$300 Budget AMD rig - Page 2

This will be your best bet right here, if you already have a HDD you can go ahead and replace it with a good SSD

AM3+ is a dead socket so I wouldn't invest in it. An APU is more future proof and works very well with current games.

Hi Storox,

The lack of L3 plays almost NO ROLE in the performance BD/PD chips from what I have seen. In the days of phenom II vs Athlon II, L3 seemed to play a much more significant role, with performance gains of up to ~20% with the L3 in place. In BD/PD I have seen no benchmark that has shown that spread, in fact, the release of the L3less Trinity brings rise to some interesting questions about whether the L3 implementation on the module base BD/PD is even useful.

For most games, the sweet spot for trinity in value is going to be the A8-5600K paired to some reasonably priced but decent performing memory, hopefully clocked to ~2000MT/s or better (I suggest looking at low voltage 1600 speed kits, and then using their voltage headroom to give rise to a decent overclock, as this is typically the best value approach). The Flagship A10 has 50% more shaders than the 5600K, but is so bottled by memory bandwidth on the GPU front that it rarely churns up a significant lead over the 5600K. 10% typically, with some shader/compute bound titles inching out a 20% lead for the 5800K. The 5600K hybrid crossfired to the HD6670 will produce reasonable results, with varied scaling from one game to the next.

Alternatively, the Pentium G850 and G2120 are each worth a look for this build. Use the HD6670 until you can afford to upgrade it. Sell the HD6670 and put those funds towards the purchase of an HD7770 or GTX650Ti. This approach will ultimately be a better gaming rig than the hybrid crossfired trinity approach.

y do you say so ??? a APU of FM2 socket is decent for sure but i was just curious is AMD plan a new series of CPUs soon m sorry but lost update from last 3 months i did not have internet access

Raidmax PSU's are terrible... do not cheap out on parts, you'll regret it later!

I would much rather take the NZXT Gamma + Antec Neo Eco suggested previously.

Are you sure you'll manage to fit everything within the SSD you plan to get ?

Otherwise I would really get this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339
$70, WD, single-platter. It will serve you even if you get an SSD.

If you keep this old HDD your computer will be laggish while you did almost a complete upgrade of it... bit of a waste isn't it?

Talking about "dead sockets" on a $300 build is pointless. $300 builds are used for awhile and replaced. CPU upgrade paths are pointless to even consider, since by the time the CPU upgrade bug bites, the rest of the machine is overdue for an upgrade anyway.

Also, Vishera may not be the end... as far as I'm aware, there are more CPU generations to come on AM3+...

Kaveri APU will only launch HSA partially so I anticipate the full phase-out of CPU-only parts will come later.

or if this is only a transitional computer for you, then you may save some more money by dropping an A10 for A8.
or you could get a cheap intel build like pentium + H67 or H77 mobo with a clear upgrade path to an i5 in the future

Wouldn't go for A55 motherboard though it seems OP went for ASRock FM2A75M-DGS FM2 , which is $55

Without a GPU , FM2 is a better bet