I was about to build a new PC using an A10 5800k. However with Richland round the corner I can afford to wait. So time to gauge some opinions. Suggestions welcome.
This will be a general home PC capable of lite gaming, media streaming and office. Currently I only play WOT and multiple clients on Eve Online. My current Phenom II 550/HD5830 copes with all setting maxed out at 1980x1200 so I know I can keep it cheap.
The plan was to build based on the A10 and see if I can get away without using the existing GPU (save on power and noise). If gaming was an issue I was simply going to install my existing HD5830. I considered an FX6300 but this would commit me to a separate GPU for what seems like little benefit in the CPU.
The rest of the build will be similarly non flashy. 8 GB Ram, Quiet and discrete case possibly Fractal Design R4 or Cooler Master Silencio. About £80 to spend on the MB (If i'm not planning to Overclock should I pick up a £50-£60 board?). I will reuse my power, SSD and HDD as they are both new.
I would not rule out Intel, I recently built my daugher an i3 ITX machine. I chose the i3 for the low TDP. However the cheapest i5's dont seem to offer much over AMD at the moment.
Thoughts?
This will be a general home PC capable of lite gaming, media streaming and office. Currently I only play WOT and multiple clients on Eve Online. My current Phenom II 550/HD5830 copes with all setting maxed out at 1980x1200 so I know I can keep it cheap.
The plan was to build based on the A10 and see if I can get away without using the existing GPU (save on power and noise). If gaming was an issue I was simply going to install my existing HD5830. I considered an FX6300 but this would commit me to a separate GPU for what seems like little benefit in the CPU.
The rest of the build will be similarly non flashy. 8 GB Ram, Quiet and discrete case possibly Fractal Design R4 or Cooler Master Silencio. About £80 to spend on the MB (If i'm not planning to Overclock should I pick up a £50-£60 board?). I will reuse my power, SSD and HDD as they are both new.
I would not rule out Intel, I recently built my daugher an i3 ITX machine. I chose the i3 for the low TDP. However the cheapest i5's dont seem to offer much over AMD at the moment.
Thoughts?
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