Spec help please!

Josh_ · 15 Apr 2013 at 21:48

So basically, the budget is £750, i'd like an AMD based build, please no intel as I already have an intel alternative, I need an os in my budget, no monitor mouse or keyboard! I'd like it on a bitfenix prodigy, n aftermarket cooler or optical drive needed. For the gpu i'd like atleast a 7870 preferably the msi hd 7950. Many thanks!

RJC · 15 Apr 2013 at 22:13

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus HD 7870 DirectCU II V2 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card with Tomb Raider & Bioshock PC Games £191.99
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £73.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x MSI A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £67.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020059-UK) £54.98
1 x Adata XPG Xtreme v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U2133XC4G10-2X) £49.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A [BW] Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £751.91 (includes shipping : £11.75).

Martini1991 · 15 Apr 2013 at 22:48

Any AMD ITX build is going to be fairly lacklustre due to only really having Trinity available.
As nice as Trinity is, it's not a higher end gaming rig CPU.
RJC's is about as good as it's getting.

dacads · 15 Apr 2013 at 22:53

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III Boost Edition 3072MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card **NEW REVISION** £233.99
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £83.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x MSI A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £67.99
1 x BeQuiet Efficient Power F1 400W '80 Plus Gold' Power Supply £54.98
1 x Adata XPG Xtreme v1.0 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C10 2133MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AX3U2133XC4G10-2X) £49.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (S (HD-257-SE) £45.00
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
Total : £771.34 (includes shipping : £17.10).

snips86x · 16 Apr 2013 at 01:30

Trinity is pointless with a gpu like that. It has to be one or the other, not both. Trinity with no card or the 3570k with a card. Trinity is for budget gamers and HTPC's. This would be a waste of money.

Josh_ · 16 Apr 2013 at 06:32

Could I use a fx-4300?

stulid · 16 Apr 2013 at 06:36

Josh_ said:
Could I use a fx-4300?

There are no decent itx AMD AM3+ boards.

So it would have to be a i3 3220 and board,
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-418-GI&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=2071

harshuk · 16 Apr 2013 at 07:11

Deffo scrap the amd idea. I'm an amd fanboy but when it's comes to an ITX build amd lacks here.

Intel it your route otherwise you ate wasting your money.

RJC · 16 Apr 2013 at 07:43

Stick with the Intel builds in your other thread, only ITX boards I have seen are for Trinity.

Gibbo3771 · 16 Apr 2013 at 12:02

I don't understand why people put Trinity with a card like a 7870 or 7950, utter waste of cash, the whole reason to buy an A10 is for the amazing APU.

RJC · 16 Apr 2013 at 12:42

Gibbo3771 said:
I don't understand why people put Trinity with a card like a 7870 or 7950, utter waste of cash, the whole reason to buy an A10 is for the amazing APU.

Don't forget there is no real other choice for ITX motherboards on AMD, as the op is using this I believed as a main gaming machine.