MicroATX Build £350 - £500

Phoenix84

Phoenix84

Phoenix84

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Hi there,

I was wondering if I could have some help with specing a M-ATX pc for my girlfriends father.

I haven't built a M-ATX PC before so I'm a little unsure of what to buy / spec up. The budget is £500 max and if possible include a nas drive with storage into the build.

The PC will be used for:
  • Playing video
  • Playing music
  • Browsing the web
  • Word documentation
  • Gaming is a possible but nothing hi-end

Technical requirements:
  • At least 8gb ram
  • Solid state drive
  • Silent build
  • Good sound

The case I have been looking at is http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-141-BX and I have been looking at both Intel and AMD builds either doesnt really matter and toying with the idea of an APU build. Any suggestion on which would be greatly appreciated.

If possible include a NAS drive with storage into the build. I'm looking to order this today.

Thank you :)
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel 335 Series 20nm 240GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive - Retail (SSDSC2CT240A4K5) £98.99
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £83.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x BitFenix Prodigy M MATX Cube Case - Midnight Black £74.95
1 x Kingston HyperX 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-14900C9 1866MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black/Gold (HX18C9BGK2/8-OC) £59.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A55M-HD2 AMD A55 Chipset (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £40.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 450W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £39.95
Total : £487.94 (includes shipping : £11.75).



I think that something like this should be good. You could put a aftermarket cooler on the CPU later if the the fan is noisy. If you want to overclock in the future then the CPU should be good.
 
Thank you for the quick reply

I forgot to mention OS, he has windows 7 at present and we will use that for the build, he is not a fan of windows 8
 
 
 
 
YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-4150 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 750 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming Black Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
1 x Gigabyte H97M-HD3 Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £67.99
1 x Seagate SSHD ST500LM000 500GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM £59.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 300W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £29.99
Total : £470.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Haswell refresh motherboard and CPU, PCI-E x 1 slot for audio upgrade in the future, large SSHD (Hybrid) HDD for storage.

Silent case, efficient PSU, Quick HDD after it learns, efficient GPU and efficient CPU.

Build with an SSD.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i3-4150 3.50GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £89.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 750 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming Black Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
1 x Gigabyte H97M-HD3 Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 300W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £29.99
Total : £490.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 
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Thanks for the suggestions guys, I have spoken to my girlfriends father and he is happy to spend a little more say £550. I changed a few parts on CEUOTC second build.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-4570 3.20GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £149.99
1 x Crucial MX100 256GB SATA 2.5” 7mm SSD + 9.5mm Adapter (CT256MX100SSD1) £79.99
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 750 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £79.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming Black Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
1 x Gigabyte H97M-HD3 Intel H97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £67.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan RED 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLD38G1600HC9DC01) £55.99
1 x SuperFlower Amazon 300W "80 Plus Bronze" Power Supply £29.99
Total : £550.99 (includes shipping : £11.75).



Would this work or would the PSU need to be bumped up?
 
Thanks Danny,

Just updated the shopping cart, I'll give it a few more minutes for more suggestions then will place the order. I'm trying to make the the build is the best it can be for the budget.
 
 
I wouldn't buy that psu for a m-atx build. We have had a few people report back on the 450w version that the fan gets quite noisy. It is just a budget psu built down to a price at the end of the day. Have a look at the Golden green HX350 from Superflower as it's a better built unit.
 
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