Athlon 5150 + 750TI?

3rdWorldBruce

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Hey guys, i'm currently on a real tight budget and i want to build a Mini ITX Media-Gaming rig.
Ideally, i would pick any I3 over the athlon, but Intel ITX mobos are real expensive where i live.
An Asrock Mitx mobo is real cheap, and so is the 5150 (5350 is impossible to get here) but of course i dont care about the integrated gpu on it, since i intend to add a dedicated low power gpu on it. After reading about the 750TI, i really feel this is the ideal card to pair with this build, since i intend to make it as much power efficient as i can. So, here comes the million dollar question:
Do you think the 5150 (1.6 x 4) can handle the 750TI? Am i asking for hardcore Bottlenecking with this idea? what do you think? need some thoughts on this!THX!
 

rdizz81

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You can totally make that happen, and keep in mind you can always upgrade later. Trick is to get a solid mother board that is a bit "future proof" The only problem i foresee is that a copy of windows if you dont already have is going to eat up about $100. (US)

i dont know where you live so i don't dare recommend a site to you. But check out http://pcpartpicker.com/ i feel like this site will help you out Tremendously.
 

rdizz81

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This may be a bit over budget. Another member recommended this for a good budget build.

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($69.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($94.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 1GB Core Edition Video Card ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Merc Alpha (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $408.94


CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 750 1GB Video Card ($97.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 430 ATX Mid Tower Case ($27.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer ($13.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $417.91


This saves room for later upgrades as well. The board will handle the new CPU's and the next broadwells i think.
 

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