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Hi there. I'm building a new bugdet pc for my younger brother, and I would like your opinion in some things.

 

That's what I have so far:

 

CASE: BITFENIX PRODIGY M MICRO BLACK

PSU: CORSAIR CX500M MODULAR 80 PLUS BRONZE

MB: ASROCK FM2A88M EXTREME4+

APU: AMD A-SERIES A10-7850K SKT FM2+ 

MEMORY: KINGSTON PC3-12800 1600MHZ 8GB HYPERX BLACK CL9 (2X4GB) DDR3

HDD: WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR BLUE 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA III 3.5

 

That is about 532€ ( 727.36 USD).

 

I've heard some good and some bad things about the new A10 APU, one of them was the bios compatibility and other being the lack of cpu power vs an i5

My question is, should I buy a APU to run it without any graphics card, or should I lean towards an i5 due to the problems i've mentioned before. 

 

Thanks for the help!

CASE: NZXT Phantom 410 BLACK | PSU: Corsair RM650 | MB: Asus Z87-A | CPU: Intel i7 4770K @ 4.6 GHz | Cooler: Corsair Hyrdo Series H100i | RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB 1600MHz | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB | HDD: WD CAVIAR BLUE 1TB 64MB CACHE 7200RPM

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Hi there. I'm building a new bugdet pc for my younger brother, and I would like your opinion in some things.

 

That's what I have so far:

 

CASE: BITFENIX PRODIGY M MICRO BLACK

PSU: CORSAIR CX500M MODULAR 80 PLUS BRONZE

MB: ASROCK FM2A88M EXTREME4+

APU: AMD A-SERIES A10-7850K SKT FM2+ 

MEMORY: KINGSTON PC3-12800 1600MHZ 8GB HYPERX BLACK CL9 (2X4GB) DDR3

HDD: WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR BLUE 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA III 3.5

 

That is about 532€ ( 727.36 USD).

 

I've heard some good and some bad things about the new A10 APU, one of them was the bios compatibility and other being the lack of cpu power vs an i5

My question is, should I buy a APU to run it without any graphics card, or should I lean towards an i5 due to the problems i've mentioned before. 

 

Thanks for the help!

dose it have to be micro atx? 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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dose it have to be micro atx? 

Hmm not at all, But since I won't have that much hardware I don't see the point of having a bigger case.

CASE: NZXT Phantom 410 BLACK | PSU: Corsair RM650 | MB: Asus Z87-A | CPU: Intel i7 4770K @ 4.6 GHz | Cooler: Corsair Hyrdo Series H100i | RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB 1600MHz | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB | HDD: WD CAVIAR BLUE 1TB 64MB CACHE 7200RPM

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Hi there. I'm building a new bugdet pc for my younger brother, and I would like your opinion in some things.

 

That's what I have so far:

 

CASE: BITFENIX PRODIGY M MICRO BLACK

PSU: CORSAIR CX500M MODULAR 80 PLUS BRONZE

MB: ASROCK FM2A88M EXTREME4+

APU: AMD A-SERIES A10-7850K SKT FM2+ 

MEMORY: KINGSTON PC3-12800 1600MHZ 8GB HYPERX BLACK CL9 (2X4GB) DDR3

HDD: WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR BLUE 1TB 7200RPM 64MB SATA III 3.5

 

That is about 532€ ( 727.36 USD).

 

I've heard some good and some bad things about the new A10 APU, one of them was the bios compatibility and other being the lack of cpu power vs an i5

My question is, should I buy a APU to run it without any graphics card, or should I lean towards an i5 due to the problems i've mentioned before. 

 

Thanks for the help!

I heard the a10 7850k is REALLY overpriced compared to the a10 6800k.

