Hi!
I recently joined because I would like to build a computer for my friend, a low budget one .
He has a really tight budget right now, and at the same time he needs a PC capable of playing WoW at 720p.
I decided to buy a low to mid range APU for him , the A6-5400K and a good board which would allow future upgrades, he would like to invest more money in the system when Richland and possibly Kaveri will come out and buy an A10 APU (if Kaveri will still have the same socket as Trinity and Richland - FM2).
I did find some issues however in chosing the parts, here are my questions:
Would the 2133mhz Geil EVO Corsa 2x2 kit work with this APU ? I'm not sure because it exceeds the maximal supported frequency of the A6-5400k (1866).Will it automatically clock the 2133 ram down to 1866 or I will have to tweak the BIOS?
Would the Corsair CX-500 be enough ? (Take in consideration a future upgrade to A10)
What disadvantage / advantage would an A55/A75/A85X chipset cause ? Would any of these bottleneck future APU upgrades?
What motherboards would you suggest to buy, no need for USB 3.0 and possibly 4 RAM slots.
The price of the MOBO shouldn't exceed 100-110$.
The total budget is 350$.
Thank you for your patience and for your opinion if advance!