Im back. Yeah, I'm looking for a FM2 motherboard, apu, graphics card & ram.
Budget: $450 - $550
PSU: SeaSonic S12ii 520w
I have no idea what motherboard and graphics card would pair welll togeather in this kind of system build.
Do you allready own that psu? if you do allready have it....
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1XD9I
CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($77.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($83.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($63.75 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $509.70
ITX Option, if you're space conscious. cooperman's m-atx build is pretty much identical, but larger and more upgradeable.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1XDEs
Yeah I have SeaSonic S12ii 520w,128gb Kinston SSDNow V200 Series, Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5tb 5900RPM, Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo, Nzxt M59 ATX Mid Tower
My case can support ATX, MICRO-ATX & BABY AT. It's posable to get a smaller case yes. I'm not looking to go that way just yet. But its a good option.
With those parts, you could get something like:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1XFwn
(modified cooperman build)
if your case is full atx and you want a video card why do you want fm2?
Just looking for information and comparison.
Thank you all for your help on this FM2 System! The (modified cooperman build) as it will be called... will be the bases of Mini-2 a future project. Thanks Some Tech Noob, good job.
I would wait a few months for the new AMD APU's to come out. Those will be fully based on the AMD HCA.
You have to realize that an APU has about the CPU performance of an Intel Core2 generation, which is still OK, Intel i3/Pentium/Atom chips are at that performance level too, and there is no game or application for daily use that a Core2Quad can't run well, but much better is around the corner... a conservative estimation puts the new APU at at least 40% more CPU performance than the present generation APUs, taking HCA optimized kernels and application software into account.
Yes, I agree Core2 gen is still OK. I'm a Athlon 64 X2 4200+ an I have been more then satisfied for what I can do with it. (A pc from 2007, been swaping parts ever since).
As to wait for the new APU's, Yeah, you always can wait out for the next gen.
I was actually comparing. The currnet price for a APU vs AM3+ system and I need a base to start from, as well build from for the Mini-2 project.
I asked a easyer question, with less information and got more of a answers then my first post. You have to work for information its not earned.
Thank you! For your efforts and information I do appreciate it!
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1XSQI
it is just awesome.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1XU9A
oops my bad. don't know if your psu is good enough. but this build is pretty awesome
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1XXYz