Earth Build

[asusfan]

I plan on building a new M-atx build sometime in the near future.

 

Budget & Location - $1000, Canada

AIM - Will be designing and building a AMD Kavari A10-7850K duel graphics mode M-atx rig (for a medium performance build to do basic 3D drawing, music, internet, basic games etc) with earth & natural colour scheme theme. will be making my own case from Aluminium sheet and exotic materials. (budget case bought for templates and dimentions)

Monitors - single 24" @1080p

Peripherals - not at this point aim to get a Ducky brown switch keyboard in future

why i am upgrading - its not my main gaming rig (already got that) its more a project build rig so i can custom build a case from alloy, lexan, copper, plastics etc.

 

list of parts below

http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/TZxzXL

 

m/board = Asus A88XM-plusCSM

http://www.asus.com/ca-en/Motherboards/A88XMPLUSCSM/

reason ( best m-atx APU m/board out there with the right colour scheme (brown, copper, earthy etc) i know there is the Grython but want to be different and do a APU build.

 

cooler - Zalman copper fin

cheap, effective, copper, maybe change later

 

APU - Kavari 7850K

 

Memory - A-data XPG V2

 

extra graphics support (duel graphics mode) XFX Radeon R7 250X core edition (DDR3) as it works with the APU and is an extra 2 gig of graphics memory.

 

 

so that's just a few of the components.

 

most likely will be doing some custom paintwork and maybe different cooling .

 

everything about a build can be endless but usually budget will cap what you can do.

 

any suggestions? and i am not sharing the case design just yet as i don't want copycats

[Enderman]

Please don't buy an APU then a dedicated GPU...

*facepalm*

[asusfan]

Please don't buy an APU then a dedicated GPU...

*facepalm*

That GPU is designed to work as "Duel graphics mode" they have to be DDR3 apparently and this is about the best one that works with the Kavari.

[Enderman]

That GPU is designed to work as "Duel graphics mode" they have to be DDR3 apparently and this is about the best one that works with the Kavari.

Buy a cheaper CPU and a better graphics card and you will get better fps.

[Anthony10]

That GPU is designed to work as "Duel graphics mode" they have to be DDR3 apparently and this is about the best one that works with the Kavari.

I would recommend going with a non apu and going with a higher end gpu, the Crossfire APU and GPU will not get better performance than a dedicated gpu and a separate cpu. I will make you one in a second

[Anthony10]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  ($169.25 @ Vuugo) 

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler  ($29.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($64.05 @ Vuugo) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($121.06 @ TigerDirect Canada) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory  ($118.00 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: A-Data XPG SX900 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($78.96 @ DirectCanada) 

Storage: Seagate SuperSpeed HDD 1TB 2.5" 5400RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive  ($127.50 @ Vuugo) 

Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card  ($209.99 @ NCIX) 

Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($44.79 @ DirectCanada) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $1013.38

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-27 15:21 EDT-0400

[asusfan]

I would recommend going with a non apu and going with a higher end gpu, the Crossfire APU and GPU will not get better performance than a dedicated gpu and a separate cpu. I will make you one in a second

I should maybe also explained in the intro that its not for a high end gaming machine, but more a eco build to run a APU in duel graphics mode, just because, most people don,t and want to be different, and also the colour scheme, the m/board you suggested is very much the blue scheme (seem my main gamer specs it is a M5A 99FX pro R2.0 board and so want to go for a new gold / browns / greys scheme.

This is not for gaming, more for doing 3D drawing, music, internet, utube, basic games.

good suggestions and it is always possible to do a custom GPU at a later date to get more performance if needed. the APU is good and even though its got semi ok graphics onboard i still would always pair it upto another card for a boost in performance.

 

another sugestion is to use all the super cheap components and custom paint them to house them into a custom case i am going to build, but then it would be just assetics and not actully do much performance, so hence the APU build with a half decent m/board.

other option is to go with the Grython, then it would be common as many people have done a Grython build.

 

Thanks for your input guys, help is accepted.

[asusfan]

I would recommend going with a non apu and going with a higher end gpu, the Crossfire APU and GPU will not get better performance than a dedicated gpu and a separate cpu. I will make you one in a second

only way i can see doing that is to change over to intel as i know there is also some m/boards in the same colour scheme, but not many have the power derlivery.

wanted to do the AMD APU / duel graphics mode just for the heck of it as nobody else seems to do it and its different to others.

its not designed for ultra performance.

[KPZ211997]

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We understand your crossfire apu and gpu idea, but is it worth it? Why not just buy a beefier CPU and a GPU individually?

The reason why nobody do it because it doesn't worth it, an FX-8320 and an R9 280 will blow that combo away for the same price, even in 3D computer drawing

 

EDIT: Here's my example but is an intel build with the same mobo color that you like

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($284.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.90 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($164.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.65 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.97 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($229.99 @ NCIX) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $971.47

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 11:41 EDT-0400

[asusfan]

 

We understand your crossfire apu and gpu idea, but is it worth it? Why not just buy a beefier CPU and a GPU individually?

The reason why nobody do it because it doesn't worth it, an FX-8320 and an R9 280 will blow that combo away for the same price, even in 3D computer drawing

 

EDIT: Here's my example but is an intel build with the same mobo color that you like

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($284.98 @ Newegg Canada) 

Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($99.90 @ DirectCanada) 

Memory: A-Data XPG V2 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($164.99 @ NCIX) 

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($86.65 @ Vuugo) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.97 @ DirectCanada) 

Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectCU II Video Card  ($229.99 @ NCIX) 

Power Supply: EVGA 600B 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.99 @ NCIX) 

Total: $971.47

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-08-28 11:41 EDT-0400

 

nice and yes i have looked into the intel build. looking at the H87 m/boards like the one in the list you picked, only thing i look at the power derlivery on the boards and they pretty bog standard stuff. to get a good one it would have to be something like the Grython.

or looking back i am sure when Z77 was out they had a nice m-atx deluxe board from asus, but since H or Z87 no m-atx deluxe boards that i know of. only full size. or H & Z97