The problem is your mobo limits your ability to upgrade your CPU. You're not able to utilize the 990FX type of AMD processors to give you the gaming power you'd probably want. The 7770 is not a bad card per se, just limiting. I had a 7770 that could still do a lot of games on medium to high settings. On the cheaper side of things, if you're looking at purely budget stuff that is AMD branded, I'd go with the FX-6300 processor, a cheap Micro ATX mobo such as the Gigabyte or Asus. If you have the extra cash, go with a higher end 970 board such as the M5A97 R2.0 or a lower end 990FX board. With the GPU, the 270-280 series for AMD is really good in the price/performance category. In the end, it really depends on how much you're looking to spend on your rig.
Originally Posted by Horizon.
