First time builder - recommended PSU?

hughjanus · Jun 4, 2014

Hi, my first time building a pc, I was just wondering if someone could recommend what W PSU I should get? And also if I'm missing anything, or have any compatability issues with the components?

Thanks

AMD FX-6300 6 Core
Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 Motherboard
Corsair Carbide Series 200R Compact ATX Computer Case
WD 1TB 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 Mhz RAM
Asus GeForce 210 Nvidia Graphics Card (1GB DDR3)
Samsung 24x SATA DVD Writer

cball1311 · Jun 4, 2014

What's your budget on this build. From the looks of it, you may be better off buying an APU with integrated graphics. You will get better performance than with a 210. If not, a good 400W PSU would do fine.

Power Supply: SeaSonic 400W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($45.98 @ Newegg)

Turb0Yoda · Jun 4, 2014

Why such a crappy GPU? We use them, but only for the internet and videos. Is it only temporary. I'd go with a 650 watt. Seasonic is the best brand.
http://eggxpert.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx
That is a highly reputable list of PSU quality. Refer to that when you are in doubt of a brand.

hughjanus · Jun 5, 2014

I don't really use my pc for gaming at all, the only high intensive stuff I do is video editing, though from what I've heard doesn't need a good GPU. The only games I do play are the internet flash games.

Do you think this GPU will be good enough for watching HD videos, and low intense games?

Budget about £500

cball1311 · Jun 5, 2014

Give me a sec. Will comprise a build for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£117.59 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£46.98 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.99 @ Aria PC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R7 260X 2GB Video Card (£98.71 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H22 ATX Mid Tower Case (£26.24 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£46.98 @ Aria PC)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.50 @ Ebuyer)
Case Fan: Cooler Master SickleFlow 69.7 CFM 120mm Fan (£5.50 @ Ebuyer)
Total: £451.21
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-05 15:15 BST+0100)

The build above is with an AMD GPU that you can run in Dual Graphics mode with your APU. The APU has integrated graphics (R7 ). You will get a lot better performance in dual graphics mode but if you want to save the 100 pounds for the GPU, it is not necessary.

Turb0Yoda · Jun 5, 2014

I added a copy of Windows so that is why the price is above 500 pounds. Drop Windows and you are slightly over 500 Pounds.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/m9mPgs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/m9mPgs/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/m9mPgs/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£107.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.06 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £581.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-05 23:27 BST+0100)

The reason that this is more expensive than cball's build is because I put a i5. THis is more powerful, but more expensive. His is just as good if all you will be doing is internet surfing and some LIGHT gaming(think steam or League of Legends).

sora · Jun 6, 2014

Turb0Yoda :

I added a copy of Windows so that is why the price is above 500 pounds. Drop Windows and you are slightly over 500 Pounds.

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/m9mPgs
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/m9mPgs/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/m9mPgs/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£69.56 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£55.34 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.50 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB Video Card (£107.99 @ Ebuyer)
Case: NZXT Source 210 (White) ATX Mid Tower Case (£31.18 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: XFX 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£60.06 @ CCL Computers)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£79.99 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £581.59
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-05 23:27 BST+0100)

The reason that this is more expensive than cball's build is because I put a i5. THis is more powerful, but more expensive. His is just as good if all you will be doing is internet surfing and some LIGHT gaming(think steam or League of Legends).

He will most likely need Windows though unless he already owns a non-OEM version.

Turb0Yoda · Jun 6, 2014

sora :

Turb0Yoda :

He will most likely need Windows though unless he already owns a non-OEM version.

The weird thing is, I connot find a non-OEM version of windows on PCPARTPICKER for the UK, Not even Win7/8/8.1.

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