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8/9/12 at 3:08pm

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I'm going to be building a uber budget rig for my friend and need some help.

He usually just does internet browsing...that is mainly it. He has a single core 6 yr old HP PC atm that freezes and is slow as heck and is due for a update.

Budget is $550 with monitor.

Planned:

Peripherals:
$160 - Monitor - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236174

Subtotal: $160

Build:
$35 - PSU - http://www.amazon.com/Antec-VP-450-Energy-Certified-Supply/dp/B004IZN3K2/ref=lh_ni_t
$20 - RAM - 4GB
$18 - DVD burner - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136247
$40 - Case - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005869A7K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER
$30 - HDD - One of mine.
$60 - SSD - One of mine.

Subtotal: $203

Parts Still Needed:
Motherboard -
$95 - CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001

Subtotal: $95

Total: $

Where I am going to buy from:
Newegg or Amazon mainly, if there is a good deal somewhere else or in the marketplace I'll buy there too.
Edited by Sean Webster - 8/9/12 at 8:49pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-2600K	Asus P8Z68-V	MSI GTX 660 Ti PE OC	G.Skill Ares
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Plextor M5 Pro	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Asus DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
Power	Case	Audio
Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Intel i3-2100	ASRock H61M/U3S3	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Samsung Spinpoint F4
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F4	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Samsung Spinpoint F3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other
Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
A8 5600K	BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85W	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Crucial M4
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Asus DVD Burner	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional	ASUS VE276Q	HPw1907
Power	Case
Antec Neo Eco 520	HAF 912
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-2600K	Asus P8Z68-V	MSI GTX 660 Ti PE OC	G.Skill Ares
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Plextor M5 Pro	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Asus DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
Power	Case	Audio
Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Intel i3-2100	ASRock H61M/U3S3	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Samsung Spinpoint F4
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F4	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Samsung Spinpoint F3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other
Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
A8 5600K	BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85W	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Crucial M4
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Asus DVD Burner	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional	ASUS VE276Q	HPw1907
Power	Case
Antec Neo Eco 520	HAF 912
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8/9/12 at 3:29pm

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Mandatory intel?
For uber budget builds, I go APU's
Will try to help, since you definitely gave a lot of your time to OCN

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5-2500k @4.6GHz 1.365V	GB Z68XP-UD4	MSI460 Hawk Talon Attack 900/3900/1800 @ 1.075v	G.SKILL Sniper
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4	7k1000.c	Asus 24x DVD-RW	Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Gateway 22" 1680x1050	HP W2371d 23" 1080p	CM Real Power Pro 650w
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i5-2500k @4.6GHz 1.365V	GB Z68XP-UD4	MSI460 Hawk Talon Attack 900/3900/1800 @ 1.075v	G.SKILL Sniper
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4	7k1000.c	Asus 24x DVD-RW	Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Gateway 22" 1680x1050	HP W2371d 23" 1080p	CM Real Power Pro 650w
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CM HAF912	Custom Z32 mousepad :)	CM R4-L2R-20AG-R2 fans
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8/9/12 at 3:35pm

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Monitor - looks great.
PSU - CX430 on the PSU and cash that rebate!

DVD burner - ASUS is the most compatible with multiple brands of blank DVD-RW - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
CPU - AMD A4-3300 2.5GHz Dual-Core - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106013 (They're half decent, grab up to the quad core, depending on your friend's usage)
Mobo - GA mATX with DVI\VGA Out - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128530 (Set this one up a while back, and it was not bad at all!)

DVD Burner - $25 shipped
APU - $55 Shipped
Mobo - $60 Shipped -$10 rebate
PSU - $47 Shipped -$20 rebate
Monitor - $160 Shipped
Total WITHOUT RAM \ CASE = $333 outside of California
Edited by Z32 - 8/9/12 at 3:45pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5-2500k @4.6GHz 1.365V	GB Z68XP-UD4	MSI460 Hawk Talon Attack 900/3900/1800 @ 1.075v	G.SKILL Sniper
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4	7k1000.c	Asus 24x DVD-RW	Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Gateway 22" 1680x1050	HP W2371d 23" 1080p	CM Real Power Pro 650w
Case	Mouse Pad	Other
CM HAF912	Custom Z32 mousepad :)	CM R4-L2R-20AG-R2 fans
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i5-2500k @4.6GHz 1.365V	GB Z68XP-UD4	MSI460 Hawk Talon Attack 900/3900/1800 @ 1.075v	G.SKILL Sniper
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4	7k1000.c	Asus 24x DVD-RW	Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Gateway 22" 1680x1050	HP W2371d 23" 1080p	CM Real Power Pro 650w
Case	Mouse Pad	Other
CM HAF912	Custom Z32 mousepad :)	CM R4-L2R-20AG-R2 fans
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8/9/12 at 4:04pm

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Thanks. I was looking for doing an Intel build as I don't like messing around with AMD.

