Hi Tek Syndicate
Made a build, that i would like to share here.
This build is great for light 1080p gaming+browsing
Original video 440$:
Made a cheaper version (350$) located here:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ZFwrgs
Graphics card: http://www.amazon.com/XFX-R7-260X-Graphics-R7260XZNJ4/dp/B00FSC5MMQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1438910787&sr=8-2&keywords=amd+260
Or Similar 260 / 260X card.
AM1 Capability:
Thoughts?
Build looks okay, only thing is I worry about the PSU taking out the system haha.
RAIDMAX is not a very reliable PSU vendor. If anything the 380W should be enough since the system should be around 120W or so at full load and overclocked, but I would still not trust it at all.
Not only that, you need to get the ASUS AM1I-A since its the only board that support overclocking. I am not too sure about the AM1M-A though.
Haha. I agree that PSU is not the premium of the build at all.
But i went all out bang for the buck, on this build
I thought that the low power draw of the system, would justify the PSU
EDIT: He made a 2.3 overclock on the ASRock AM1H-ITX the Author
(Andrea ChiurchiĆ¹)
Oh okay, that is interesting. I suppose in the end it would surely come down the the silicon lottery. Regardless at the price the performance and low wattage of the CPU's are quite good.
In a Worse case scenario, just lower the resolution to 720P.
100%
Thanks for taking the time, on the topic
I have the ASUS AM1M-A with an AMD 5350 chip and can confirm that it does support overclocking although I've never tried it because I am using the board as a server with the stock cooler.
Nice to know, i made the build for anyone out there, but i may build this system for myself instead. Use it as a server! Not a bad idea at all. Thanks for your input
This has similar graphics performance, better per core performance, and is $4 cheaper:
It is similar as you say, but then not again. The difference is that my build is ITX and yours is M-ATX.
ITX buildĀ“s are more expensive, making a fm2 / fm2+ ITX build for 300$ is not possible at this time, right?
Also the graphics performance, im sure is better on the R7 250 then the IGPU at 1080p. At 720p they may have similar performance
Thanks for your input though
Actually the entire point of APUs is their integrated graphics. The graphics are so similar you can actually crossfire the A10 with the R7 250.
I know. Ive had APUĀ“s since release
APUĀ“s with 2400Mhz ram (APUĀ“s are better with fast ram) are not bad at all, but they are expensive for a ITX build.
I would personally add a better graphics card like 260 / 260x. So thanks for pointing that out, will update topic
About 350$ which is still 100$ cheaper then the original video on AM1 Gaming
The whole point of this topic was a light 1080p ITX gaming machine. I changed the topic, but still thanks for your input
Title now much more fitting...
Add another maybe 70 USD: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/M4CJ99
Not such a mediocre gaming rig. Hell it's better than what I built.
Im aware of the G3258, but i support AMD over Intel, any time and i really dont want to overextend on the budget for this build.
The 260 / 260X on this build just hit the sweet spot imo
Thanks for the input
Ehhh....
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Pentium+G3258+%40+3.20GHz
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD+Athlon+5350+APU+with+Radeon+R3
I'll just leave those here.... look at the single threaded benchmarks and remind yourself that gaming is bias towards single threaded performance... I understand that you support AMD, but the performance you are getting in that build at this price is junk.
Might I add that the G3258 can be OCed pretty hard. [email protected]... that is a 37.5% increase without even trying.
Yeah the G3258 destroys the AM1, but itĀ“s also compared to the bigger APUĀ“s not the AM1 Series?
This build is without a doubt for the gpu bound games.
But you may be right when it comes to price, so i could change the AM1 CPU to the 5150 and go with the better overclockable Asus AM1I-A
AMD supporterĀ“s never give up you know.. haha
You can't just overclock a CPU to make up for a nearly 1.2k difference in the Passmark scores. I have no clue what games you intend to play, but it will not end very well for you. Most games are GPU bound in general, when we are talking about modern games on hardware that can keep up with it. But if you look at games like CS:GO, DOTA, Tera, Planetside 2, ARMA, Battlefield 4 (to a certain extent), and many other titles, the CPU makes a huge difference. GPU bottlenecks can be solved by just turning down the settings, but a CPU bottleneck isn't so simple.
Out of my own book of stories and testing. I have a FX-8320, a formidable chip, overclocked to 4.0GHz at some random voltage. It does gaming pretty damn good, handles BF4 like a charm, and eats Farcry 2 for lunch and give it some encoding or rendering task and it just goes back to sleep. It gives no damns for things like that. But... give it something more single thread bias... like CS:GO, or Dota, Tera or Planetside 2 and suddenly you have an issue. An issue that my G3258 has no problem with. And if you look at the Passmark scores for those, there is barely a 250 delta.
I won't force you to go with the G3258 build, but I hope that you do your research and thinking.
I will add a thread I did a while back: Link
I have no clue what your situation is, but the above rig was built on a tiny budget (250 USD) as a challenge to myself and to my wallet. I am extremely satisfied with it, and it contuies to get better as I OC it more.
Bencmarks from the same thread: Link
Thats true, but it was never my intention to make the 1.2k difference.
I would have chosen the same G3258, for that
Also about the games, thatĀ“s also on the spot. This is not a BF4 Machine in any way.
Actually, it was a build made for League Of Legends.
Very nice build, youĀ“ve made for yourself!
IĀ“ve been supporting AMD for 10+ years and will continue to do so.
Thanks again, for the input. Much appreciated
i've got a kabini 5350 and a ASRock AM1H-ITX runs at 2.4 & undervolted with no effort but won't go any higher... mine running off a laptop charger without a vid card .. you can hit 2.7 with kabini but you have to use a card or set your drives to ide and have some luck . if you have a power supply i'd get another board besides the asrock with DC in & save some $$ but i had an extra charger so ...another thing , maybe find 1 stick of 8gb if you can find some cheaper than 2x4, no dual channel with kabini .
300 bucks
A8 7600+1866mhz
It should end up being slightly slower than that build, but you won't be as CPU bottlenecked if you throw in a dedicated card later.