Budget Machine :)

kkelly

kkelly

kkelly

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Hey Guys,

Will the following all work together, I'm pretty skint so bare this in mind if anything needs to change. I'm planning on adding a better GPU once I get some more money.

Thanks Kevin.

AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz
Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset
Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB
Imp MicroATX Tower Case (500w PSU)
 
kkelly said:
Hey Guys,

Will the following all work together, I'm pretty skint so bare this in mind if anything needs to change. I'm planning on adding a better GPU once I get some more money.

Thanks Kevin.

AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz
Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset
Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB
Imp MicroATX Tower Case (500w PSU)
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Looks good, all apart from the Psu.
What is your max. budget?
 
 
ThaReaperGuy said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD560KWOHJBOX) £71.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A2000C9) £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £30
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £28.99
1 x LG GH24NS95 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
Total : £307.93 (includes shipping : FREE).



Bigger case with a better board and cheaper APU.
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Apart from a slightly better audio codec, an extra 2 Pciex1 slots and an extra Pci slot, how is the mobo better?
 
£3 extra for a board which is full size and can host a few extra things if needs be, seems reasonable. Plus is looks aesthetically pleasing in the flesh.
 
ThaReaperGuy said:
£3 extra for a board which is full size and can host a few extra things if needs be, seems reasonable. Plus is looks aesthetically pleasing in the flesh.
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I think I would go for performance over aesthetics when on a tight budget. Besides, you are not likely to see much with the side panel on.:p :D
 
Idleman said:
I think I would go for performance over aesthetics when on a tight budget. Besides, you are not likely to see much with the side panel on.:p :D
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You make a fair argument, I just think that board looks lavely, would be helpful with a window!

What is this PC for, just a standard PC or some light gaming involved?
 
ThaReaperGuy said:
You make a fair argument, I just think that board looks lavely, would be helpful with a window!

What is this PC for, just a standard PC or some light gaming involved?
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Not sure what the main use will be. The OP did say he was going to add a Gpu when funds allow, so I would assume gaming.
 
Idleman said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A2000C9) £53.99
1 x OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply £36.95
1 x Zalman T2 ATX Mini Tower Case - Black £19.99
Total : £284.87 (includes shipping : £10.00).

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Yeah not bad, I don't like the PSU though as it's not even Bronze rated. You have to use a mATX mobo in that T2 case too.

Ideally I would spec something like......

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-16000C9 2000MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A2000C9) £53.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £39.98
1 x Xigmatek Asgard Pro Gaming Case - Black £32.99
Total : £306.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).



But that is a smidge over £300
 
 
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