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Hey I'm in need of some parts for my dad's computer.

 

I need a small case with 2 or 3 bays (mini-itx)

a processor

a motherboard

a cpu cooler

memory

 

Have a gtx 9800 gt to slap in.

Its not going to be used for gaming, just Microsoft office and browsing.

Going to be using websites like amazon.co.uk, scan.co.uk and overclockers.co.uk

No budget, but not over the top, as its not for gaming.

 

Thanks!

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Price range please.

 

Already said, no price range.

Just not over the top, as its just for office/browsing

PC SYSTEM: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 / i5 2500k @ 4.2ghz / CM Hyper 212 EVO / Gigabyte 670 OC SLI / MSI P67A-GD53 B3 / Kingston HyperX Blue 8Gb / 

WD 2tb Storage Drive / BenQ GW2750HM - ASUS VE248H - Panasonic TX-P42ST60B/ Corsair AX750 / Logitech K360 / Razer Naga / Plantronics Gamecom 380 /

Asus Xonar DGX / Samsung 830 256gb / MEDIA : eMachine ER1401 running OpenELEC XBMC with Seagate STBV3000200 3TB Hard Drive - Panasonic TX-P42ST60B

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As you have a gpu, slap a athlon x4 760k with a fm2 board and keep the stock cooler or get a low profile zalman cooler(yes zalman beat noctua in the low profile coolers)

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-Processor-AD760kWOHLBOX-Technology-Virtualization/dp/B00D7BYMB2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390672288&sr=8-1&keywords=amd+athlon

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-FM2-A75IA-E53-Mini-ITX-Motherboard-Socket/dp/B00A6J98A8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390672376&sr=8-1&keywords=fm2+itx

 

 

if needed

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Zalman-CNPS8900-Heatsink-Performance-Technology/dp/B0072IQHCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390672391&sr=8-1&keywords=zalman+low+profile+cooler

cpu: intel i5 4670k @ 4.5ghz Ram: G skill ares 2x4gb 2166mhz cl10 Gpu: GTX 680 liquid cooled cpu cooler: Raijintek ereboss Mobo: gigabyte z87x ud5h psu: cm gx650 bronze Case: Zalman Z9 plus


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if i may:

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HmUt

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CPU:  Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($115.97 @ OutletPC) 

Motherboard:  Foxconn H61S Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($52.54 @ Mwave) 

Memory:  Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 




Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 

Total: $287.46

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-25 13:05 EST-0500)

 

Have something on the list? Shave of the price

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CPU:  Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($115.97 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard:  Foxconn H61S Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($52.54 @ Mwave) 
Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $290.45
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-25 13:03 EST-0500)
 
If you have something on the list, just shave it of mine.

 

i3 too expensive.

 

arc mini is not that small...

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i3 too expensive.

 

arc mini is not that small...

oh i see you want mITX. on the way

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Is the AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor really the best option?

Not too familiar with AMD cpu's....

 

Thanks for all the responses!

 

PS: I have storage, optical drives and powersupply sorted.

PC SYSTEM: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 / i5 2500k @ 4.2ghz / CM Hyper 212 EVO / Gigabyte 670 OC SLI / MSI P67A-GD53 B3 / Kingston HyperX Blue 8Gb / 

WD 2tb Storage Drive / BenQ GW2750HM - ASUS VE248H - Panasonic TX-P42ST60B/ Corsair AX750 / Logitech K360 / Razer Naga / Plantronics Gamecom 380 /

Asus Xonar DGX / Samsung 830 256gb / MEDIA : eMachine ER1401 running OpenELEC XBMC with Seagate STBV3000200 3TB Hard Drive - Panasonic TX-P42ST60B

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CPU:  AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£59.71 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard  (£60.28 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Kingston Value 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£24.00 @ Amazon UK) 


Total: £176.59

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-25 18:09 GMT+0000)

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CPU:  AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£59.71 @ Scan.co.uk) 
Motherboard:  MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard  (£60.28 @ Amazon UK) 
Memory:  Kingston Value 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£24.00 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £176.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-25 18:09 GMT+0000)

 

 

Thanks for that, however the case is no good because he needs at least 2 bays.

Guess the only option is really the fractal 1000.

