What boogs put you together works very well though instead of the 7770 I would go with this 6850: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814127566 if you want a dedicated card and don't mind the slightly increased price. I know you said you don't need all that much graphics power though thing card gives you one of the best power for money values and is nearly unhearable silent^^ It can easily play Battlefield 3 on High in 1080p if you are like me and don't need Anti-Aliasing though I agree with Zinga, if you only plan light-gaming the APU _should_ do the job however I never saw one yet in terms of real-world performance so I can't help as much there :/

Plus you can always use the APU first and put in a dedicated GPU later if you want the power^^

well pretty much every mobo these days has hdmi out so if it's films you want to watch your fine so long as you have a tv with hdmi...

(08/06/2012 04:55 AM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  switch the 320GB HDD with a ~$60 60GB SSD

SSD's are faaaaaaantastic.

(08/06/2012 04:55 AM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  - switch to a cheaper ~$70 motherboard

AMD's A10 chips are due next month I believe, so if you can wait, that could also be a consideration.

Which motherboard should I get? The one boogs recommended is out of stock anyways.

I also changed to a 120 GB SSD since I'm gonna get an external HDD anyways. ;3

The A10 is coming out close to my birthday. I think I'll wait for that one and buy the other parts. I'm in no hurry so if it can make the build even better I'll wait. =D

Quote:Plus you can always use the APU first and put in a dedicated GPU later if you want the power^^

Wow that looks very powerful. I might get it but idk.

(08/06/2012 02:02 AM)1-R Wrote:  boogs~♥

Thank you so much~! Does it need to come with anything else?

Do I need that Sapphire video card? Maybe I'll buy that later if I need it~or do I need it? x3

Your build seems a lot better because of the power supply. Also 320 GB is enough for now I can always buy an external HDD. :>

I think I'll go with yours boogs minus the video card maybe ;>

that's about it really ..
whether you need the gpu or not, completely depends if your that much of a gamer or not

like zinga said.. the apu's can handle low-medium gaming

*gave you 8gigs cause you do graphics and stuff .. i figured you might need the extra ram .. they're really cheap these days anyway :D

(08/06/2012 01:24 PM)1-R Wrote:  Which motherboard should I get? The one boogs recommended is out of stock anyways.

lol sorry! didnt notice :)))))))

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waiting for the A10 like zinga suggested would be a good idea
and if you could squeeze in an ssd in the build....

(08/06/2012 04:40 PM)ZiNgA BuRgA Wrote:  For your budget, I probably wouldn't recommend something that big - around $120-130 minimum for a decent 120GB SSD I believe.

Well I guess it depends how much the entire build costs. But I'll wait and buy the entire build when the A10 and the motherboard come out. =)

Quote:*gave you 8gigs cause you do graphics and stuff .. i figured you might need the extra ram .. they're really cheap these days anyway :D

RAM is pretty cheap. =D

Welp sounds like a plan, thanks guys

Well I'm looking forward to new Desktops once you built your new PC^^

AMD trinity benchmarks :)
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/a10-...,3224.html