Snacko Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Hey Guys! I have a friend who's husband died several years ago. Her 14 year old son (Connor) wants to build his own computer from scratch. I am not up on all the latest hardware, so I wanted to run this past you and see if you have any suggestions or see any problems. I am waiting to see what his budget is. He does want to be able to upgrade in the future, maybe crossfire, etc.. I see the mb did not get great reviews. Also, the power supply didn't get great reviews. Two people complained about lack of connectors and their GPU overheating playing Batman?? Any help would be greatly appriciated. Here is his list so far: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Motherboard: ASRock FM2A85X Extreme4-M FM2 AMD A85X (Hudson D4) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard CPU: AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano 3.0GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D AD3870WNGXBOX Ram: Kingston HyperX Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model KHX16C9B1RK2/8 Power supply: XION XON-850P14F High Performance 850WPower supply, compatible with Intel Sandybridge Core i3/i5 /i7 and AMD Phenom ,SLI/Cross Fire Ready, ATX 12V 2.91 & EPS 12V, QUAD 12V Rails & 6 x SATA Fan/Heatsink: Thermaltake Frio Overclocking-Ready Intel Core i7 (six-core ready) & i5 Compatible Five 8mm Heatpipes Dual 120mm Fans Intel & AMD Universal CPU Cooler CLP056 Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda Green ST1000DL002 1TB 5900 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Bare Drive -Bare Drive Disc drive: LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDS118-04 - OEM Case: Thermaltake overseer full tower case Conner doesn't have a Dad to do this kind of stuff with him. But I want to make sure he has good equipment to start with. I told him I might come up and help him if he runs into problems. He is 3 hrs away in my hometown. So, I can visit relatives and help him out. Thanks, Snacko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2. Administrators fruitbat Posted December 4, 2012 2. Administrators Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 What does he intend to use it for in the main? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted December 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Good question Kevin. I should have mentioned it's for gaming. He is also into flight sims. Sent from my SAMSUNG Galaxy Note 2 using Tapatalk 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1. DDz Quorum FoolTrottel Posted December 5, 2012 1. DDz Quorum Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 I'd swap the PSU for a better one (spend more money on it) if CrossFire is in the future. Then again, why buy a CPU+GPU in one, if one plans to switch over to separate video cards later? Not smart me thinks... but, I guess budget is limiting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted December 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2012 His budget is about $600. He is also considering this motherboard: MSI A75A-G35 FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130615 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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