I'm debating whether or not to build an FM1 socket apu/radeon 6770 graphics combo for gaming or wait for bulldozer in september.I'm leaning toward the AM3+ motherboards too because I can get a cheap Phenom II dual core 855 for now and wait till bulldozer gets cheaper in a year or two.I have no problem waiting long periods of time for the best deals on each component (RAM, hdd, mb, cpu/apu, graphics card, case, psu) particularly on shell shocker deals.Any thoughts?
Wait untill Bulldozer is released. Their other processors will drop in price at that time.
to be honest, bulldozer is probably going to be delayed even more because of the massive clock miss that AMD had a couple months ago, and Llano is useless unless you have no external GPU i'd recommend doing either an i3 2100 rig, or a 955 BE rig. either will do for gaming, the i3 has slightly better performance, but the 955 has more efficient process threading because it has more cores but DO NOT get a llano for anything but a rig with no GPU, because it's useless for all but that
APU's are only good for mid priced systems that have no dedicated graphics card that is where the benefit of the integrated graphics comes to the fore. As soon as you place a dedicated card to the motherboard the integrated graphics of the chip is disabled (The integrated graphics of the APU will not run dual graphics with a HD 6770) The A 3850 is the most powerfull of the APU's and is weaker than a intel 2100 when it comes to raw processor power. If you were building a computer that was designed for gaming as a secondary thought then an APU might be the way to go but if gaming is your primary use for a computer then I would wait for bulldozer as these chips will be designed more for gaming than an APU which was designed for laptops with desktops being an after thought. Get the AM3+ 900 series motherboard with the Phenom II (855? I think you meant 555 as 855 doesnt exist) Then wait for bulldozer and upgrade later when prices come down. Dont know how long AM3+ cpu's will be around as I believe AMD intend to change the socket to FM2 sometine next year when they release trinity.