But, after making this list I see I don't have as much $ to play with as I thought.

Any suggestions on a case? And more options on a AMD build?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-2600K	Asus P8Z68-V	MSI GTX 660 Ti PE OC	G.Skill Ares
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Plextor M5 Pro	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Asus DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
Power	Case	Audio
Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Intel i3-2100	ASRock H61M/U3S3	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Samsung Spinpoint F4
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F4	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Samsung Spinpoint F3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other
Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
A8 5600K	BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85W	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Crucial M4
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Asus DVD Burner	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional	ASUS VE276Q	HPw1907
Power	Case
Antec Neo Eco 520	HAF 912
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-2600K	Asus P8Z68-V	MSI GTX 660 Ti PE OC	G.Skill Ares
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Plextor M5 Pro	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Seagate Barracuda 7200.12	Asus DVD Burner
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Thermalright Silver Arrow	Microsoft Windows 8 Pro	Samsung P2370HD	HPw1907
Power	Case	Audio
Corsair TX650	Corsair 650D	Asus Xonar DX
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Intel i3-2100	ASRock H61M/U3S3	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Samsung Spinpoint F4
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung Spinpoint F4	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000	Samsung Spinpoint F3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS
Samsung Spinpoint F3	WD Red	WD Red	Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Power	Case	Other
Corsair TX650 v2	Fractal Design Arc Midi	Dell PowerEdge PERC 5/i
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
A8 5600K	BIOSTAR Hi-Fi A85W	G.Skill Ripjaws X	Crucial M4
Optical Drive	OS	Monitor	Monitor
Asus DVD Burner	Microsoft Windows 7 Professional	ASUS VE276Q	HPw1907
Power	Case
Antec Neo Eco 520	HAF 912
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8/9/12 at 4:08pm

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For that $450 budget with monitor, APU seemed perfect. It was actually ZERO hassle setting it up

. The only bad thing is you can't monitor temperatures outside of BIOS yet, but in BIOS they were great under the stock cooler.

I went through the local computer store about half a year ago and went through all of their budget cases, and only one stood out. I will have to see if I can find it again through Newegg.

Other options are going up to the tri-core Llano, or the quad-core Llano while retaining the same motherboard.
Keep RAM at 1.5v @ 1600 9-9-9-24.
I believe the case was a ThermalTake. I will search for it now.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5-2500k @4.6GHz 1.365V	GB Z68XP-UD4	MSI460 Hawk Talon Attack 900/3900/1800 @ 1.075v	G.SKILL Sniper
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4	7k1000.c	Asus 24x DVD-RW	Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Gateway 22" 1680x1050	HP W2371d 23" 1080p	CM Real Power Pro 650w
Case	Mouse Pad	Other
CM HAF912	Custom Z32 mousepad :)	CM R4-L2R-20AG-R2 fans
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i5-2500k @4.6GHz 1.365V	GB Z68XP-UD4	MSI460 Hawk Talon Attack 900/3900/1800 @ 1.075v	G.SKILL Sniper
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4	7k1000.c	Asus 24x DVD-RW	Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Gateway 22" 1680x1050	HP W2371d 23" 1080p	CM Real Power Pro 650w
Case	Mouse Pad	Other
CM HAF912	Custom Z32 mousepad :)	CM R4-L2R-20AG-R2 fans
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8/9/12 at 4:22pm

