PC Upgrade AMD APU or Intel CPU + GPU

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I need to update an old pc and i looked and was thinking about buying the following:

CPU/APU: AMD A10-5800K Trinity 3.8 Ghz Quad-Core

Mobo: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4 FM2 AMD A75

Ram: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB DDR3 1866 F3-14900CL9D-8GBSR

Graphics Card: Integrated AMD Radeon HD 7660D with CPU

But my friend (who claims he knows a lot about pcs) said i should get:

CPU: Intel Pentium G860 3.0 Ghz 1155 Dual-Core

Mobo: ASRock H77M 

Ram: Samsung 8GB DDR3 1600 MV-3V4G3D/US

Graphics Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 6670 GV-R667D3-1Gl

Which would be better for gaming my choice with the AMD APU or his choice with the Intel CPU and dedicated GPU? 

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Some game will run better with APU (paired with 6670) and some will run better with intel + GPU, if you buy at around the same total price

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I prefer the APU because u can upgrade the Graphic Card if u need more power and the CPU is stronger

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Thats what i was thinking but my friend said that AMD advertised HUGE numbers that they can't backup. Also one would think that the Intel DUAL-CORE 3.0 Ghz proccessor wouldn't be as good as an AMD QUAD-CORE 3.8 Ghz proccessor. Are there any websites that can compare the two?

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maybe this would help u:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/675?vs=404

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http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/675?vs=404 Benchmark of the A10 and the G850 (100 mhz lower clock than 860)

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I cant find any websites but my dads dual core pentium pc is terrible, my quad core (3570k) i5 runs circles around it, and to be honest the amd A10-5800k is just asm powerfull as my core. Get the A10. The Apu will be slower than the gpu but atleast you wont have a rubbish two core, and you could always get a card later

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Thanks! Although they both seem to be better than the other in different benchmarks the AMD won about half and the Intel won the other half, I think i am going to go with the AMD though. 

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Keep in mind that the AMD build you have up there WOULD indeed get you better graphics performance if you throw in a 6670. The AMD CPU would overclock better, too.

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If i throw in a 6670 would i crossfire it with the intergrated 7660D?

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I beleive so, I'd wait for someone else to jump in though, as I am not 100%

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I read someone who said the 6670 shoud use dd3 to make dual graphics but im notreally sure, anyway u could get a beter GPU than a 6670

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The A10 is a better option. You have a more clear upgrade path( i.e. GFX card, and possibly APU if they don't drop support for FM2) and a more powerful CPU.

And yes, you can throw in a 6670 in there for Hybrid XFire. The perf. increase could be anywhere from more than a 100% or none at all.

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Ok thanks so much!