MATX/ITX AMD build

hudson · 8 Jun 2016 at 09:03

Hi Folks,

I am trying to build my nephew a modest gaming rig, but my sister doesn't want "a bloody big box taking up space".

I also dont wish to pour a grand into my mephews new love for PC gaming right away.

I decided a nice AMD build is in order (im an intel fan boy so this rubs against my grain for sure).

I've noted that matx/itx is the smallest I'm getting, and wondered why i couldn't find an AM3= motherboard in the form factor.

I've made a few assumptions but heres what I've got so far.

Piledriver FX-8 Eight Core 9590 Blk Ed 4.70GHz
Radeon R9 380 G1 Gaming 4096MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
Vulcan RED 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit

On top of this will be a standard spinner SATA and an SSD for game installs, a case - which again I'm not sure on. Super Flower PSU and a cooler that fits the case.

I'm stumped for a Mother board and defer to your judgement.

Thanks

H

RJC · 8 Jun 2016 at 10:03

Personally I would at Intel, the AMD is high power cpu with a TDP of 220w, the Intel below will offer better performance, see the link below:

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1289?vs=1544

Done a rough build, but a cooler & psu is needed:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Kingston Fury Black 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 PC4-21300C15 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (HX426C15FBK2/8)= £32.99
1 x Intel Core i5-6600K 3.9GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £194.99
1 x Gigabyte GA-Z170M-D3H Intel Z170 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £99.95
1 x Corsair Carbide Series Air 240 High Airflow PC Case - Black (CC-9011070-WW)= £79.99
1 x Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-24000C15 3000MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (CMK16GX4M2B30= £68.99

Total: £488.61
(includes shipping: £11.70)

Danny75 · 8 Jun 2016 at 10:05

Hi Hudson,

AMD don't have any good ITX/MATX motherboards for such chips.

The 9590 is the same chip as the 8320 but overclocked.

I'd go with Intel MATX + locked i5 which will generally be faster than 9590 except in a few games that use more than four cores, and not by much. And it won't require an aftermarket cooler.

Don't buy any GPU just yet, wait for the RX 480 - http://www.anandtech.com/show/10389/amd-teases-radeon-rx-480-launching-june-29th-for-199

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Gigabyte H110M-S2H Intel H110 (Socket 1151) DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard= £46.99
1 x Intel Core i5-6400 2.70GHz (Skylake) Socket LGA1151 Processor - Retail= £155.99
1 x Super Flower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black= £59.99
1 x Corsair Carbide Series 88R Micro-ATX Case - Black (CC-9011086-WW)= £42.95
1 x Kingston 240GB SSDNow UV400 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SUV400S37/2= £47.99
1 x Toshiba P300 1TB 7200RPM 64MB Cache High Performance Hard Drive (HDWD110UZSVA)= £37.99
1 x Team Group Elite 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 PC4-19200C16 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (TPKD416GM2400HC16D= £41.99

Total: £445.59
(includes shipping: £11.70)

With the RX 480, it should still be under £650, unless you also require Windows.

hudson · 8 Jun 2016 at 10:49

Thanks for the opinions guys.

I guess i'm sticking with Intel, hopefully the rrp of the rx480 is circa 200 quid.

Thanks again

H