PC SYSTEM: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 / i5 2500k @ 4.2ghz / CM Hyper 212 EVO / Gigabyte 670 OC SLI / MSI P67A-GD53 B3 / Kingston HyperX Blue 8Gb / 

WD 2tb Storage Drive / BenQ GW2750HM - ASUS VE248H - Panasonic TX-P42ST60B/ Corsair AX750 / Logitech K360 / Razer Naga / Plantronics Gamecom 380 /

Asus Xonar DGX / Samsung 830 256gb / MEDIA : eMachine ER1401 running OpenELEC XBMC with Seagate STBV3000200 3TB Hard Drive - Panasonic TX-P42ST60B

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CPU:  Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($115.97 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard:  Foxconn H61S Mini ITX LGA1155 Motherboard  ($52.54 @ Mwave) 
Memory:  Pareema 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($36.99 @ Newegg) 
Optical Drive:  Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer  ($16.98 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $287.46
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-25 13:05 EST-0500)
 
Have something on the list? Shave of the price

 

NOT FOXCON FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GABEN

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fixed with mITX

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2HnlZ

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h61 chipset is sooooo limited compared to fm2+ ones, but he needs optical so node doesnt work either, look into htpc cases maybe idk. core 1000 is good budget choice too.

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h61 chipset is sooooo limited compared to fm2+ ones, but he needs optical so node doesnt work either, look into htpc cases maybe idk. core 1000 is good budget choice too.

never said he was gonna use optical.

 

also for word and stuff h61 is more than enough ^^

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He said he has optical

PS: I have storage, optical drives and powersupply sorted.

h61 doesnt even have usb3 and im pretty sure that i3 doesnt outperform 760k either.

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oh k^^ well still if he is using the pc for word and internet, no need to have all the newest fancy stuff... the only usb that i would even consider for this other than 2, would be 3.1 when it comes, solely because of the JIGGAWATT power it can provide

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Thanks all of you.

Decided on the fractal 1000, AMD Athlon II X4 760K black edition (will use the stock cooler) and the MSI FM2-A75IA-E53, seems good.

As far as ram goes, will it be beneficial to get 2x4gb sticks instead of 2x2gb? maybe the Kingston HyperX Blue 8Gb or similar?

PC SYSTEM: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 / i5 2500k @ 4.2ghz / CM Hyper 212 EVO / Gigabyte 670 OC SLI / MSI P67A-GD53 B3 / Kingston HyperX Blue 8Gb / 

WD 2tb Storage Drive / BenQ GW2750HM - ASUS VE248H - Panasonic TX-P42ST60B/ Corsair AX750 / Logitech K360 / Razer Naga / Plantronics Gamecom 380 /

Asus Xonar DGX / Samsung 830 256gb / MEDIA : eMachine ER1401 running OpenELEC XBMC with Seagate STBV3000200 3TB Hard Drive - Panasonic TX-P42ST60B

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deffinatly get 2channel. also get the cheapest 2x4G kit with 1600MHz/CL9 kit you can get. even OEM and stuff like that. doesnt even need fancy heatspreaders and stuff hehe

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deffinatly get 2channel. also get the cheapest 2x4G kit with 1600MHz/CL9 kit you can get. even OEM and stuff like that. doesnt even need fancy heatspreaders and stuff hehe

 

Ok thanks, cant really find any 1600MHz/CL9 kit's online (cheap ones :D, all like £60)

Price is around £220 in the end, which is decent enough.

Also gives me someone else to build yey!

PC SYSTEM: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 / i5 2500k @ 4.2ghz / CM Hyper 212 EVO / Gigabyte 670 OC SLI / MSI P67A-GD53 B3 / Kingston HyperX Blue 8Gb / 

WD 2tb Storage Drive / BenQ GW2750HM - ASUS VE248H - Panasonic TX-P42ST60B/ Corsair AX750 / Logitech K360 / Razer Naga / Plantronics Gamecom 380 /

Asus Xonar DGX / Samsung 830 256gb / MEDIA : eMachine ER1401 running OpenELEC XBMC with Seagate STBV3000200 3TB Hard Drive - Panasonic TX-P42ST60B

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well then check the CL10 ones, this is the official JEDEC standard, but everyone uses CL9 these days. or even look into 1333MHz/cl9-8. i have them in my general use pc and they dont make anything slower

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What would be a decent motherboard if he wanted mATX motherboard instead?

PC SYSTEM: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 / i5 2500k @ 4.2ghz / CM Hyper 212 EVO / Gigabyte 670 OC SLI / MSI P67A-GD53 B3 / Kingston HyperX Blue 8Gb / 

WD 2tb Storage Drive / BenQ GW2750HM - ASUS VE248H - Panasonic TX-P42ST60B/ Corsair AX750 / Logitech K360 / Razer Naga / Plantronics Gamecom 380 /

Asus Xonar DGX / Samsung 830 256gb / MEDIA : eMachine ER1401 running OpenELEC XBMC with Seagate STBV3000200 3TB Hard Drive - Panasonic TX-P42ST60B

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