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axillarypuma

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So I'm going to Panama this December and wanted to build a PC, but with my budget it's cheaper if it's one that's already built, now I know that normally it's better to build one yourself, but because the parts are a little more expensive in Panama, and because I'm a minor and they charge me 100$ for a guide I don't need at the airport, and a 60 or 45$ entry fee, my budget got too tight so I had to look for something cheaper, and I found a pretty good deal. Or at least I think so:

-AMD a10 6800k 4.1ghz
-8gb ddr3 1600mhz
-1TB sata2 hdd
-Radeon HD 8670D integrated graphics (I'm planning to change this next year, so suggestions are welcome).
the only thing that kinda worries me is that the motherboard isn't shown anywhere. So I don't know the model.

also comes with mouse keyboard and speakers( normally I wouldn't really want that but my mouse, keyboard and speakers are really used and old).

the total price is 478$.

EDIT: I forgot to mention I want the pc mainly to play mobas and MMOs, if I'm able to play relatively new games that's just a plus.
so what do you think?
If you need more information I could provide more I think.
 

masticina

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It will do.

Now true some MOBA's and MMO's have better graphic effects then others have so in some you might have to lower graphic quality. But yeah the HD 8670D isn't the worst. It certainly will play those games! Now how smooth will it be if you up the graphic effects is a second question.

And the AMD APU really can use fast memory. How faster the memory how more performance out of those APU's.
1600 is kinda well not as fast as these babies can go. Having 2400Mhz memory will certainly give you some more frames.

These processors are pretty much in love with memory bandwidth. And untill you can put in a 250x to give it a little helping the APU will need whatever memory bandwidth you can give it.

On an Intel platform memory bandwidth doesn't seems to matter that much. But on an AMD APU, well.. lets say we are talking real life differences. Going from 40frames in battlefield 4 up to around 80. Just by using quite a bit faster memory.

Have fun in Panama
 

Rosiv

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axillarypuma said:
So I'm going to Panama this December and wanted to build a PC, but with my budget it's cheaper if it's one that's already built, now I know that normally it's better to build one yourself, but because the parts are a little more expensive in Panama, and because I'm a minor and they charge me 100$ for a guide I don't need at the airport, and a 60 or 45$ entry fee, my budget got too tight so I had to look for something cheaper, and I found a pretty good deal. Or at least I think so:

-AMD a10 6800k 4.1ghz
-8gb ddr3 1600mhz
-1TB sata2 hdd
-Radeon HD 8670D integrated graphics (I'm planning to change this next year, so suggestions are welcome).
the only thing that kinda worries me is that the motherboard isn't shown anywhere. So I don't know the model.

also comes with mouse keyboard and speakers( normally I wouldn't really want that but my mouse, keyboard and speakers are really used and old).

the total price is 478$.

EDIT: I forgot to mention I want the pc mainly to play mobas and MMOs, if I'm able to play relatively new games that's just a plus.
so what do you think?
If you need more information I could provide more I think.
I use the same APU, its alright. I can run guildwars 2 on medium settings with about 30 fps. It drops to around 20 in very active instances. I also tried saints row 2, and ran it above medium, as well as skyrim, and skyrim only had ever so slight stuttering at around 20-30fps I belive.

I'm not sure how well new games would work for the apu, but I as me games circa 2008 should be fine, although I'm not an expert.