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There are a few cases, and I can't seem to find the one I originally purchased. My biggest complaint was that the cheap ones felt flimsy, followed by the power button feeling like it's about to fall apart.
Here are two that sort of stand out.
Thermaltake V3 - I remember having this case in my shopping cart for a good 20 minutes. The only reason I put it back was the power button feeling questionable. It was overall a decent case. A little flimsy, not much room at the top for the fans. but not too bad for the price.
COOLER MASTER Elite 311 - I've had a pretty good time with Coolermaster cases so far. Seeing the Elite 311 in that price range (Sub $50) gives me some hope. The design looks good, as long as you guys can put up with that orange on the front

Usually my favorite way to find a case is to go to the local store and be rough with the displays. Plan on buying a small handful of thumbscrews to make life easier and the case more enjoyable to work with. (and an excuse to support FTWPC) http://ftwpc.com/small-parts/nuts-and-bolts/6-32-x-25-black-oxide-socket-cap-screw.html

The CX430 will most likely have a too-short EPS 12v 4 pin CPU power connector. you'll probably have to route it over the graphics card instead of behind the mobo

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5-2500k @4.6GHz 1.365V	GB Z68XP-UD4	MSI460 Hawk Talon Attack 900/3900/1800 @ 1.075v	G.SKILL Sniper
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4	7k1000.c	Asus 24x DVD-RW	Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Gateway 22" 1680x1050	HP W2371d 23" 1080p	CM Real Power Pro 650w
Case	Mouse Pad	Other
CM HAF912	Custom Z32 mousepad :)	CM R4-L2R-20AG-R2 fans
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i5-2500k @4.6GHz 1.365V	GB Z68XP-UD4	MSI460 Hawk Talon Attack 900/3900/1800 @ 1.075v	G.SKILL Sniper
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4	7k1000.c	Asus 24x DVD-RW	Hyper 212+
OS	Monitor	Monitor	Power
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate	Gateway 22" 1680x1050	HP W2371d 23" 1080p	CM Real Power Pro 650w
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CM HAF912	Custom Z32 mousepad :)	CM R4-L2R-20AG-R2 fans
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8/9/12 at 7:15pm

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This is a very soild build and will do all your looking for

out the door after shipping and all discounts = 278.72

Motherboard	Graphics	RAM	RAM
Asus Sbertooth	Asus GTX 570	G.SKILL Ares Series DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)	G.SKILL Ares Series DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR180GB	SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW	Sony BDUx10	Ibuypower AMD AM3 CPU Watercooling All-in-one s...
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 PRO 32 bit	Dell ST2320LF 23-Inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD...	GIGABYTE GK-K6800	OCZ OCZ850GXSSLI GameXStream 850W
Case	Mouse	Audio
ENERMAX FULMO Advance ECA892AG-BL	GIGABYTE GM-M6800 Noble	Sony SRS-DB500 2.1 Portable Speakers
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Motherboard	Graphics	RAM	RAM
Asus Sbertooth	Asus GTX 570	G.SKILL Ares Series DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)	G.SKILL Ares Series DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900)
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Mushkin Enhanced Chronos MKNSSDCR180GB	SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW	Sony BDUx10	Ibuypower AMD AM3 CPU Watercooling All-in-one s...
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 PRO 32 bit	Dell ST2320LF 23-Inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD...	GIGABYTE GK-K6800	OCZ OCZ850GXSSLI GameXStream 850W
Case	Mouse	Audio
ENERMAX FULMO Advance ECA892AG-BL	GIGABYTE GM-M6800 Noble	Sony SRS-DB500 2.1 Portable Speakers
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8/10/12 at 2:00pm

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hey matey, a couple of mobos to think about to finish of this build
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157278
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128518

