Hi there fellow AMDians. I need some advice.

I'm currently thinking about changing my system. Just to give you an overview about how bad my present system is, here's the spec;
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400++ (2.30 Ghz)
- 4 GB RAM
- 1 TB HDD
- nVidia GeForce 7200 GS/7300 SE
- Asus M2N-E

Yes, indeed. It is a dinosaur PC. lol...

So here's the thing, I'm looking at the PC market, but its been so long since I've been "up-to-date" with the processors, especially AMD since those years. So, now I don't have any idea on how to look at AMD processors.

What I've been looking to build on are;
- AMD A10 5800K HD7660D
- 8 GB RAM

Are they both recommended? My usage pattern will be like;
- Sim City 5, Sims 3 (upon request of my sibling), FIFA 12, Football Manager 2013 & Internet usage
- On weekends, the pc will be on for a long time but not so long during weekdays

Budget, I ain't got one but should be less than RM 2k. The bare minimum is that it should be able to play Sim City 5 and Sims 3.

Yeap, it was great, until one by one, the games started demanding more. Now, super outdated. lol...

Errrrr... Really that bad huh?

Looks more like i5 3570 is a good deal I guess.

How does the A10 fit into these charts?

Yikes. I'm very disappointed with AMD after seeing this.

Looks like I'm going to get i5 3570 instead after looking at this.

Do you suggest I wait for AMD to release anything?

The only current hardware that I can keep will be my present 1TB HDD. lol...

Thanks for the link!

So, APUs are for movie and basic gaming? Will games like Sim City 5 and Sims 3 run on them?

So, the A10 will be able to handle Sim City 5 and Sims 3? Even FIFA too?

So all the statistics and graphs are just perception issues? So, as the resolution increases, the game will run smoother? Is that what you're saying?

So, just out of curiosity, is the limitation because of the GC capabilities or the CPU capabilities?

Hmm... So it does seem that the APUs are not bad, for their prices.

Any reason why you suggest that proceed with FX + GC instead of A10?

How bout running an APU + GC? Would that be a good choice too?

I see what you mean now.

Its financially more practical to get the FX series.

Thanks for the advice! `