APU build.
HDD
Western Digital WD Blue 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$84.99
PSU
Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-450 450W ATX12V/EPS12V 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Active-PFC Power Supply
$59.99
CASE
IN WIN MANA136 WHITE Computer Case - Retail
$59.99
MOBO
ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
$74.99
CPU cooler
Rosewill RCX-Z1 Long life ball bearing for over 45,000/hrs CPU Cooler
$14.99
RAM
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory
$49.99
DVD burner
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
$19.99
APU
AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic
$129.99
Grand Total:
494.92
AMD FX build:
GPU
HIS iCooler Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition H777F1G2M Video Card
$129.99
MOBO
ASRock 970DE3/U3S3 ATX AMD Motherboard
$69.99
DVD burner
ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS
$19.99
CASE
RAIDMAX Tornado ATX-238WRP Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$49.99
CPU
AMD FX-4100 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ Quad-Core Desktop Processor
$104.99
RAM
G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory
$49.99
HDD
Western Digital WD Blue 500GB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$64.99
Grand Total: $489.93
Intel I3 3220 option:
DVD burner
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
$19.99
HDD
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD322GJ/U 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
$49.99
GPU
HIS iCooler H777F1G2M Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
$129.99
RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL
$26.99
MOBO
ASRock H61M-DGS LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
$44.99
CPU
Intel Core i3-3220 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 55W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ...
$129.99
CASE & PSU
Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-450-M 450W ATX12V v2.31 & EPS12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified ...
$101.98
Total: $503.92
Note: I will be buying a 7870 in March. I want to buy the APU option because it has the nicest hardware but don't know if the APU will bottle neck the hardware.
So if you answer can you tell me which one of these builds will perform the best with a 7870 when i get one.
Also will the APU be able to play ARMA 2 on low settings 720p. I bought Operation Arrowhead during the sell.
If you have a better system that will be less than $514 please say so and give me the specs.
Thank you for your help.
PS. Which one of the sockets if the most future proof? (Please answer!)
PSS. I tried to make the post as clean as possible.