Did I build a non-future proof computer? Also question about APU's

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I recently built a computer with a $330 budget, here are specs-

Western Digital 7200rpm 500gb HDD- $50

Thermaltake V3 black edition case- $30

Kingston HyperX 2x4 1600mhz Ram $26

ECS A75F2-M2 mobo $80

500W PSU $20

And the AMD A8 5600K APU with Integrated Radeon HD 7560D graphics.

I keeps seeing the amd A8 3870k's everywhere. Did I make a mistake buying the amd A8 5600k? Which is better, amd a8 3870k or a8 5600k? 

Also, is my build not future proof? I want it to last for 5 years. -Also planning to use "Dual Graphics" with a HD 6670 and my APU.

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20 dollars on a PSU? You dont want to cheap out on the power supply.  I'm no pro but i dont think you are ever really going to build a future proof pc for 3300 bucks. What would i do ask around on build a pc both here and on reddit and see just how large of a power supply you need and get the best small power supply you can afford if you buy a cheap psu it could literally fry everything and at the very least give you terrible performance. I would try to bump everything you can down a bit. For instance the HDD why not go with a smaller one and then pick one up later so you can increase the storage. Bump it down to 4gb of ram.

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The PSU i got was on sale from $60 to $30, there were alot of good reviews so I got it. There was a $10 rebate also

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Threw this together real quick on pcpartpicker. I wouldnt use all these parts at least not without researching them first. Im not saying they are bad just look around a bit and research all your parts look at reviews on amazon and newegg lets you see if parts have a common fault in them or something like that.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z7E2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z7E2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/z7E2/benchmarks/

  • CPU: AMD A8-3870K 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($89.99 @ Newegg)
  • Motherboard: MSI A55M-P33 Micro ATX  FM1 Motherboard  ($45.99 @ Mac Mall)
  • Memory: Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($16.98 @ NCIX US)
  • Storage: Seagate Momentus 5400.6 250GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($43.90 @ NCIX US)
  • Case: Apex PC-389-C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ Newegg)
  • Power Supply: Antec Basiq 430W 80 PLUS Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($42.39 @ Amazon)
  • Total: $264.24

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-01-23 07:54 EST-0500)

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Oh ok if you checked it out then. I saw 20 bucks and i was like oh no!!

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Do you know if the Llano APU (3870k) is better than the 5600k?

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http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_a8_5600k_review_apu,20.html http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/amd_a8_3870k_review,19.html

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THANK YOU SO MUCH . Really helped.

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DONT GET SLOW RAM WITH AN APU!! GET AT LEAST 1866!!

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I was planning use crossfire it with a HD 6670, and I heard the ram wouldn't make a difference if I did. I hope... Anyways it was just $26, and I was planning to upgrade anyways later on

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No budget build will really be future proof..

But you did build a good 300$ build that's about as good as 300$ can do besides an A10 and other small changes.