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Ok soo since my GFX card is giving up on me right now and the rest of my computer could do with replacing I’m starting to save for a new APU based system since I’m on a budget for now. I have parts chosen but it’s going to take some time to save up based on current income so I’m looking at sometime late November early December.

 

I’m planning on getting the case and power supply soon either a Define R4 or more likely an R2 XL and as for the power supply I’d be going with the Fractal Design Newton R3 600W 80+ Platinum. I know staggered part buying is generally advised against but really how much could case and power requirements change in 4 or 5 months? So in the following PCPart picker link I have marked the case+PSU as purchased. So what I’m wanting to know is just how much could these parts change (ie better versions/revisions or just better parts in general come out) in the next 5 to 6 months?

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wjvP  http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wlxu  http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3wp2V

 

The only two games I’ll be playing on this system will be Minecraft and Renegade X so not really pushing much there I’ll be also using it for content consumption rather than creation but may do a video or two. Also USB 3 connectivity is a big thing for me and that’s the main reason I went with that board.

 

So as I asked before what parts should I look into changing once I’ve saved up for the build?

Is it really that bad to buy the case+PSU a few months before the rest of the system?

 

And another question for those who have built in the define R4 and R2 XL how much more elbow room does the R2 XL have over the R4 in terms of cable management and HDD space?

 

Thanks for looking and taking time to read.

 

 

(i could edit this a few times so could be worth checking every now and then.)

 

 

edits: new link swapped the R2 for the R4. better memory

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r2 xl has more 5,25 bays and the same amount of 3,5. I don't see a reason to ever get the xl one.

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i would just get the define R4 it has plenty of HDD space and plenty of space for cable management

(speaking from experience from building in just the R4)

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The case and PSU are the least likely parts to change or be updated in the coming months. It's typically CPUs, GPUs and motherboards that change more rapidly with each new generation. But that trend has slowed somewhat recently (at least the performance increase with each new generation has...).

 

Everything looks good to me except the ram. I know you don't need or want bleeding edge gaming performance, but you'll want at least 2133mhz ram to get the most out of the 7850K APU. The CPU cooler is a little overkill IMO, but will allow you to OC this thing quite nicely and  maintain safe temps.  

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If you are not getting an GPU go for the apu, if not get a normal CPU. The a10-7770 is fine

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As the above two replies

The APU can be a great replacement if you are on a tight budget.

ppl gaming just on the APU is not very many but their videos posted on YouTube proves that even budget systems can play mainstream games at steady fps with good balance of visual quality.

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As the above two replies

The APU can be a great replacement if you are on a tight budget.

ppl gaming just on the APU is not very many but their videos posted on YouTube proves that even budget systems can play mainstream games at steady fps with good balance of visual quality.

 

Well I hope to then save up while gaming for a dedicated GPU just this APU build is better than what i have now

 

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CPU DualCore Intel Core i3-540, 4200 MHz (22 x 191)

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Well I hope to then save up while gaming for a dedicated GPU just this APU build is better than what i have now

 

MoBo Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H

CPU DualCore Intel Core i3-540, 4200 MHz (22 x 191)

GPU Sparkle GeForce GTS 450 1GB

RAM 4GB GeIL DDR3

yea it may make sense to just game on APU and save up for a bad ass GPU later

 

And the Kaveri APU support full speed 16x PCI-E 3.0 with the internal North Bridge chipset as a added bonus

 

just saying the MSI A88X gaming motherboard is pretty much priced the same as the Asus A88X board

 

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-a88xg45gaming

 

love the board design especially the Dragon logo

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