Upgrading my dead box

Hey guys,

So about a year ago, my system mysteriously crashed while I was a work. It would no longer turn on, the fans would spin, some lights would go, but no dice on post, and I ruled out video card issues. This pretty much limited it to Mobo and CPU. It has since been collecting dust.

The original set up was :
AMD 6000+
MSI k9n Platinum Mobo
2gb Ram Crucial Ballistix
Nvidia 7950GT

I think it is about time for an upgrade, I have a budget of $200-$250 maximum.
I do some light gaming (MMORPGs such as Guild wars 2, Valve games half-life 2 and ect. and Skyrim)

I need a new MOBO, CPU, RAM and GPU

Here is the setup I have so far, wondering if you guys have any insight or comments.

AMD A10 trinity APU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113280

AMD FM2 A75 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130662

G.Skill 16gb 1866 Ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231560

What do you guys think?
To get a video card that could compare to the A10 it would have to be at least $100 (from what i could find) so for the CPU power and combined GPU I cant really come up with anything that beats its price for performance.

Cheers,

 

Looks good, except the board reviews indicate higher speed memory may make the system unstable. I'd skip this potential hassle and stick with 1333 memory.

Hope this helps.

 

Hm I did not notice that, though the reviews for the CPU said that the faster ram you have, the better it performs. Not sure which way to sway here...

 

Switched the Motherboard and dropped the RAM to 8gb but a higher speed. That should fix it. Any other ideas?

ASRock FM2A75M-DGS FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157331

G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Model F3-17000CL9D-8GBSR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231518

 

As a general rule, overclocking using faster memory can make a system unstable. Although many people do so successfully, it can create headaches.

If you're willing to play around to get things to work right - and, in a worst case, send the memory back for an exchange to a slower speed - go for it.

 

Isnt that memory clocked at 2133 out of the box though?