mITX for the AMD A8 5600k

bandyleg · 7 Jul 2013 at 11:21

Hi everyone, as the title suggests i am after a mITX board to accommodate the A8 5600k, its totally over kill for what i need but I wanted the built in graphics as i dont want to use a separate gpu.

It has to be mITX as its going into an old NES case so size is everything, I had looked at a couple of boards on the A75X chipsets but then realised AMD recomend the A85X chipset so im a little stumped as i only seem to be able to come across the one ASrock board.

I dont need this build to be super pumped and clocked out all singing and dancing as I am only building this to run as a home media center running plex media server and streaming via LAN to my tv.

Any help and info is greatly appreciated and budget is around £100 for the board (less is better tho)

bandyleg · 7 Jul 2013 at 15:42

Thanks for the reply, when you say just fine I am assuming more than capable? I was under the impression it was.

In regards to the motherboard I am assuming the as rock would be a better choice.. this one.. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-102-AK&groupid=701&catid=1903&subcat=2230

Is this really all the mitx available or am i missing something, I made a huge assumption there would be a little more choice.

bandyleg · 7 Jul 2013 at 16:01

Thanks,Im glad im not missing much ha.
I do have the A8 5600k black edition, I have no intention of clocking it if anything I will be setting it up for power consumption as its going to be on 24 7 so i have access to some other parts of my network when im away from home.

Thanks for the help.

bandyleg · 7 Jul 2013 at 16:14

Thats good to know as silence is another factor when watching movies as my gaming rig sounds like its gonna take off at times hahah.

I was chatting on a thread a few weeks back about power consumption and the new amd are far better than intel at idle so thats why i chose amd. It was just the boards that were throwing me I just couldnt understand why I couldnt find a recommended A85 chipset for it.

If the A75 chipset is up to the job then I am happy to pay slightly less and use the 75 versions. The ASrock is looking favorable for my budget.

Thanks for all the help much appreciated.

bandyleg · 7 Jul 2013 at 16:23

That's good info thankyou, I shall take a look. I have on order one of the corsair hydro and was thinking of using that if I can make it fit but if not I'll bare in mind replacing the cooler.

bandyleg · 8 Jul 2013 at 17:13

Ok everyone very helpful and much appreciated, The AsRock A85x chipset board is what i went for ordered it about a half hour ago, I found it on ****** at £61.82 posted.
Just got to figure out my cooler now.

Cheesyboy: Nah I didnt ask about it I did my research or as much as i could anyway, the pico psu are great but I will have to check the wattage as I think the APU I chose at full load is around 138w if my memory serves me well. not that ill ever reach that but its better to be safe.

bandyleg · 8 Jul 2013 at 17:37

Ok, I'll keep that in mind as I said earlyer if I can get the corsair to fit (can't rremember the one I ordered) but if I can get it to fit I'll be using that. If not I'll strap it to my gpu in my other machine

bandyleg · 11 Jul 2013 at 15:16

ok guys the board has arrived, the stock AMD cooler will fit nicely but still wanting to swap it out if I can squeeze in some liquid cooling it should run virtually silent, anyway the new board looks amazing and it should provide me some excellent foundations for my nes build.

Thanks guys.