Trinity build ponderings

[MichaelM]

I want to build a decent but kinda cheap PC for my mother to do general internet browsing but also that can play some games when the grandkids are staying over. Trinity seems to fit the bill and I really fancy having a fiddle with these new APU's, so low end watercooling should be fun.

I already have a monitor, keyboard and I will be donating half of the memory from what is in my sig (1600MHz). The DVD drive will rarely be used so an external one is preferred.

Would an A55 mobo be just as good? I can't see much a difference apart from USB 3.0 but the price is pretty close as well.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x ASRock FM2A75 Pro4-M AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £59.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (ST500DM002) £59.99
1 x Antec Kúhler H2O 620 CPU Watercooler (Socket Intel LGA 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AMD AM2 / AM3 / AM2+ / AM3+) £55.98
1 x Antec High Current Gamer 400W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £40.00
1 x BitFenix Merc Beta Gaming Case - Black £32.99
1 x Samsung SE-S208AB/TSBS External Slimline 8x DVD-RW (TV Connect) - Black £21.98
1 x OcUK USB Optical Mouse - Black £2.99
Total : £384.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).

 

[stulid]

If you ditched the water cooler for a £25-£30 air cooler, then you can get one of the gaming mice on offer this week at around £20.

 

[kristmace]

If you ditched the water cooler for a £25-£30 air cooler, then you can get one of the gaming mice on offer this week at around £20.

^^ Good idea. Not sure how much difference H2O will make with Trinity.

 

[areksnumbr1sxylady]

But is trinity worth it?? G540 and a good video card, would that give it a run?