Case-----------------------Antec Twelve Hundred V3---------------180
Motherboard-------------ASUS F2A85-V PRO FM ---------------140
CPU------------------------A10-5800k-------------------------------------130
CPU Heatsink-----------Phanteks PH-TC14PE---------------------80
Memory-------------------G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB----------95
GPU-----------------------ASUS EAH6670-------------------------------95
Sound Card--------------ASUS Xonar DX 7.1------------------------80
HDD-----------------------Seagate Barracuda 2TB------------------110
SSD----------------------- Plextor M5S Series-------------------------50
Power Supply----------Rosewill FORTRESS Series 550W--100
DVD Drive---------------LG 24X DVD Burner-------------------------18
Operating System-----Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit--------------99
Total Cost----------------------------------------------------------------- 1177
Hi All, I wanted to put together an APU machine, a very good apu machine. I think what I have here is pretty balanced and will preform well under Game stresses, This is my first APU machine and I just wanted to see if what I'm doing is right and I will explain my choices.
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3
Has three 120mm fans in front to provide better cooling then for instance the GT level 10 case, I don't really care about looks with the case I care about how much cold air can be pushed through it.
Motherboard: ASUS F2A85-V PRO FM2 it was a toss up between the ASUS F2A85-V PRO FM2 and the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 and I didn't know which one to choose, and I know both are of high quality Any advice would be really nice here.
CPU: A10-5800k is the best APU to date, self explanatory.
CPU Heatsink: Phanteks PH-TC14PE once again another toss up between two. The Noctua NH-D14 and Phanteks PH-TC14PE, the reason why I chose the Phanteks is because, I've seen it perform better under heavy heat then the Noctua.
GPU: ASUS EAH6670 Another Asus product, there were more favourable reviews of this GPU then any other of the same type (6670) and best paired with the A10-5800k.
Sound Card: ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 a decent sound card, reason why I included one of these is because it can decrease CPU overhead anywhere from 5-15%.
Memory: G.SKILL Trident X Series 2400Mhz 8GB, APU machines get a significant performance increase with faster RAM and 8 Gigs is pretty standard.
The rest is pretty self explanatory, Anyone have any suggestions of anything they'd change please let me know, cheers
Motherboard-------------ASUS F2A85-V PRO FM ---------------140
CPU------------------------A10-5800k-------------------------------------130
CPU Heatsink-----------Phanteks PH-TC14PE---------------------80
Memory-------------------G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB----------95
GPU-----------------------ASUS EAH6670-------------------------------95
Sound Card--------------ASUS Xonar DX 7.1------------------------80
HDD-----------------------Seagate Barracuda 2TB------------------110
SSD----------------------- Plextor M5S Series-------------------------50
Power Supply----------Rosewill FORTRESS Series 550W--100
DVD Drive---------------LG 24X DVD Burner-------------------------18
Operating System-----Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit--------------99
Total Cost----------------------------------------------------------------- 1177
Hi All, I wanted to put together an APU machine, a very good apu machine. I think what I have here is pretty balanced and will preform well under Game stresses, This is my first APU machine and I just wanted to see if what I'm doing is right and I will explain my choices.
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred V3
Has three 120mm fans in front to provide better cooling then for instance the GT level 10 case, I don't really care about looks with the case I care about how much cold air can be pushed through it.
Motherboard: ASUS F2A85-V PRO FM2 it was a toss up between the ASUS F2A85-V PRO FM2 and the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 and I didn't know which one to choose, and I know both are of high quality Any advice would be really nice here.
CPU: A10-5800k is the best APU to date, self explanatory.
CPU Heatsink: Phanteks PH-TC14PE once again another toss up between two. The Noctua NH-D14 and Phanteks PH-TC14PE, the reason why I chose the Phanteks is because, I've seen it perform better under heavy heat then the Noctua.
GPU: ASUS EAH6670 Another Asus product, there were more favourable reviews of this GPU then any other of the same type (6670) and best paired with the A10-5800k.
Sound Card: ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 a decent sound card, reason why I included one of these is because it can decrease CPU overhead anywhere from 5-15%.
Memory: G.SKILL Trident X Series 2400Mhz 8GB, APU machines get a significant performance increase with faster RAM and 8 Gigs is pretty standard.
The rest is pretty self explanatory, Anyone have any suggestions of anything they'd change please let me know, cheers