first time build spec help

preston552

preston552

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Hi everyone,
I could really do with some advice/help with choosing the right build for my first time!

I have a budget of about £600, I might be able to stretch this a bit. This will need to include a o/s was thinking of moving from win 7 to 8, I have a monitor that I can use in the short term but if it could include that aswell all the better.

It will be used as a general home computer, surfing the net and office stuff but my son is starting to get into gaming a lot more and our current pc isn't up to scratch as it only has shared graphics.

Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.
 
Hi and welcome to the forums

Build 1 with an AMD APU and a quick SSD. The APU graphics performance is very good for an integrated unit and will play most modern games on low / medium settings

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x AOC E2250SWDAK 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Sapphire Blue" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9KBL) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Asus A55BM-E AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £612.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).




Build 2 is more of a gaming machine with a better processor and much better graphics performance, but it's more expensive and you've lost the SSD

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R9 270 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £143.99
1 x AOC E2250SWDAK 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £85.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2400HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Gigabyte 970A-DS3P AMD 970A (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £56.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £681.89 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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A friend off forum recommended this for the APU, any thoughts?

AMD A10-6800K Black Edition 4.10GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Quad Core Processor (AD680KWOHLBOX)

Would this fit with the first build as a replacement APU? Would the MOBO need to be swapped?

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x AOC E2250SWDAK 21.5" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £95.99
1 x Samsung 120GB SSD 840 EVO SATA 6Gb/s Basic - (MZ-7TE120BW) £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £71.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Sapphire Blue" 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G186C9KBL) £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £43.99
1 x Asus A55BM-E AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £37.99
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x OcUK 20x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £14.99
Total : £612.85 (includes shipping : £12.50).
 
That APU is just a new version of what Ted has recommended. It would be more expensive, and if the mobo was not compatible, it probably would be with a bios update. The difference between what was specced and the one recommended by your friend is not much.
 
Get the Vulcan Gold RAM from Ted's second spec: APUs benefit from faster RAM.

Scratch that, the motherboard won't support it.
 
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Spangles said:
That APU is just a new version of what Ted has recommended. It would be more expensive, and if the mobo was not compatible, it probably would be with a bios update. The difference between what was specced and the one recommended by your friend is not much.
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Thank you very much for your advice.

Could I ask another question please, Will I be able to add a GPU at a later date if I want to improve the gaming capability for my son's use?

Cheers
 
Either reuse your Win 7 or use Win 8.1 Enterprise Evaluation for 90 days, gives you time to save and test out Win 8. You can also add an aftermarket cooler and an ssd, as future upgrades when funds permit.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/evalcenter/hh699156.aspx

YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270X Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x BenQ GW2255 22" Widescreen LED Monitor - Black £89.99
1 x Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 AMD 970 (Socket AM3+) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003) HDD £47.99
1 x **B Grade** Xigmatek Alfar Midi Tower Windowed Case - Black/Black £29.99
1 x OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
Total : £636.90 (includes shipping : £12.50).

 
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