System: CPU: 4670k | Mobo: Gigabyte Z87MX D3H | RAM: 8gb 1600Mhz | Case:Corsair 350D | PSU: Corsair CX430, to be upgraded soon | GPU: HD4600, to be upgraded soon

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Hmm not at all, But since I won't have that much hardware I don't see the point of having a bigger case.

well i made this but im not able to push the price down but its a very capable pc 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SAV1OUR/saved/3nf2

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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I think you should get this, it's slightly over the price. But I think it's really worth it. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2IIfs

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well i made this but im not able to push the price down but its a very capable pc 

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/SAV1OUR/saved/3nf2

 

 

I think you should get this, it's slightly over the price. But I think it's really worth it. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2IIfs

 

Both of those builds are very good. I'll see if I can find a retailer with the prices in €, since I live in Portugal :D

Thanks

 

CASE: NZXT Phantom 410 BLACK | PSU: Corsair RM650 | MB: Asus Z87-A | CPU: Intel i7 4770K @ 4.6 GHz | Cooler: Corsair Hyrdo Series H100i | RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB 1600MHz | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB | HDD: WD CAVIAR BLUE 1TB 64MB CACHE 7200RPM

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Both of those builds are very good. I'll see if I can find a retailer with the prices in €, since I live in Portugal :D

Thanks

 

 

theres a country selection in the top right corner just switch it over with that and it will say  

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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theres a country selection in the top right corner just switch it over with that and it will say  

Yeah I know. Only has UK

CASE: NZXT Phantom 410 BLACK | PSU: Corsair RM650 | MB: Asus Z87-A | CPU: Intel i7 4770K @ 4.6 GHz | Cooler: Corsair Hyrdo Series H100i | RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB 1600MHz | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB | HDD: WD CAVIAR BLUE 1TB 64MB CACHE 7200RPM

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Where are you buying from?

Whats your total budget?

Buying from http://www.alientech.pt/index.php?cPath=180_6_41&sort=&filter_id=35. It's a portuguese company with very good prices,

Budget arround 750 USD (550€)

CASE: NZXT Phantom 410 BLACK | PSU: Corsair RM650 | MB: Asus Z87-A | CPU: Intel i7 4770K @ 4.6 GHz | Cooler: Corsair Hyrdo Series H100i | RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB 1600MHz | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB | HDD: WD CAVIAR BLUE 1TB 64MB CACHE 7200RPM

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Yeah I know. Only has UK

ahhh google a usd to euro? 

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CPU: i5 4670k i won the silicon lottery Cooler: Corsair H100i w/ 2x Corsair SP120 quiet editions Mobo: ASUS Z97 SABERTOOTH MARK 1 Ram: Corsair Platnums 16gb (4x4gb) Storage: Samsun 840 evo 256gb and random hard drives GPU: EVGA acx 2.0 gtx 980 PSU: Corsair RM 850w Case: Fractal Arc Midi R2 windowed 

 

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ahhh google a usd to euro? 

what about the shipping costs? shipping stuff from US/CANADA and even UK are a bit expensive. But going to the retailer I can save some bucks and make sure all the stuff is in the right conditions. Nevertheless you guys provided me some alternative builds. Seems like its a long shot to expect Kaveri APU's to be mind blowing in terms of performance

 

My initial idea was to leave a GPU out of the equation, saving some money in the process, but it seems its always better to buy one.

CASE: NZXT Phantom 410 BLACK | PSU: Corsair RM650 | MB: Asus Z87-A | CPU: Intel i7 4770K @ 4.6 GHz | Cooler: Corsair Hyrdo Series H100i | RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB 1600MHz | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB | HDD: WD CAVIAR BLUE 1TB 64MB CACHE 7200RPM

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How's this

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Maybe I will. Thanks :D

CASE: NZXT Phantom 410 BLACK | PSU: Corsair RM650 | MB: Asus Z87-A | CPU: Intel i7 4770K @ 4.6 GHz | Cooler: Corsair Hyrdo Series H100i | RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8GB 1600MHz | GPU: EVGA GTX 780 SC ACX | SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB | HDD: WD CAVIAR BLUE 1TB 64MB CACHE 7200RPM

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