the Radeon 6670?
Is the power supply powerful enough?
Would you change any parts?

Thanks.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-4100 Quad Core CPU (3.60GHz/4MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3 (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 3Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (1 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
2GB AMD RADEON™ HD7870 - DVI,HDMI,2 mDP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 4 Capable
Free Item
FREE BIOSHOCK INFINITE & TOMB RAIDER with AMD 7850/7870 GPUs!
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2013
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £504.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/DwXaVTBK_s/
 
mgsolidus

mgsolidus

Enthusiast
8gb of RAM is needed, so is the wireless pci card. Adding those to your build takes it over my budget even more.
I don't suppose you know the answer to my main question, "Will the built in Radeon 7660D work together with the Radeon 6670?"
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
mgsolidus said:
8gb of RAM is needed, so is the wireless pci card. Adding those to your build takes it over my budget even more.
I don't suppose you know the answer to my main question, "Will the built in Radeon 7660D work together with the Radeon 6670?"
Click to expand...

I found this online, it seems it is possible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQtC9YvABEY
If it is for gaming, I would still consider the FX-4100 with the HD 7850 to allow for the wireless card (sorry I missed that), and for gaming 4gb should be fine. You can always add more ram later on, the HD 7850 will offer significant improvement gaming wise compare to the 7660 + HD 6670.
 
mgsolidus

mgsolidus

Enthusiast
I modified your setup a little, how is it?

Case
COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-6100 Six Core CPU (3.30GHz/6MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3 (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 3Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
4GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P(2 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7770 - DVI,HDMI,DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 60 Day Trial of Microsoft® Office® 2013
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £445.00 including VAT and delivery.

Would I not need better cooling?
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
If it is for gaming and your budget is up to £500 I'd suggest putting more emphasis on the gpu.
 
mgsolidus

mgsolidus

Enthusiast
Nearly always Minecraft though, I'll probably never play anything resource intensive like BF3.
I can replace the above setup with a 2gb GTX 650 ti if that's better?
 
mgsolidus

mgsolidus

Enthusiast
Guys, I'm sorry for triple posting, but after much research on the cpu, gpu, power supply, cooling, and gaming performance, this is the system I have configured within my budget.
I am only posting again incase there is anything critically wrong with it. Here it is,

Case
COOLERMASTER SILEO 500 QUIET MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-6300 Six Core CPU (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A78L-M/USB3 (M-ATX, DDR3, USB 3.0, 3Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
4GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P(2 x 2GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD7770 - DVI,HDMI,DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 16MB CACHE
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI CARD (£16)
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

Price: £476.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/R67HUN7WMS/

If I'm told this system will work just fine, I will buy it. :yes:
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Looks fine, if it is for gaming the FX-4170/FX-4100 will be fine but I don't think there is much difference in price between them and the FX-6300.
 
mgsolidus

mgsolidus

Enthusiast
Exactly why I chose the 6300, for the extra cores and performance at such a small price, I'd be silly not to.
One last thing, I am hoping to connect this to my TV. HDMI to HDMI will work right? Or will I need VGA converters and such?
Thanks for your help, I'll be posting reviews when I have it.
 
K

Karnor00

Bright Spark
4GB of RAM is fine for gaming, but you did mention earlier in the thread that you needed 8GB of RAM. Just thought I'd mention it as your current spec only has 4GB.
 
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