Is it worth going for APU? A8 5600K?
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 Jan 9 2013, 02:06 PM
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Jan 10 2013, 01:15 PM
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QUOTE(imbibug @ Jan 9 2013, 05:56 PM) Not enough info. What are you going to be using it for? Gaming ? |
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Jan 11 2013, 01:37 PM
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QUOTE(nill @ Jan 11 2013, 01:33 PM) So true. AMD must be crazy for not including GCN GPU cores into Trinity. If you buy a Trinity, it is an Intel I3 + HD6670 Radeon equivalent. Discrete GPU price drops after a year or 2. The beter choice will be to invest with an I5 2nd hand and save money for the next gen gpu. But my current setup is I3-3220 only?  Since i have limited budget. |
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Jan 11 2013, 01:55 PM
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I was planning to upgrade to i3-3220.
Current PC Spec : 7 Years old PC +/- Motherboard : GA-M55SLI-S4 Processor : AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2.0GHZ Stock clock / Stock HSF) Ram : 2GB Corsair Gaming Memory 800mhz GPU : Nvidia Geforce 7600 GS (SLI) Dual GPU PSU : Diablotek PHD Series 550W This was a beast years back, but now people called it rubbish.  |
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Jan 11 2013, 01:56 PM
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QUOTE(nill @ Jan 11 2013, 01:53 PM) ValityMental, is the I3 performance not enough except the iGPU? Please read my latest post. Thanks for replying anyway you either sell ur I3 and mobo to get socket 1150 and Haswell CPU on May~June or just borrow a fren's gpu and run in your system. Maybe you only need a GPU upgrade?  |
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Jan 11 2013, 01:58 PM
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I got a extra Gigabyte GeForce 8500 GT Graphic card. Lol.
Currently got RM700 on hand to upgrade. My pc is now old and lagging. So might as well as change platform . |
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Jan 11 2013, 02:04 PM
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QUOTE(nill @ Jan 11 2013, 02:00 PM) Hint: Hide the system's age if you wanna resell. Not gonna resell i guess, just update on Processor/Motherboard/Ram / GPU(In the near future) Roughly March to be done.You can always wait for price plummet for 1st gen I5. Quad cores will serve you better than dual hyper-threaded chips. I once got offered for RM800 for I7-860 + mobo Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3P. I have RM700 on hand for Processor,Motherboard,Ram. P/S: I'm currently age of 16. So yeah, i uses my own money for upgrading because my family wouldn't get a new rig. So i guess that's the only choice. Hms. I usually do some light gaming on my pc. Mostly bowsering might as well as i want smooth user experience. That's why i asked for opinions. Any Suggestion?  |
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Jan 11 2013, 02:31 PM
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QUOTE(djlah @ Jan 11 2013, 02:19 PM) if you already set up your mind to consider only i3-3220 or A8 5600K. still vote i3 for you as you mentioned for gaming purpose. but have to rely back on old GPU first as your current limited budget. I see, thank you for the friendly reply. i3-3220 RM378 Z77 socket 1155 mb RM308 - xxx rest of bal get pair of value ram. fit your current budget RM700. get new GPU in near future. Might as well as go for Asus P8B75M-LX , Since i'm not going to overclock. But if i have slightly more money, yes i'll go for Z77 Chipset motherboard. The Cheapest i3-3220 i get in Kuching is RM409. |
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Jan 11 2013, 04:31 PM
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QUOTE(djlah @ Jan 11 2013, 04:22 PM) erm... maybe you can try PM some famous dealers here from our garage sales, to see Kuching retail cheaper or buy from them + postage fee? After checked. Dealers here is cheaper , but what i'm concern about is the warranty problem, might be hard for me to post out again @@ |
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Jan 12 2013, 10:36 AM
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QUOTE(nill @ Jan 11 2013, 09:40 PM) CJcomp has plenty of used *Intel processor. Try them. But some people claim that he take long time to post etc. Wondering is it working good? They are not "K" series so it might still be ok.  |
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Jan 12 2013, 12:55 PM
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QUOTE(nill @ Jan 12 2013, 10:54 AM) sorry, i did not check the thread's buyer feed backs. Okay, will find senior and better sales feedback seller Ask for black & white receipts if you feel insecure.  QUOTE(djlah @ Jan 12 2013, 11:08 AM) usually I avoids those new member, only buy from good reputation dealer or senior member with good records. if MOD/admin here even better. I'm scared too buying from new member . Will check out on GS |
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