GuildWars2 PC build

[koaftder]

I plan on getting him a RadeonHD 6850, or 6870 video card for $140 to $160 and want to keep the CPU cost as low as possible, so $85 for an Athlon 64 FX57 @2.8GHz, or FX60 @2.6GHz will be less money than a new motherboard @$60 & new CPU @$120.

The new AMD A10-5800k is slated to sell for around $130 bucks, is quad core and has integrated radeon 7660.

[koaftder]

Is there a date announced when the cpu/mobo become available to the home builder?  I heard it was set for sometime in October but I haven't read anything recent on a concrete date.

I haven't seen anything regarding a date either, other than some time October. Hope it's soon, I'm seriously considering it for my next build.

[koaftder]

That sounds like the best suggestion so far.  I have spent hours looking at different possibilities all over the Net and have still not come to any concrete decision.

The Llano http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001

ASRock A75 Extreme6 mobo http://compare.ebay.com/like/290773520801?_lwgsi=y<yp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

Kingston 8GB RAM  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820139984

looked like they might meet the minimum specs at a decent price.  $110+$95+$35=$240

I have bought many items from Tiger Direct, NewEgg, Amazon, and eBay, so I am checking everywhere I can for deals.  If I could find a solution for less than $300, that would be great.

I have given up on doing anything with the old existing motherboard, so I need a new motherboard, RAM, CPU and video card if I can't manage to find a combination with integrated graphics that will provide acceptable performance until a discrete video card can be purchased to provide better performance at a later date.

Do any of you think that the above combination will meet the GuildWars2 minimum specs and run at a decent frame rate @1080p resolution on my Son's 23" LCD monitor, until he can buy his own discrete RadeonHD 6xxx, or 7xxx video card?

Here's a youtube video of that game running on that A8. Looks good. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inBhbf1u0TQ

I'd spend slightly more for ram that matches the memory speed of the proc: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144636.