Cheap Trinity check spec!

DaleTheWhale · 8 Apr 2013 at 23:55

Hi Guys,

Looking at putting this PC together for my brother, it needs to be on the very cheap side and perform semi well for games/Minecraft essentially.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A6-5400K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Dual Core Processor (AD540KOKHJBOX) £55.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x MSI A55M-E33 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
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 Akasa AK-FC-06BKV2 Fan Controller Junior - Black £10.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £9.98
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Zaward Golf III Fan 120mm ZG3-120TL TRIPLE PACK £7.99
Total : £245.93 (includes shipping : FREE).

Could any improvements be made in terms of performance and lowering the price, cannot go any higher than that as some items are being budgeted elsewhere to save on cost!

Altogether the above = £223 with CPU, RAM & PSU being sourced from a friend.

I have everything besides the above.

DaleTheWhale · 9 Apr 2013 at 00:11

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99

Changed the motherboard to that one and removed the fan controller. Mobo is better and handles 2 more fans, which was essentially what the controller was for.

Doomedspeed · 9 Apr 2013 at 06:22

Good swap on the motherboard.

Spec looks good, though I would like the A8 personally.

DaleTheWhale · 9 Apr 2013 at 07:03

Originally had a A10 but the budget was near the 300 mark and looking at what was required the A6 saved 45 quid and could do a few wonders. Should be a good build as a starter for my brother.

OliverDavis · 9 Apr 2013 at 11:55

ThaReaperGuy said:
Hi Guys,

Looking at putting this PC together for my brother, it needs to be on the very cheap side and perform semi well for games/Minecraft essentially.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A6-5400K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Dual Core Processor (AD540KOKHJBOX) £55.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £49.99
1 x MSI A55M-E33 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
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 Akasa AK-FC-06BKV2 Fan Controller Junior - Black £10.99
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £9.98
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Zaward Golf III Fan 120mm ZG3-120TL TRIPLE PACK £7.99
Total : £245.93 (includes shipping : FREE).

Could any improvements be made in terms of performance and lowering the price, cannot go any higher than that as some items are being budgeted elsewhere to save on cost!

Altogether the above = £223 with CPU, RAM & PSU being sourced from a friend.

I have everything besides the above.

What exactly is being sourced from a friend?

DaleTheWhale · 9 Apr 2013 at 23:03

OliverDavis said:
What exactly is being sourced from a friend?

CPU and RAM I got from a friend, I bought the PSU from here in the end as I wanted modular.

Incrauze · 10 Apr 2013 at 17:42

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £64.99
1 x GeIL EVO Leggera 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (GEL38GB2133C11DC) £43.99
1 x **B Grade** Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (HD-252-SE) £30.00
1 x Gigabyte KM6150 Keyboard and Mouse Set £11.99
1 x OcUK Tech Labs - Zaward Golf III Fan 120mm ZG3-120TL TRIPLE PACK £7.99
Total : £170.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).

areksnumbr1sxylady · 10 Apr 2013 at 17:49

A6 will be quite weak... I`d pay extra and get a10.