New build help

Barron2110 · 12 Apr 2014 at 23:13

Hey guys Im looking to build a budget system for gaming that I can over-clock to a decent level and play my main game World of Warcraft on. I will be looking to play Titanfall and possibly BF4 sometime in the future but for now its just gunna be wow, Diablo 3 possibly Skyrim if I can be bothered with it. I've decided to go down the AMD route as they are a lot cheaper and offer good OC. Also the Kaveri has decent onboard GFX included and should run the games above ok? I've listed my basket below on one of the posts. But I really need help choosing which to go for. Any help or improvements would be great as I'd like to order and get building ASAP

I am looking towards MATX (open to the ITX suggestion if thats better?) and a decently small case that offers potential for upgrades in the future. Thats why I've chosen the Aero Cool DS as it will fit into my sitting room quite nicely and means I can get rid of my big desk and get some more space in the house. The PC will be connected to a Samsung 37" LED Smart TV when in my sitting room or a Samsung 32" TV if I take it upstairs into my room. At the minute I'm currently using Samsung SyncMaster T220 running at 1650 x 1050 display (think thats because i have a radeon 4850 gfx card? and thats the max res I can select). But I would be hoping to go to 1080p if possible.

Barron2110 · 13 Apr 2014 at 21:37

Bump - anyone have exp with new amd in micro ATX cases help with a build?

ExRayTed · 13 Apr 2014 at 21:57

If you want to overclock faster RAM is a good idea. This RAM is at a good price for the speed.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95
Total : £54.65 (includes shipping : £7.25).

Everything else is ok, although I'd personally prefer Gigabyte motherboards for their UK RMA. The motherboard you've selected is a good one though.

I'd pick a GPU that has the best cooler and warranty. All the manufacturers are very similar really, but again there's that Gigabyte RMA to think about

Doomedspeed · 13 Apr 2014 at 22:26

AMD and matx don't go very well..

There mATX boards are truly awful.

Is that what you meant, or were you on about the GPU's.

If you were on about the GPU's the 280(X)/290(x) are pretty good if you get an aftermarket cooler version. A little hotter than their green team counterparts but should still be alright in the DS.

Barron2110 · 13 Apr 2014 at 22:32

Thoughts on this AMD spec before I order

Torn between these two systems. Can the Kaveri chips be overclocked? If so would that be the better choice and saves me some coin until a later date where I can buy a GFX card.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Kaveri 7850K 12 Compute Core APU w/ Radeon R7 Graphics (4 CPU + 8 GPU Compute Cores) - Retail £131.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming White Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95
Total : £561.25 (includes shipping : £17.85).

Or would I be better going for the below:
YOUR BASKET
1 x MSI Radeon R9 270 Gaming Edition OC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £127.99
1 x AMD Piledriver FX-6 Six Core 6300 Black Edition 3.50GHz (Socket AM3+) Processor - Retail £79.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 8.1 64-Bit DVD - OEM (WN7-00614) £74.99
1 x Aero Cool Dead Silence Gaming White Mini Tower Windowed £72.95
1 x Kingston HyperX 3K SSD 120GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Drive (SH103S3/120G) £59.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £53.99
1 x Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 AMD 760G (Socket AM3+) DDR3 MicroATX Motherboard £49.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H60 V2 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler £49.99
1 x Kingston HyperX Beast 8GB (2x4GB) PC3-19200C11 2400MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX24C11T3K2/8X) £45.95
Total : £637.25 (includes shipping : £17.85).

Only reason I ask is I'm not sure if I can OC the Kaveri CPU but I can the Piledriver which means I can get some extra proformance out of it and the gfx card rather than use on board?

Thoughts ? My head is battered by the decisions lol

Barron2110 · 14 Apr 2014 at 18:16

Bump - added basket view now that I'm on the PC. Want to order in next few days so all help is appreciated :-)

Also edited the opening post to offer a bit more information and a lot less confussing.