it's rather linear but when you get to certain areas it feels surprisingly open.
the eye candy is amazing graphics wise.
and you get to see Laura die in all sorts of terrible ways.
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it's rather linear but when you get to certain areas it feels surprisingly open.
the eye candy is amazing graphics wise.
and you get to see Laura die in all sorts of terrible ways.
KritNC
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About to buy these parts for my first HTPC build just want to make sure they are all compatible
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CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $414.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-20 21:42 EST-0500)
With this case
CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($59.98 @ Amazon)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($85.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $414.94
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-20 21:42 EST-0500)
With this case
I'm currently playing through The Walking Dead, it feels like I'm making all the wrong decisions,
There are no wrong decisions, just horrible consequences...
should work. i have the same RAM, copped it way long ago from neweggbusiness when they had it for 13.99 for 8GB (and I had a $100 gift card I got for $50, shyt was like $7 each shipped
)Looks good, but buy an FM2+ board with the Bolton chipset for about $10 more.
Gives you a longer shelf life with the new Kaveri chips out now
Edit: sure that PSU can fit in that? I'd have to check. Personally I would recommend the cooler master elite 130 for a small build. It's a little long, but it's crazy how many options someone has in there
That price can come down a bit too
There are no wrong decisions, just horrible consequences...
yeah, that's the whole thing...you are trying to survive in a world overrun by zombies, ass holes and idiots.
no matter where you go there you are.
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Looks good. I personally wouldn't ever go with an APU in a case that can fit a dedicated GPU unless you don't ever plan on getting one . In that case I'd rather get an Ivy or Haswell Celeron + 7750 or 7770 combo. Also if you don't ever plan on getting a GPU you don't need a 550W PSU. My HTPC has a 80W PSU in it and rarely uses half of that.
KritNC
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I was going to get an I-3 or I-5 and graphics card but my budget got slashed and then I though about going with just the i3 and no discreet card but I heard the graphics wouldn't hold up so I decided to gone amd I wanted extra wats just incase I up grade later but I dunno I'm so fukking confused
the more I read the less I know
I was going to get an I-3 or I-5 and graphics card but my budget got slashed and then I though about going with just the i3 and no discreet card but I heard the graphics wouldn't hold up so I decided to gone amd I wanted extra wats just incase I up grade later but I dunno I'm so fukking confused
You don't need a dedicated GPU nor an APU for media consumption. APU's are kind of in a funny spot ever since the 7750/7770's dropped. This is because you can get a Celeron or 750K + a 7750/7770 that pretty much mops the floor with them near the same price. An APU is the best option if you plan on doing some gaming on SFF builds that can't fit dedicated cards.
If that's the case you are going with I'd go the Pentium or budget FX route. You would then have an upgrade path to the higher end AMD and Intel parts if need be. On FM2 you're pretty much stuck with APU's and the Trinity parts.
KritNC
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Thanks for the help, so I could swap the amd a-10 for an intel I-3 and get a motherboard that would be compatible
Why do you need an i3 though? Unless you're planning on playing BF4 a G3320 paired with a 7750 should be sufficient and save you about $60.
Here's an example, I'd probably put $20 more towards a better board or DDR3-1600 ram though.
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CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.97 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7750 2GB Video Card ($92.38 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $416.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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vid card?
KritNC
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Was thinking I would need I-3 to handle all the multitasking with all the stuff running in the background. What's up with that processor is it just an older version of the i3 kinda?
It's basically an i3 without the hyper threading. Unless you're doing heavy multi-threaded stuff you can get by. I can't really think of any heavy multi-threaded HTPC related work loads. If you plan on doing any kind of encoding, media editing, etc then without a doubt I'd say go the i3 or FX route. Even then you'd probably want at least an i5 or equivalent FX cpu for those kind of tasks.
