The AMD A10-5800k will out perform the pentium by a long shot. The Crossfire with even the 6670 will beat out the pentium and the 7750 any day.
You can get about 30+ FPS on high to ultra in BF3 with the 6670 and the A10 crossfire. Also if your overclock the IGPU and GPU you got a good rig right there.
you should go with this mb / cpu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1076924
with the gpu you picked out you can hybrid crossfire and get better gaming performance. also the cpu will oc much better than that i3
then if you go apu go with 1866+ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148559
psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026
monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014298 (no DVI cable)
gpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102950 same card but ddr5 (about 30% faster)
hd op http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seagate-internal-hard-drive-st500dm002
How difficult is it to get the 6670 DDR5 and AMD APU into Crossfire? It seems like a lot of folks are really leaning towards the APU.
Bit of a remix based on the most recent APU build posted.
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-ad580kwohjbox]AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor[/url] ($119.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-fm2a75pro4m]ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard[/url] ($81.97 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-blt2kit2g3d1869dt1tx0]Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory[/url] ($24.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1600bekt]Western Digital Scorpio Black 160GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($48.21 @ NCIX US)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100326ul]Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB Video Card[/url] ($76.97 @ Newegg)
[b]Power Supply:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/antec-power-supply-ea380dgreen]Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply[/url] ($41.99 @ SuperBiiz)
[b]Total:[/b] $394.12
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No matter what, the Intel/AMD build at Anandtech is going to cost me the least I think, but I'm thinking you all are looking out for me on the gaming side. If the 5800K + 6670 DDR5 can run BF3 on high, that's crazy, and will certainly sate my needs, because my primary game I'm interested in is going to be DayZ at the very moment, which is pretty timid compared to BF3, correct?
Also, recently confirmed I can get Windows 7 for $0, and I'm talking to a friend about getting his old case and PSU for about the same.
Case / PSU / OS are confirmed free. Not including those here, but for those interested, there's a Gigabyte case which is only $20 on Newegg, refurbed. Here we go...final showdown:
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i33220]Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] ($129.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-p8z68vlx]Asus P8Z68-V LX ATX LGA1155 Motherboard[/url] ($133.63 @ Mwave)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx1600c9d3b1k28gx]Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($38.72 @ Amazon)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1600aajs]Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100326ul]Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB Video Card[/url] ($76.97 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $419.30
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd6100wmgusbx]AMD FX-6100 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor[/url] ($109.99 @ NCIX US)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/jetway-motherboard-jha18]Jetway JHA18 ATX AM3+ Motherboard[/url] ($107.55 @ Newegg)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-memory-khx1600c9d3b1k28gx]Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[/url] ($38.72 @ Amazon)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1600aajs]Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-r6770md1gd5]MSI Radeon HD 6770 1GB Video Card[/url] ($86.97 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $383.22
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///[b]The $250 Bear in the Room[/b]
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[b]CPU:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80623g530]Intel Celeron G530 2.4GHz Dual-Core Processor[/url] ($44.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Motherboard:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-h61me33w8]MSI H61M-E33/W8 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard[/url] ($54.99 @ Amazon)
[b]Memory:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-memory-ct2kit51264ba1339]Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory[/url] ($37.99 @ Newegg)
[b]Storage:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1600aajs]Western Digital Caviar Blue 160GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive[/url] ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
[b]Video Card:[/b] [url=http://pcpartpicker.com/part/sapphire-video-card-100326ul]Sapphire Radeon HD 6670 1GB Video Card[/url] ($76.97 @ Newegg)
[b]Total:[/b] $254.93
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