New Spec Please

Potty27 said:
It's about time I was right about something! ;) :D

@ hono :p :p :D
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Another victim of the "ninja edit" lol

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1 x Toshiba SSD HG5D Series THNSNH 7mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - (THNSNH128GCST) £85.99
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 Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £41.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - Black £39.95
1 x LG GH24NSB0 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
Total : £392.84 (includes shipping : FREE).



Upped the APU to an A8K, has a better IGP and is on par with an intel i3. SSD has a bit more storage than the EVO. Again it can all be tweaked to suit his needs should he feel it's overkill, I look forward to seeing what he posts next.

If the HTPC idea really appeals he might want to start looking into the XBMC software.
 
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.
 
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 said:
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.
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Yeah it's still good, I'll have it if he doesn't want it ;) Just remember to update it's firmware there was an issue with them after 5200 Hours which the firmware update fixed.

Bummer the Coolermaster case is OOS, you'll have to ask in Customer services for an ETA. The Bitfenix Prodigy has been mentioned but at £70 that's quite a lot of poppy and makes the ITX HTPC less appealing on that budget. There is a Case King version on pre-order for £60 but that doesn't help you much if you want the rig built ASAP
 
 
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Sharlaw said:
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).

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There is the white version, a little dearer.

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1 x Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced Mini-ITX Case - White £44.99
Total : £55.49 (includes shipping : £8.75).

 
 
teppic said:
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.

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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).

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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?
 
The stock cooler will do the job, but it's noisy. I've got that cooler, it's absolutely silent at normal load and it fits in a small case.
 
Except putting the cooler on later will mean having to remove the board etc. Lots of hassle if you've built it all and finished it.
 
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