Project AMD Kaveri APU

[GioM]

Please read my needs before posting, I am looking to do a Micro ATX Build that can fit easily into a non-carry on bag and that will be able to survive a car and plane ride.  I would like to use the Swiftech H220 regardless so please try to put that into perspective, I am not a fan of air cooled systems for such a hot and humid place such as Puerto Vallarta.

 

1. Location

 

San Francisco Bay Area, CA $1,500 if need be

2. Aim

 

My goals with this computer is to be able to travel with it from here to Puerto Vallarta where I spend up to 6 months of the year living.  I am an avid Scuba Diver and I plan to start filming using a Go Pro 3+ Black Edition and would like to be able to Render and do light Editing.  When I am here in the Bay Area I would like to Render and Edit videos and also be able to play BF4 or Titan Fall which I do not have currently.   The only game I am playing right now is Counter Strike, but I do like to watch movies online through my AT&T Cable Internet package which allows me to watch my HDR on my PC.  I tend to watch a lot of YT and movies and shows through AT&T so I kind of would like to optimize this system to do that as well.

3. Monitors

 

Currently I do not have a monitor since I am pretty using a backup computer that I built for my brother like 5 years ago.  I would like to figure out what kind of monitor I can run with this setup.  I would like a 24" for ease of putting in my carry on bag and protecting it with clothes, so I will more than likely have 1080P 60Hz but not sure if 120Hz or 144hz would be something I could run.

4. Peripherals

 

Well I guess after 7 years of using the same keyboard and mouse I should upgrade those as well along with the monitor and also a decent set of headphones.

5. Why are you upgrading?

 

Last computer I built 7 years ago finally decided to die on me, I am pretty much sure it was the mobo.  The two nearest transistors to the power supply do get hot but nothing else do, it was a AM2 socket build on a Asus M2N-E AMD Athlon X2 4600 which back then was a decent build for CS and doing other stuff with it.

 

Here is the list of what I want so far which is a variation of Linus' Ultimate AMD Kaveri APU PC Computer How to Build from this morning.

 

AMD A10 7850K Kaveri

 

Mobo - ????

 

Samsung 840 Evo 250GB

 

WD Blue 1TB

 

BitFenix Prodigy M - Artic White

 

Radeon R7 250X -Might as well

 

RAM: 8GB G.Skill 2400MHz Dual Channel DDR3 Memory

 

Operating System: Windows 8

 

Power Supply:  ???

 

Cooling Components:

 

Swiftech H220

 

Not sure what to use for the Front and Back, my main concern is the 25*C to 35*C and constant high humidity while in Puerto Vallarta.  

 

If possible a 144Hz 24" LED of if need be a 60Hz LED will do.

 

 

 

[CoolBeans]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor ($151.99 @ Amazon)

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.98 @ OutletPC)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($113.99 @ NCIX US)

Memory: G.Skill Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 780 3GB Video Card ($449.99 @ Newegg)

Case: Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: SeaSonic 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($92.99 @ SuperBiiz)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)

Total: $1222.87

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 21:05 EDT-0400)

[EpicGeekonFire]

Do you want this to be mobile or something? Or just as much as we can pack into a 1500 for video editing? 

[nsyedhasan]

 

Canada Please

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU:  AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($164.99 @ Canada Computers)

CPU Cooler:  Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.80 @ DirectCanada)

Motherboard:  Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($124.99 @ NCIX)

Memory:  A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($74.99 @ NCIX)

Storage:  A-Data XPG SX900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($83.10 @ DirectCanada)

Storage:  Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.99 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card:  Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB Video Card  ($359.99 @ NCIX)

Case:  Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($109.99 @ NCIX)

Power Supply:  OCZ ZT 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($89.99 @ Amazon Canada)

Operating System:  Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit)  ($104.99 @ NCIX)

Monitor:  AOC i2369V 60Hz 23.0" Monitor  ($169.99 @ Memory Express)

Keyboard:  Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard  ($99.99 @ Memory Express)

Mouse:  Logitech G602 Wireless Optical Mouse  ($69.99 @ NCIX)

Total: $1542.79

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 21:16 EDT-0400)

[GioM]

Do you want this to be mobile or something? Or just as much as we can pack into a 1500 for video editing? 

Has to be mobile and fit into my non-carry on bag as I will not have room for it since I will be using my carry on for the monitor.  It will be staying in one place once I get it to either of my houses, also it is not intended to be a video editing rig as Go Pro's Software is pretty basic but more for ease of moving it from house to house which is a 1,500 mile or close to 2,500 km airplane trip each way.

[EpicGeekonFire]

Has to be mobile and fit into my non-carry on bag as I will not have room for it since I will be using my carry on for the monitor.  It will be staying in one place once I get it to either of my houses, also it is not intended to be a video editing rig as Go Pro's Software is pretty basic but more for ease of moving it from house to house which is a 1,500 mile or close to 2,500 km airplane trip each way.

Ok. Just to let you know, a Prodigy might be pretty big. Let me see what is smaller but something we can still fit a decent build inside. Kaveri is not worth it when you sped 1.5k on a build. most of a low end APU. 

 

Also Water cooling still uses fans and if the climate is hot, your computer will still have problems with cooling even with an AIO liq cooler. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcanode304bl

This case seem pleasing? I believe ITX is a better choice for you. 

 

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3l4G8 

IMO thats all you need for gaming and editing. 

[CoolBeans]

Canada Please PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($104.99 @ NCIX)Monitor: AOC i2369V 60Hz 23.0" Monitor ($169.99 @ Memory Express)Keyboard: Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire TK Wired Gaming Keyboard ($99.99 @ Memory Express)Mouse: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/logitech-mouse-910003820]Logitech G602 Wireless Optical Mouse ($69.99 @ NCIX) Total: $1542.79(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-04-02 21:16 EDT-0400)

He is in San Fran CA- California not Canadian

[nsyedhasan]

He is in San Fran CA- California not Canadian

Kden sorry