Tell me what you think

deano-5 · 20 Apr 2016 at 23:22

This build will be a daily browser and youtube machine.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI A88XI AC V2 AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard= £69.95
1 x AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition 3.70GHz (Socket FM2+) Kaveri Quad Core Processor (AD860KXBJABOX)= £59.99
1 x EVGA 430W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0430-KR)= £33.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Fury Black 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Single Channel Kit (HX316C10FB/4)= £16.99
1 x Raijintek Metis*- Black Mini ITX Case= £35.99
1 x Palit GeForce GT 610 Low Profile 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £19.99

Total: £249.16
(includes shipping: £12.30)

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Got the ram and spare 610 already. Can I save any money on the psu?
Got a spare hdd too.

Will this do?

PS: the link seems messed up

ExRayTed · 21 Apr 2016 at 00:01

You'll be wanting a third party cooler as the stock AMD one is both awful and loud. The case supports coolers up to 160mm - get a £20 job from Raijintek.

robfosters · 21 Apr 2016 at 00:55

You can get this for a nice little saving. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/frac...-xfx-430w-80-bronze-psu-bundle-bu-000-fd.html

deano-5 · 21 Apr 2016 at 03:01

robfosters said:
You can get this for a nice little saving. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/frac...-xfx-430w-80-bronze-psu-bundle-bu-000-fd.html

Case isn't a negotiable

pastymuncher · 21 Apr 2016 at 09:20

deano-5 said:
This build will be a daily browser and youtube machine.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI A88XI AC V2 AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard= £69.95

1 x AMD Athlon X4 860K Black Edition 3.70GHz (Socket FM2+) Kaveri Quad Core Processor (AD860KXBJABOX)= £59.99

1 x EVGA 430W 80 Plus Power Supply (100-W1-0430-KR)= £33.95

1 x Kingston HyperX Fury Black 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Single Channel Kit (HX316C10FB/4)= £16.99

1 x Raijintek Metis*- Black Mini ITX Case= £35.99

1 x Palit GeForce GT 610 Low Profile 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £19.99

Total: £249.16
(includes shipping: £12.30)

Got the ram and spare 610 already. Can I save any money on the psu?
Got a spare hdd too.

Will this do?

PS: the link seems messed up

Fixed. It's not putting https: between and [url]www.overclockers.co.uk[/url]. It's been like this for months now and they don't seem bothererd about fixing it.

This is the cheapest I would go on the psu. Any cheaper and you are going to end up with junk. That's why robfosters made the suggestion of the case/psu combo as you get a nice saving.

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joeyjojo · 21 Apr 2016 at 11:56

For browsing and youtube, why are you getting an Athlon and GPU?

Better to get one of these APUs IMO (for £8 less or £10 more, assuming you've got a fixed budget), unless you want to get a beefier GPU in the very near future.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Kaveri A8-7650K 10 Compute Core APU w/ Radeon R7 Graphics (4 CPU + 6 GPU Compute Cores) - Retail= £71.99
1 x AMD Kaveri A8-7670K 10 Compute Core APU w/ Radeon R7 Graphics (4 CPU + 6 GPU Compute Cores) - Retai= £89.99

Total: £170.68
(includes shipping: £8.70)

Also you only need about 150 W PSU so get as small as possible. I'd get the cheapest Gold rated one you can find (probably the superflower golden green).

pastymuncher · 21 Apr 2016 at 12:53

He already has the GT610 and wants to use that.

joeyjojo · 21 Apr 2016 at 12:59

pastymuncher said:
He already has the GT610 and wants to use that.

Thanks, I missed that. Seems silly, a 7650K would be a GPU upgrade from what I can tell.

pastymuncher · 21 Apr 2016 at 18:48

It's only for browsing and youtube though. My wife does that and play facebook games with the IGPU on her G3420.

deano-5 · 21 Apr 2016 at 21:25

The gpu didn't get used so might as well save money.

pandem0nium · 22 Apr 2016 at 10:04

I'd go with an AM1 build for this and put the savings towards an ssd for a much snappier machine.

The IGP will be fine, so can ditch the 610. Could also go cheaper and quieter by using a pico psu.

joeyjojo · 22 Apr 2016 at 10:40

pandem0nium said:
I'd go with an AM1 build for this and put the savings towards an ssd for a much snappier machine.

Ah didn't see that either. A SSD is essential, start with that OP.

deano-5 · 22 Apr 2016 at 20:23

SSD will be added later. I went with FM2 so the cpu could be swapped later

Stealthploit · 24 Apr 2016 at 20:37

For browsing movies music its perfect...
i would like to see a small ssd drive even 32-64 gb's for running the windows on it will makes things much smoother

deano-5 said:
SSD will be added later. I went with FM2 so the cpu could be swapped later

sry i didnt see your last post

pandem0nium · 24 Apr 2016 at 23:58

Another option would be to go used sandy/ivy. I built my wife a machine with a i3-3220 and a matx H61 board for browsing and office work and it's perfect for the job.

The 860k is a good deal at 60 for gaming and overclocking, but I wouldn't want a 95w chip in that kind of machine. Unnecessary heat / noise.