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i7-3770k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH	Asus HD7950 DCII Summer has killed my OC :(	G.Skill TridentX 2400 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung 830 128GB	Plextor M5p 128GB	2 x WD 500GB Blues	LG
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C	Arctic F12 CO PWM x 2 Push/Pull	Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate	LG IPS235V
Power	Case
Corsair AX850	Coolermaster HAF 912 advanced (Asia version)
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5-3570K	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI GTX460 Cyclone 1GD5	8GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 64GB	WD black 500GB	Liteon	Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 ultimate	Samsung Syncmaster 932gwe+	OCZ ZT series 550W	Coolermaster 410
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CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
1.67Ghz Atom	stock	1GB DDR2	2 x 500GB Western Digital Cavier Blacks [RAID 1]
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
stock	DSM3.2 [built on linux]	stock	stock
Other	Other
Synology DX510 Expansion unit	5 x 1TB WD Cavier Blacks in a RAID 6
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i7-3770k	Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP5 TH	Asus HD7950 DCII Summer has killed my OC :(	G.Skill TridentX 2400 2 x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung 830 128GB	Plextor M5p 128GB	2 x WD 500GB Blues	LG
Cooling	Cooling	OS	Monitor
Prolimatech Megahalems Rev C	Arctic F12 CO PWM x 2 Push/Pull	Windows 7 64 bit Ultimate	LG IPS235V
Power	Case
Corsair AX850	Coolermaster HAF 912 advanced (Asia version)
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
I5-3570K	Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3	MSI GTX460 Cyclone 1GD5	8GB G.Skill RipjawsX 1600
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
Crucial M4 64GB	WD black 500GB	Liteon	Coolermaster Hyper 212+ EVO
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Win 7 ultimate	Samsung Syncmaster 932gwe+	OCZ ZT series 550W	Coolermaster 410
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1.67Ghz Atom	stock	1GB DDR2	2 x 500GB Western Digital Cavier Blacks [RAID 1]
Cooling	OS	Power	Case
stock	DSM3.2 [built on linux]	stock	stock
Other	Other
Synology DX510 Expansion unit	5 x 1TB WD Cavier Blacks in a RAID 6
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8/10/12 at 4:45pm

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go with 1866 if the budget allows. 2x2gb should be fine. http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148559

whats wrong with re-using the old case if its decent, same for any optical drive? leaves more budget for higher level apu's,

Llanos are typically over-volted at stock, even with auto settings. i've read of as low as 1.1v being fine, I'm fine at 1.23/3.0ghz but i haven't tried lower. I doubt you could pull 200w from a stock 3 core or lower even at stock volts. Even my a8 when overclocked would stay below 200w with the occt power supply test. So just about anything thats safe for the computer should work fine.

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8/10/12 at 11:43pm

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Downsize it. An A8 APU PC can be run nicely in a low profile setup.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II x6 1055T [4GHz, 300x13.5, 1.42V]	Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ [NB 3ghz 1.35v]	MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II 1GB	8GB [4x2GB] G.Skill ECO DDR3 [1600 6-8-6-20-24-1T]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
80GB Intel X25M SSD	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1001FALS)	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX)	Noctua NH-D14
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Power
Scythe GT-15 Gentle Typhoon 1500RPM fans (2x, o...	Windows 8 Pro 64-bit	ASUS PA238QR 23.6" 1920x1080 IPS LED monitor [x2]	Corsair HX520 Modular PSU [520W]
Case	Audio	Audio
Antec P182 SE	ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Headphone Amp	Audio Technica ATH-d40fs
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
ARM Cortex A9 dual core [1.2Ghz]	TI OMAP 4430	PowerVR SGX 540	1GB low power DDR2
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	OS	Monitor
16GB on board storage	32GB Class 10 MicroSDHC card	Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" (LiquidSmoot...	4.3" 960x540 TFT capacitive multi-touch screen
Keyboard	Power	Case
Swiftkey 3	Battery	Motorola DROID BIONIC
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AMD Phenom II x6 1055T [4GHz, 300x13.5, 1.42V]	Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 AM3+ [NB 3ghz 1.35v]	MSI GeForce GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr II 1GB	8GB [4x2GB] G.Skill ECO DDR3 [1600 6-8-6-20-24-1T]
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
80GB Intel X25M SSD	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1001FALS)	WD 1TB Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX)	Noctua NH-D14
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Power
Scythe GT-15 Gentle Typhoon 1500RPM fans (2x, o...	Windows 8 Pro 64-bit	ASUS PA238QR 23.6" 1920x1080 IPS LED monitor [x2]	Corsair HX520 Modular PSU [520W]
Case	Audio	Audio
Antec P182 SE	ASUS Xonar DG 5.1 Headphone Amp	Audio Technica ATH-d40fs
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CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
ARM Cortex A9 dual core [1.2Ghz]	TI OMAP 4430	PowerVR SGX 540	1GB low power DDR2
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Metro 2033 is one of the greatest FPS games ever made. Although not usually recognized as such, due to the horrible state the gaming industry is in, it succeeds largely on its storytelling,...

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