New build help

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 15:42

I'm building my first gaming PC, and don't particularly have a big budget, so help is needed please.

I have gone for a Fractal core 1000 case so Mini Atx/Itx mobo's are the only option, and I need suggestions for everything else ( including OS)

My budget is about £400 and I don't want anything incredible, just to be able to handle most games at a reasonable rate.

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 16:08

Thanks a lot, really looking forward to doing it all, and ill probably be on here till the early hours requesting for help!

Is the built in graphics decent on that? Seen that you didn't add a GPU.

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 16:09

dunn2010 said:
replace that motherboard with a mitx one so it will fit the case and its not a bad build, prob best you will get for moneys considering you need OS aswell which seriously cripples your budget.

The mobo is a mini atx, that will fit too.

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 16:33

1280 x 720. 22" Acer LED.

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 16:34

LukieBoy007 said:
Yep you can see here what it's like running L4D2:
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cpus/2012/10/03/amd-a10-review/7
Also, what resolution is your monitor?

Wow, that's really surprising ...72fps? Surely that can't be right?!?! :eek:

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 16:40

Food for thought.....Im liking the AMD build because the CPU has decent graphics built into it, but the Intel has an i3 and 1tb HDD........Hmmmm decisions

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 17:00

LukieBoy007 said:
YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) HDD £49.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £395.89 (includes shipping : £10.00).

If further down the line I want to add a dedicated graphics card, will I be able to? Seriously thinking about getting this AMD setup...

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 17:17

We're all Villa aren't we?

Hmmmmmm...Im buying each part one at a time, so i'll start with the PSU, that gives me more time to consider what to do in regards to AMD or Intel.

Leaning towards LukieBoi007's AMD setup, but will consider both.... keep them coming, cheers guys,really helpful

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 19:04

LukieBoy007 said:
I thought the 6670 was used to crossfire with the A10?

Oh I'm not.

Who you support? :rolleyes:

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 19:05

Thanks for the replies guys, totally confused me,but to let you know I will be ordering the Corsair power supply you linked above, in the 500w version, just to be safe. Thanks a lot

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 19:54

Oh your not are you? Well I should have guessed, either that or a Man Urine supporter. Meh, at least your not a Birmingham City fan aye!

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 20:33

Oh fair enough haha. Thanks for such a good spec sheet by the way, gonna go with what you said and go for AMD. Been doing my research on the APU and the FPS results are really surprising, some games getting upto 45/50 FPS, really looking forward to this. How exactly does the built in graphics on the processor work? I understand it on a GPU you have a card with HDMI/DVI ports and stuff...but the APU is a CPU physically?

I probably sound like a total dumb arse but im new to the PC community, so I need to learn a bit.

tomparker95 · 11 Jan 2013 at 22:02

Ah okay sweet. Saves me having to install the graphics card then, it's a 2 in 1 job

Cheers buddy.