AMDs Prizes!, the A10 5800K, F2A85X-UP4 Build!

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So I recently won a little competition held in this thread.

So i ended up winning :

AMD A10 5800K

Gigabyte F2A85X-UP4

Zalman CNPS14X Cooler



Thanks again for picking me ! ;)


I decided to get a few other bits at the same time!

Corsair HX 650W ATX Modular

Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB

Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB

Gigabyte M6900 3200DPI Gaming Mouse (while I rma my g500)

Silverstone USB3.0 I/O Port Adapter Panel for Silverstone Cases

Corsair Flash Voyager 8GB USB3.0







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HOLY MOTHER OF BOXS! Haribo for scale.
Why it so big for a Mobo, Cpu & cooler!


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So thats why! NERD GASAM!

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So whats all this inside the massive box!

AMD FLASK thing with straw!
AMD POST IT NOTES!!!!!!!! worth more than anything else :p
AMD NAPPY?

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NO NO wrinkliest T-shirt in human history!


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OHH & of coarse Haribo x 3

These taste funny! :D

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This was the stock heatsink inside this massive bundle, unlike other ones I've seen on reviews comes with as die-angle heat pipe so not sure what the retail units ship with :confused:

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The Motherboard itself, ohh pretty! & look the chip has even been mounted for me yeah laziness!

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The zalman CNPS14X Cooler with a ton of thermal gunk!

Ps whoever packed this forgot the loading block ;) & the stock amd backplate (luckily had a compatible one form another cooler !)

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My old bits;

Cpu: AMD x3 720BE
Cooler: Scythe Mugen II with noctura p12
Mobo: GA-MA78G-DS3H
Ram: 4gb corsair DDR2 800mghz
GFX: 4850 with arctic cooling twin turbo.
PSU: Thermaltake 430w
Case Silverstone Fortress FT01

Yes I did have the shell of a Porsche with the engine of a transit van :D

Getto cable management! damn non modular psu's! :D


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Old psu stats, so how bad was it? lucky to get 5 years outa it?

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So new bits droped in..

Think i need some cable management :D

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Getting the 8pin connector in was about as stabbing my self in eye ball with a spork! :mad:

Gave up & took rear fan & grill off to make easier

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Some time & swearing later

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& lastly USB.3 fortress now :D


Benchmarks & other bits to follow soon TM!
 
I expected the motherboard to be smaller, more ITX (or maybe Micro-ATX) sized.
I thought these were the Llano replacements? Seems odd to come with a motherboard like that if it is or as well as being a Llano replacement is this also now AMDs best performing overall processor?
 
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