Planned: LAN Build/Small Form Factor

[MattyyttaM]

I go around my friends how quite a lot to play games, socialize and do uni work. I most take around my laptop (isn't the best), as it's too much hassle to take my main desktop. To over come this I am planning on building a small form factor (mITX) computer, which will be easier to take around in comparison to my desktop; but much better than my laptop!

 

The parts list is as followed:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor  (£101.99 @ Aria PC) 

CPU Cooler:  Corsair H55 57.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  (£49.99 @ Amazon UK) 

Motherboard:  Gigabyte GA-F2A85XN-WIFI Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard  (£79.04 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory:  Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£70.56 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Storage:  Seagate Momentus XT 750GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  (£101.69 @ Overclockers.co.uk) 

Case:  Cooler Master Elite 130 Mini ITX Tower Case  (£39.76 @ Scan.co.uk) 

Power Supply:  Corsair CX 600W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  (£55.68 @ Dabs) 

Total: £498.71

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-25 21:40 BST+0100)

 

Note: Reason there is no graphics card it because I've already got that covered.

 

Any improvements/changes that you can think of will be much appreciated. I'm looking in total to spend around the £500~ mark, though may consider going slight over if it proves worth it.

[Sarcasm]

Ditch the H55, drop down the PSU and find a way to shove a GPU in there. And just get a standard mechanical drive.

[Freaky_spider]

i would go with this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgNmBePiBaM&feature=c4-overview&list=UUNovoA9w0KnxyDP5bGrOYzg (dont know how to short this in)

[Joe3417]

If you are going apu than get higher speed ram.

[needmorewood]

Ditch the H55, drop down the PSU and find a way to shove a GPU in there. And just get a standard mechanical drive.

he says the graphicas carrd has been covered. im assuming that means he has one already

[delet my acc pls]

If you have a GPU why buy a apu? Get a fx-6300 instead and since there are no m-itx AM3+ boards, could you get something like a prodigy M?

[MattyyttaM]

Ditch the H55, drop down the PSU and find a way to shove a GPU in there. And just get a standard mechanical drive.

The card it already covered, will be taking the 7870 out my main computer, as I plan on putting something 'newer' in there.

 

i would go with this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgNmBePiBaM&feature=c4-overview&list=UUNovoA9w0KnxyDP5bGrOYzg (dont know how to short this in)

The price doesn't justify getting it, plus I love the look of the Elite 130; it'll match my CM 690 II

 

If you are going apu than get higher speed ram.

What speed would you recommend? Would it be worth it with a dedicated GPU?

[MattyyttaM]

If you have a GPU why buy a apu? Get a fx-6300 instead and since there are no m-itx AM3+ boards, could you get something like a prodigy M?

I did look into something like that, but to be quiet honest, don't really like the look of the Prodigy M, plus isn't quite 'small' enough

[cjeffcoatjr]

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1T9Re

Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1T9Re/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1T9Re/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($112.97 @ SuperBiiz) 

CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($77.98 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($54.99 @ Microcenter) 

Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  ($71.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($58.99 @ NCIX US) 

Case: BitFenix Prodigy M Midnight MicroATX Mini Tower Case  ($107.98 @ Outlet PC) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($29.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $514.89

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

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-25 17:29 EDT-0400)

[cjeffcoatjr]

I did look into something like that, but to be quiet honest, don't really like the look of the Prodigy M, plus isn't quite 'small' enough

the prodigy m is awesome and it is pretty small. in my opinion its more portable than the elite 130

[WoodenMarker]

The card it already covered, will be taking the 7870 out my main computer, as I plan on putting something 'newer' in there.

The price doesn't justify getting it, plus I love the look of the Elite 130; it'll match my CM 690 II

What speed would you recommend? Would it be worth it with a dedicated GPU?

No point getting an APu with a dedicated gpu. You could get a 750K or 760K instead and scarp the integrated graphics.

The faster memory won't make a difference unless you're using the integrated graphics. 

 

Edits: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/1T9Wg

[Joe3417]

The card it already covered, will be taking the 7870 out my main computer, as I plan on putting something 'newer' in there.

 

The price doesn't justify getting it, plus I love the look of the Elite 130; it'll match my CM 690 II

 

What speed would you recommend? Would it be worth it with a dedicated GPU?

With a dedicated gpu it is not worth is at all but with integrated (apu) it will have at lease 15-20 fps difference. I would recommend this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231468

[WoodenMarker]

the prodigy m is awesome and it is pretty small. in my opinion its more portable than the elite 130

The Prodigy M is like twice as big. 

[cjeffcoatjr]

The Prodigy M is like twice as big. 

but it has handles. I like handles...

[WoodenMarker]

but it has handles. I like handles...

Good for you. The Cosmos II has handles

[cjeffcoatjr]

Good for you. The Cosmos II has handles

that is like comparing a trailer home to a mansion...