Best PSU option for this mini ITX case

[Lemonade1947]

thinking of getting this case and wondering, due to the size, what my best 750-1000 watt option was.

I know little and this is my first rig.

thanks!

 

[Lemonade1947]

http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pc-q08/



What sort of spec are you putting into it to need such a large wattage?

Well, I was planning on the AMD A10-6800K Black Edition and the MSI GeForce GTX 760 . I dont really know if 750 is too much/ too little, but that seemed to be pretty mid range so i took a guess. please tell me if this is too much or too little .

EDIT: the graphics card is subject to change depending on budget nearer the time, as i will most likely but this separately.

 

[Lemonade1947]

An APU with a GTX760 is an odd choice, the main idea of an APU is that it can play games without a discrete card moderately well (as long as you dont crank the resolution and in game settings up too high).

[snip]

Then a quality 500W+ PSU will power the lot without drama.

Yeah. Im 16 and can barely afford the thing as it is. My intention being I buy the APU, then as and when I can afford it get the GFX card. But i see exactly what your saying.

Even a 500W PSU would provide a nice amount of headroom.

Thanks.

 

[Lemonade1947]

Want something small. got my eye on that case and since its the only thing that has to be aesthetically pleasing i don't mind spending a little more cash on it.

 

[Lemonade1947]

Me and my friends are building identical computers. With me being the leader since (although from this thread you wouldn't know it) I know the most about computers etc.

we are planning on spending towards the lower end of £400-£500.

the only requirements are that it is in this case (Well, atleast a mini ITX case since all of us want to be able to move our PCs about to eachothers houses etc). And that it will run DayZ when it eventually comes out xD.

TBH we'll all be happy if we can run all the games we want at a steady 60fps on med-high graphics.

 

[Lemonade1947]

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 BitFenix Prodigy Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 500W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020047-UK) £49.99
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 : £451.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Any good?

*there is a A88X FM2+ version of that board coming sometime, this will hopefully give you support for the next generation of APU's called Kaveri as well as previous FM2 Trinity+Richland.

*maybe actually put a Seasonic/Antec 520W PSU in there?

hmmm. can i ask why you went for the smaller AMD processor? If i take out the CD drive (I have one) I can get the processor i was originally going for only upping the price by £5. If that makes sense.

Something to consider: Whilst the Prodigy and Phenom ITX's are a good price I wouldn't class them as ITX builds, as the mATX versions are the exact same size.

There's nothing wrong with them, they're lovely cases, I just don't think they're as portable as a proper ITX case, however, they are cheaper and you've got a budget to work to. Also if you went with the mATX version it would give you a larger and potentially slightly cheaper set of motherboards as well.

We've decided on the case i linked earlier and plan to stick to it. Stop suggesting cases! xD

 

[Lemonade1947]

This may sound silly to you guys, but im pretty attached to that case.

 

[Lemonade1947]

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.

[snip]

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.

 

[Lemonade1947]

Would anyone be able to speak for the AMD A8-6600K
Seems to be the same price and has an extra 100mhz. Just sayin.