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$700 AUS mATX build

66Pyrithion
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Hey guys, I need some help with my pc parts Im going to buy at the end of the month. I do a lot of photoshopping and play games like Borderlands, Minecraft, Half life, Doom and all those. My budget is $650-700(at most since postage is around $50). I had the FX 6300 R7 260x 4 gb RAM (Will upgrade to 8) but I really like the Bitfenix Prodigy case, but AM3/AM3+ don't have any Mini ITX or mATX Motherboards, I was looking at going with Intel, but I wanted a Quadcore, and the i5 4460 doesn't fit in my budget, so I came up with this.

BitFenix Prodigy M - $109
ASRock FM2A88M Extreme4+ -$95
AMD A8 6600k - $115
Sapphire R7 260x -$155
Corsair CMX 1x4 GB RAM -$55
1 TB Western Didgital WD Blue -$69
Corsair VS550 PSU -$65
Total - $663

Tell me what you guys this of these parts, since I thought this would be better for my budget. I would rather not buy a Mid/Full tower since I normally bring my laptop down to the living room and hook it up to the TV and play Minecraft, and it would be a trek/10 to bring a Mid/Full tower down stairs, but since the Prodigy is small enough to fit on my desk and has handles, it would be easier for me. I also live in Australia and Im buying all my parts from PC Case Gear. Any help would be appreciated :) Thanks

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go for at least 8GB RAM

 

since you have a GPU

 

pick the Athlon 760K

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I am from Australia and I dont think you can buy the 760k anywhere here. I will also get anther 4 GB stick for later upgrade. I know there are mATX Motherboards for AM3/AM3+ but there are also none from the place I am buying my parts from, and Im not willing to buy stuff overseas. 

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I am from Australia and I dont think you can buy the 760k anywhere here. I will also get anther 4 GB stick for later upgrade. I know there are mATX Motherboards for AM3/AM3+ but there are also none from the place I am buying my parts from, and Im not willing to buy stuff overseas. 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-m5a78lmusb3

 

MWave has it

 

but the VRMs are not cooled so you need to stick some heatsinks on them

 

 

or pick this

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga78lmtusb3

 

but mATX AM3+ mobos are generally trash

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I've seen reviews of that Asus Motherboard and saw that it wasn't very good. What do you think of the specs I listed? I just want to know if it would be good enough for what I'm doing. Thanks

APU are only good if you don't need a GPU

 

and that APU is just borderline good, neither bad nor good

 

you will be better off with your current FX and a 270X

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I would if there was some better mATX  Motherboards for AM3+ :/ If I went with a FX 6300 and the R9 270x the price would bumb up to around $850, which is over my budget, and I wouldn't be able to get the Prodigy unless I got that Asus mATX which Im not keen on doing

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I would if there was some better mATX  Motherboards for AM3+ :/ If I went with a FX 6300 and the R9 270x the price would bumb up to around $850, which is over my budget, and I wouldn't be able to get the Prodigy unless I got that Asus mATX which Im not keen on doing

I linked another board which is the Gigabyte slightly better than the Asus

 

which parts you have currently?

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Do you mean which parts I have bought or which parts I have In mind of buying since I haven't bought anything yet because I want to make sure that I'm buying  the right parts for my budget.

the parts that you have bought or own currently

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Nothing, I don't have any parts bought yet. The only things I have for my new PC is a monitor, keyboard/mouse and a copy of Windows 7.

save up a bit more

 

 
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($78.00 @ Centre Com) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Motherboard: MSI Z97M-G43 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($129.00 @ CPL Online) 
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($95.00 @ Centre Com) 
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card  ($179.00 @ CPL Online) 
Power Supply: Corsair VS 550W ATX Power Supply  ($65.00 @ Mwave Australia) 
Total: $756.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-07 19:15 EST+1000
 
this is a good start build
 
Pentium and a gtx750Ti
 
 
you can add a i5 down the line and a better gpu

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Thanks for that. I don't really want to buy parts from different stores so I'm buying them all from PC Case Gear. I've changed some specs and came up with this:

 

BitFenix Prodigy Mini ITX -$79
ASRock H81M-ITX - $79
Sapphire R7 260x -$155
Corsair 1x4GB RAM-$55 (Will upgrade to 8/16GB)
Corsair VS550 PSU -$65
WD Blue 1TB HDD - $69
IntelCore i3 4150 -$129(Will upgrade to an i5 of some sort later on)

Total -$631 

 

What do you think of that?

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Thanks for that. I don't really want to buy parts from different stores so I'm buying them all from PC Case Gear. I've changed some specs and came up with this:

 

BitFenix Prodigy Mini ITX -$79

ASRock H81M-ITX - $79

Sapphire R7 260x -$155

Corsair 1x4GB RAM-$55 (Will upgrade to 8/16GB)

Corsair VS550 PSU -$65

WD Blue 1TB HDD - $69

IntelCore i3 4150 -$129(Will upgrade to an i5 of some sort later on)

Total -$631 

 

What do you think of that?

pick a board like this

 

http://au.pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mitxac

 

H97 chipsets will allow you to install the Haswell Refresh CPUs and the Broadwell CPUs down the line

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Ah sweet thanks, just switched them. The total is now $690, and $745 including postage which isnt too bad. Cant wait to build haha! Thanks for your help :)

no personal choice although I love MSI

 

see which is the cheapest for you

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Hey there 66Pyrithion,

 

WD Blue is a great drive that would do the job for you. But since you are going for some good gaming, I would recommend checking out the WD Black series which are designed specifically for gaming. Here's a link:


 

Hope this helps,

 

Captain_WD.

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