Cheap Home PC

educatinggh · 2 Jun 2014 at 21:53

I’m trying to put together a cheap home PC. I already have the following graphics card and PSU that I will use in the new PC

ZOTAC NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 512MB GDDR3 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card
Corsair Builder Series CX 430 Watt ATX/EPS 80 PLUS Bronze Power Supply Unit

I've picked out the following components to complete it.

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C8 1333MHz Dual-Channel
AMD A4-5300 3.40GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Dual Core Processor
MSI A55M-E33 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard
Zalman T1U3 Mini-Tower USB 3.0 - Black
LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

As this is my first build I’m looking for some advice on whether I need to change any of the above.

Budget £150
Thanks

ExRayTed · 3 Jun 2014 at 09:20

That will all work together - you don't need to change anything

educatinggh · 3 Jun 2014 at 19:48

That's great! Thanks very much for your help.

Danny75 · 3 Jun 2014 at 21:08

Do you have any drives?

educatinggh · 4 Jun 2014 at 07:01

Yes, I have a SSD for the OS and then a separate HDD for storage. I also have a copy of windows 7.

I really just needed someone to OK the components for me to see if there was anything I'd missed or if there were any better alternatives for a similar price.

William-Mathew · 4 Jun 2014 at 07:53

This processer is really slow. I bought it a few weeks ago for a relative and it takes about 40% of the CPU power to open word. If you can try to go with something more powerfull.

DaleTheWhale · 4 Jun 2014 at 08:30

William-Mathew said:
This processer is really slow. I bought it a few weeks ago for a relative and it takes about 40% of the CPU power to open word. If you can try to go with something more powerfull.

Are you using an SSD? I've seen weaker components open programs with ease because of adding an SSD.

William-Mathew · 4 Jun 2014 at 16:38

No it's with a SSHD. But by the time you have lots of files it will struggle

educatinggh · 4 Jun 2014 at 18:36

If I get the processor above for now, what are my options like for upgrading the processor at a later date?

Am I likely to have trouble getting a FM2 type processor a year or two from now?

Morfinel · 4 Jun 2014 at 19:18

Have you consider 1150 socket and Pentium G ? Then you have option to upgrade to i3, i5

educatinggh · 4 Jun 2014 at 20:13

I was looking at price more than anything, but i like the idea of being able to easily upgrade the processor at a later date.

Would these be suitable replacements for the AMD board and CPU? Will they work ok with the other components?

Intel Pentium G2120 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail

Asus H81M-K Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard

altrewin · 4 Jun 2014 at 21:48

educatinggh said:
I was looking at price more than anything, but i like the idea of being able to easily upgrade the processor at a later date.

Would these be suitable replacements for the AMD board and CPU? Will they work ok with the other components?

Intel Pentium G2120 3.10GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail

Asus H81M-K Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard

You can't put an 1155 processor in an 1150 motherboard unfortunately, here's the fixed equivilant:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £41.99
1 x Asus H81M-E Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £37.99
Total : £89.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).

You could also possibly get away with using the cheaper Celeron as you wouldn't be using the integrated graphics.

educatinggh · 4 Jun 2014 at 22:52

Ah i didn't notice that! Thank you. I think i'll go with the one you've recommended. Thanks for all your help.