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3/20/12 at 12:16am

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With the $15 MC coupon, I can snag the above named APU for the above mentioned price. I'd love to build a gun case PC (similar to, but not exactly the same as, the MOTM winner Lando), but I would also love to not put a discrete GPU in the thing. Would just the APU be enough power to drive games on what will likely be 1280x1024? (19" LCD screen). I'm not a graphics whore either. I currently play all games on low on my school laptop. I thought I read somewhere that you can actually get playable frames out of high resolutions in somewhat demanding games with an APU, but I just wanted to ask first. The price is a steal as well, no?

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3/20/12 at 12:31am

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im sure you'll will get adequate (30) fps at that resolution with low settings for BF3

take this bench with some salt

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/45050-amd-a6-3650-llano-apu-review-20.html

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4667/amds-a83850-up-to-26-faster-than-a63650

Edited by darkstar25 - 3/20/12 at 1:05am

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3/21/12 at 7:35am

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I might be looking at getting a CPU/Mobo bundle from MC instead, pushing off the Llano rig till a later date.

Is the 1045T worth $20 more than the 960T, which may or may not unlock into a hexacore? I would pair it with the GA-990FX-UD3 board regardless of what chip. Best board in a bundle (I think), and the best savings.

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Windows 7 Professional 64-bit	HP w2338h	Chicony KB-2961	SeaSonic X750 80+Gold
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3/21/12 at 12:02pm

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Liano is the way of the further and it will do all that your looking for your not big into grafics the A8 is your best bet

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3/21/12 at 12:09pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by truckerguy

Liano is the way of the further and it will do all that your looking for your not big into grafics the A8 is your best bet

Well, I meant that building a Llano rig that I originally asked about would be pushed off. I was asking about replacing my sig rig parts with one of those two AMD CPU's.

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FX-8120	ASUS Sabertooth 990FX	ASUS DirectCU GTX 460	2 x 4GB Samsung
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
128GB M4	250GB Seagate	1TB WD Black	LG 20X DualLayer
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit	HP w2338h	Chicony KB-2961	SeaSonic X750 80+Gold
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Interior	Logitech G9x	Razer Goliathus Extended	Razer Carcharias
Audio	Audio
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3/21/12 at 12:56pm

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your mobo won't handle the watage a 6 core uses anything above 80 watts and your really pushing it and nmost 6 cores and 4 cores start at 95 watts and can go as high as 140 watts when pushed you board was never built to handle that kind of power and going down that road will end very bad for that board but in the end its up to you

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Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR180GB	SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW	Sony BDUx10	Ibuypower AMD AM3 CPU Watercooling All-in-one s...
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3/21/12 at 5:42pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by truckerguy

My board only handles AM2. I would be getting a Gigabyte GA-FX990A-UD3 bundled with the CPU from Microcenter.

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128GB M4	250GB Seagate	1TB WD Black	LG 20X DualLayer
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit	HP w2338h	Chicony KB-2961	SeaSonic X750 80+Gold
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
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3/21/12 at 6:18pm

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ok then yes its a good board for a hex core the 960T is at its core the hex core and even if you cant get all 6 cores say you can only unlock 5 cores its going to be alot faster then the 1045 Id go with a 960T or buy a 1090T or 1100 used just make sure thecpu is less then 3 years old if you buy used AMD is awsome at rma and very fast I bought my 1090T off ebay for 95.00 it was DOA and AMD had me a brand new one in 5 days and payed for all shipping

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OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 PRO 32 bit	Dell ST2320LF 23-Inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD...	GIGABYTE GK-K6800	OCZ OCZ850GXSSLI GameXStream 850W
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Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR180GB	SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW	Sony BDUx10	Ibuypower AMD AM3 CPU Watercooling All-in-one s...
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 PRO 32 bit	Dell ST2320LF 23-Inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD...	GIGABYTE GK-K6800	OCZ OCZ850GXSSLI GameXStream 850W
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3/21/12 at 6:23pm

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sorry about double posting but for the same money your going to spend on the Gigabyte you can get a beter board

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131735R

that is if you can act fast that board wont be around long

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Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR180GB	SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW	Sony BDUx10	Ibuypower AMD AM3 CPU Watercooling All-in-one s...
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Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR180GB	SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW	Sony BDUx10	Ibuypower AMD AM3 CPU Watercooling All-in-one s...
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 PRO 32 bit	Dell ST2320LF 23-Inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD...	GIGABYTE GK-K6800	OCZ OCZ850GXSSLI GameXStream 850W
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3/23/12 at 12:48pm

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for a AMD Llano combo i would suggest you something like this or this as per your budget i know its not from MC but i think bundles have a look at for sure

as for X6 and the gigabyte combo if you are a pure AMD fanboy then go for a 1055T for 150$ and a 990FX-UD3 for ~140$ and if you dont mind intel then get a 25ook and a Extreme 3 gen3 for 257$

another thing this motherboard here
Refurnished : ASUS Crosshair IV Formula AM3 107$ is a epic on my sight the only thing is its AM3 socket motherboard

yet i though that might interest you

*edit*
just saw MC has 1045T for 110$ but its a in store pick up

but i would still recommend you a core i5 + Extreme3 Gen3 for 257$ OR a FX8120+ Gigabyte 99oFXA-UD3 @ 240$

Hope that helped

Edited by Tarun - 3/23/12 at 12:59pm

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