Best PSU option for this mini ITX case
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It is 11.5CM taller and 10CM deeper, thats 25% bigger.
The Phenom is wider though.
25% bigger case, I think around 25-30% better GPU performance?
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This may sound silly to you guys, but im pretty attached to that case.
I tried, but you might want to detach yourself from the case as its a little difficult to get a decent PC into that case with your budget, partly because the case itself is £85, and partly because it can only acommodate Mini-ITX (small) motherboards, which are generally more expensive than their larger equivelants, and there are also no variations which can accomodate CPU's which would be the best option for your budget.
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7790 TURBO 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £97.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2130 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £95.99
1 x Lian Li PC-Q08B USB3.0 Mini-ITX Case - Black £84.95
1 x Asus P8H61-I Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £56.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £43.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £39.95
Total : £503.90 (includes shipping : £11.75).
Tried something else with a larger but similar case:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T) £155.99
1 x Lian Li PC-A04B Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £82.99
1 x **B Grade** AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £56.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £39.95
1 x Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £35.99
Total : £509.48 (includes shipping : £10.50).
Far more powerful system for gaming. You could put a blue LED fan in the front if you wanted to mimik the look of the smaller case.
YOUR BASKET
1 x HIS HD 7790 TURBO 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £97.99
1 x Intel Core i3-2130 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £95.99
1 x Lian Li PC-Q08B USB3.0 Mini-ITX Case - Black £84.95
1 x Asus P8H61-I Intel H61 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £56.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £43.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £39.95
Total : £503.90 (includes shipping : £11.75).
Tried something else with a larger but similar case:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7870 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card (R7870-2GD5T) £155.99
1 x Lian Li PC-A04B Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black £82.99
1 x **B Grade** AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £74.99
1 x TeamGroup Elite Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £56.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £49.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £39.95
1 x Gigabyte 78LMT-USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £35.99
Total : £509.48 (includes shipping : £10.50).
Far more powerful system for gaming. You could put a blue LED fan in the front if you wanted to mimik the look of the smaller case.
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I tried, but you might want to detach yourself from the case as its a little difficult to get a decent PC into that case with your budget, partly because the case itself is £85, and partly because it can only acommodate Mini-ITX (small) motherboards, which are generally more expensive than their larger equivelants, and there are also no variations which can accomodate CPU's which would be the best option for your budget.
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Far more powerful system for gaming. You could put a blue LED fan in the front if you wanted to mimik the look of the smaller case.
What your saying makes a lot of sense, however the size is really important to me.
If the case is an absolute, I can understand. I'm planning on doing the same thing in an FT03-Mini.
Stulid's original APU build is about as good as it's going to get. Tweaked with a better PSU, like he suggested, and your case, it's going to come in at the higher end of your budget.
Also it might be worth mentioning that despite what a lot of the reviews show, a lot of people seem to be saying that gaming on APU's at the moment isn't really that good. I believe some games even on the lowest settings at low resolution are still struggling to manage 20fps, I can't speak from experience as the only thing I've ever played on integrated graphics is Minecraft, which of course is absolutely fine, even on a an old G33 Express chipset lol. It might be worth checking into a bit more first though, make sure you're going to be able to get enough fps in the game(s) you want to be able to play on the APU, and also consider how long you'll have to live with it until you can get a proper discrete graphics card.
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XN-WIFI AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £86.99
1 x Lian Li PC-Q08B USB3.0 Mini-ITX Case - Black £84.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £49.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £476.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).
Stulid's original APU build is about as good as it's going to get. Tweaked with a better PSU, like he suggested, and your case, it's going to come in at the higher end of your budget.
Also it might be worth mentioning that despite what a lot of the reviews show, a lot of people seem to be saying that gaming on APU's at the moment isn't really that good. I believe some games even on the lowest settings at low resolution are still struggling to manage 20fps, I can't speak from experience as the only thing I've ever played on integrated graphics is Minecraft, which of course is absolutely fine, even on a an old G33 Express chipset lol. It might be worth checking into a bit more first though, make sure you're going to be able to get enough fps in the game(s) you want to be able to play on the APU, and also consider how long you'll have to live with it until you can get a proper discrete graphics card.
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XN-WIFI AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £86.99
1 x Lian Li PC-Q08B USB3.0 Mini-ITX Case - Black £84.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Seasonic S12II 520W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £59.99
1 x Toshiba (7K1000.D) 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM (DT01ACA100) HDD £49.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £476.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).
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Would anyone be able to speak for the AMD A8-6600K
Seems to be the same price and has an extra 100mhz. Just sayin.
Seems to be the same price and has an extra 100mhz. Just sayin.
It has a worst GFX core.