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ninjabubbles3

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I put this build together for some casual gaming like league of legends, warframe, etc.. Its pretty budget but here it is:

AMD 6400K Richland 3.9GHz APU with Radeon HD 8470D, ASUS A55M MOBO, WD Blue 1TB HDD, G.SKILL 4GB MEM, LG 24X DVD Burner, Rosewill R519 Case with 500W PSU

Im not sure if I can work with integrated graphics or do I need a separate graphics card, please keep in mind I'm trying to build this for less than 400ish.
 
League of Legends can be run on a toaster. The integrated GPU will do fine for most people.
Based on:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo e6400 or AMD Athlon x64 4000+
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT or ATI Radeon HD 3600
It'll run Warframe as well, at least on low-medium settings (if not more)

What speeds are the RAM you've chosen running at? With these integrated GPUs, RAM speed actually makes a big difference in game performance. I would recommend 2133MHz or 2400MHz at least.
 
ninjabubbles3 said:
How big of a difference is the speed going to make?
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Potentially quite big. On a dedicated GPU, you usually have 5-7GHz RAM. On your APU, it will use system RAM.
Watch this: RAM difference APU @ Youtube
Spoiler: The difference from 1066MHz to 1866MHz is from 30 to 40FPS in Black Ops, which is a 33% increase. No one really uses 1066MHz today, but you should definitely get the 2133MHz kit.
 
2133/2400 is around the sweet spot for APU.

If at all possible get them at least a 6600K though. You'll have twice the CPU capability and around 33% more GPU cores.

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Also, it would be wise to spring for an FM2+ (not just FM2) board as they would have a future upgrade path to Kaveri and possibly the next iteration of APU as well.
 
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ninjabubbles3 said:
Its possible I'm being an idiot, but can I install a graphics card later on with an fm2/fm2+ motherboard?
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ninjabubbles3 said:
It is an fm2/fm2+ board, I'm not sure how it works tho
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You said the board was a A55M, cant find it. Found a A55M-A/USB3 and a A55M-E. But anyway both are FM2 boards, they don't support a FM2+ APU.

You can put a FM2 APU in a FM2+ board, but a FM2+ APU doesn't fit a FM2 board
 
I don't really mind either way, but smaller is definitely better, but keep in mind I will probably install a video card within a year or so, so I would like it to be big enough
 
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