My new build, please give opinions? Buying all the parts on Saturday

[adamyjake]

Hey Tomshardware members!

I'm building my new build, I'm on a budget of £300, in this price i need a

■cpu
■psu
■motherboard
■case
■ram

This is what i have at the moment. please give Truthly reviews and suggestions, i would be very grateful! I will need it for, light gaming, mulitasking, html/php and java scripting, browsing the web, adobe programs, music, ect.

cpu: amd piledriver fx 6300 - £107.99
motherboard: ASRock 970 Extreme3 - £64.99
psu: Novatech PowerStation Gaming 500W Silent ATX2 Modular Power Supply - £44.99
case:Zalman Z11 - £51.98
ram: G.Skill RipjawsX 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit - £36.98

Thanks

 

[alexoiu]

Hi,
Hopefully, the board will be newer than May 2012, otherwise a BIOS update is required for supporting the CPU: http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/970%20Extreme3/?cat=CPU .
What about the graphics card?
For RAMs, check if they are listed here: http://www.gskill.com/configurator2.php?pid=2&model=1421

 

[adamyjake]

it said it supports it.

 

[alexoiu]

It does: AM3+ FX FD6300WMW6KHK 95W Piledriver 3500MHz 2000MHz 2MBx3 8MB C0 P1.60

Notice the P1.60. It's the required BIOS version (released in May 2012). If the board was manufactured after May 2012, it will support the CPU. If not, a BIOS update is needed.

 

[adamyjake]

are bios updates easy?

 

[alexoiu]

You would need a supported CPU or buying a BIOS chip and replacing the board's one (it's on socket).
But since we are in December now, my guess is that you will not get a such old board.

 

[adamyjake]

okay thanks, do you know any supported boards? Thanks

 

[djangoringo]

And were's the gpu ? do you have one ? cause that cpu doesn't have a on die gpu(integrated graphics)

 

[adamyjake]

i'm hoping the motherboard has on board gpu

 

[alexoiu]

Maybe the 970 Extreme3 R2.0 These boards have no integrated graphics.

 

[djangoringo]

Sorry pal, you have to ditch that cpu, either get a pentiumG8xxx or i3+mobo or an amd apu.

 

[adamyjake]

do you know any motherboards which support the new amd 6300 without any bios updates?

 

[djangoringo]

Like this :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£92.34 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75 Pro4 ATX FM2 Motherboard (£59.49 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£38.16 @ Scan.co.uk)
Case: Xigmatek Asgard II Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.15 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£36.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £255.12
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)


Or :


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Pentium G860 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor (£47.94 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£45.30 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Mushkin Silverline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£28.74 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 650 Ti 1GB Video Card (£107.74 @ Dabs)
Case: Xigmatek Asgard II Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.15 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£36.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £294.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

 

[adamyjake]

maybe, i quite like the new amd 6300 just because its newer and only £10 more..

 

[alexoiu]

970 Extreme3 R2.0 supports it without a BIOS update. But you'll need a graphics card.

 

[adamyjake]

oh does it? i thought u needed a bios update of 1.60? or does it come out of the box with it on?

 

[adamyjake]

could i use this? then buy a better gpu when i have more money? http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/amdradeongraphicscards/amdhd5450series/nov-54501.html

 

[djangoringo]

What's the pc for ?

 

[adamyjake]

i might try and fit an i5 then :/ i only wish i3 are quad cores..

 

[alexoiu]

The board that does support it is 970 Extreme3 R2.0.
The one that you mentioned is 970 Extreme3.

 

[djangoringo]

You can get an i5 :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£145.20 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-P45 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£45.30 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£30.60 @ Aria PC)
Case: Xigmatek Asgard II Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.15 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£36.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £286.23
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

It has the intel hd 2500 graphics.
But i don't know what's the pc for ...

 

[adamyjake]

The board that does support it is 970 Extreme3 R2.0.
The one that you mentioned is 970 Extreme3.

so i could use 970 extreme3 r2.0 with 6300?

 

[djangoringo]

Just get the i5...it's way better than the fx-6300 and you don't need to look out for any mobo with bios update.
See this : http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/fx-8350-8320-6300-4300_5.html#sect1

 

[adamyjake]

Just get the i5...it's way better than the fx-6300 and you don't need to look out for any mobo with bios update.

okaay, thanks! could you give me a build for the i5 with the website novatech? because i live near one of there stores and i'm going on sat. Thanks!

 

[djangoringo]

okaay, thanks! could you give me a build for the i5 with the website novatech? because i live near one of there stores and i'm going on sat. Thanks!

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3330 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£145.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-GL Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£47.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£34.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Xigmatek Asgard II Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.15 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£36.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £294.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

or :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-3470 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor (£153.98 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-GL Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard (£47.99 @ Novatech)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£34.99 @ Novatech)
Case: Xigmatek Asgard II Black ATX Mid Tower Case (£28.15 @ Novatech)
Power Supply: XFX ProSeries 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply (£36.98 @ Novatech)
Total: £302.09
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

It's 2 pounds more, also the i5 prices on that shop are overpriced.