New Spec Please

[Sharlaw]

Hi Guys,

I've been asked to put something together for a mate.

He's looking for a machine for essentially light home/office work browsing and pushing media to his TV. Won't be used for gaming.

Does not need to include. OS, keyboard/mouse and monitor.

Budget around £400

TIA

 

[Sharlaw]

Thanks for the replies guys, definitely like the idea of the HTPC, saving space is certainly a bonus. I do have a 2TB WD Green I'll be donating to this build.

 

[Sharlaw]

To be fair I usually admit to mis-reading something, but don't think I did this time

But I may be wrong

You're in the clear, I did edit it straight after forwarding. +1 for being so quick of the mark though.

 

[Sharlaw]

Loving that spec Hono.

Now we're both off to pleasure his Mrs to get use of the credit card.

 

[Sharlaw]

Only took an hour and a half.

Man I'm good....

Looking to click buy on that, removed the CD drive as not really used and can install OS via usb.

Just awaiting a check on stock for the case Thanks everyone.

 

[Sharlaw]

Just to add, I have a Crucial M4 128Gb SSD that I can give to him as well, new and unused. Is it worth using this or sticking with the Samsung Evo 840 120 that I've been looking at for this build.

 

[Sharlaw]

So final Spec will be the below:

With the 2 TB WD Green for storage and the 128 Crucial M4 SSD for OS and apps.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A8-5600K Black Edition 3.60GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD560KWOHJBOX) £71.99
1 x MSI A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £69.95
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-21300C11 2666MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2666HC11CDC01) £65.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - Black £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020046-UK) £35.99
Total : £283.86 (includes shipping : FREE).

 

[Sharlaw]

I'd add a CPU cooler, the stock one is pretty rubbish.

If you want 8GB RAM, you can knock off £10-£15 or so with 1600MHz - it'll be the same performance unless you're gaming.

e.g.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BLS2CP4G3D1609DS1S00CEU) £53.99
1 x Cooler Master GeminII M4 Low Profile CPU Cooler £22.99
Total : £85.68 (includes shipping : £7.25).

The memory change looks like a good shout, unless anyone else has any comments on it.

Would we get any real advantage with the aftermarket cooler?

 

[Sharlaw]

Also the cooler doesn't list FM2 as supported?? or am I missing it.

 

[Sharlaw]

Hi Guys,

Need some help, I've got the kit but the system is not posting.

I've removed the board from the case. Setup with just the 24 pin and 4 pin power, cpu+cpufan, and memory in. and keyboard and VGA.

Power button turns on the system and cpu fan powers up off the board. No power to keyboard or mouse (when tried)
I've removed one (then the other) then both memory sticks and no change.
I'm concerned the 24 pin cable isn't sitting properly as it doesn't seem quite flush. but again the board does appear to be getting power.

Any suggestions please?

 

[Sharlaw]

Ii've got power cable to sit properly but still the same. Any other suggestions?

 

[Sharlaw]

Thanks for the help Teppic, but I think I've found it.

Re-tested again from scratch, and it seems to be Dimm slot 1.

Either of the memory modules in slot 2 and it posts to bios.

Either of them in slot 1 and nothing.

 

[Sharlaw]

Yeah got the old can of air out and no joy, just posted in the customer service forum to get the ball rolling on rma.

Just my luck

 

[Sharlaw]

CPU looks fine all pins seem fine to me.

Thanks again for the assist guys.

 

[Sharlaw]

Just got and fitted the replacement Mobo and have the same issue. Again I've pulled the CPU out and all pins look ok.