Budget(£500) PC build with ONLY integrated Graphics

[Sir Tom Jones]

Hi Guys

So I am planning to build a PC for a friend with the budget of £500.

He did specify on the C70 case and does realize its a chunk of his budget gone.

He only plans to do gaming like minecraft and some old C&C games.

So do you think the A10 is a good choice as I've seen some good reviews relating to the integrated graphics.

Also I am unsure about the Motherboard as I can't really find many reviews on the different FM2 socket boards.

The PSU is big and that is to leave the option of putting a graphics card in at a later date possible.

 

[Sir Tom Jones]

Sorry didn't realize the picture would come out so bad the specs are :
AMD A10 5800k @ £93
8GB Corsair DDR3 XMS3 (1600) @ £25.99
Corsair C70 Green @ £107
650 OCZ ZT (85% Bronze) @ £69
Gigabyte GA-F2A75-D3H (ATX) @ £64
500gb Seagate Barracuda @ £43.92
60Gb OCZ Agility SSD @ £43 (also specified as he wants quick boot times)
Edimax Wireless (300Mbps) @ £18
Samsung Optical Drive @ £12
Total comes to £488

So any feedback on this build? He would rather the entirety of the budget wasn't used.

The build doesn't have to be without a dedicated graphics card but the budget is essentially £400 with the case he wants

 

[seumasbeathan]

With a budget of £500 you can do far better -
I would recommend an i3 2120, CX600 power supply, Corsair Carbide 300r, HD 7850 and a Western Digital Caviar Blue 500gb and then if you can afford it a Crucial M4 64gb ssd and a cheap h61 mobo

 

[MadMarc]

For integrated graphics the new AMD APUs are the best, so go with the one you've listed.
On this forum we warn you not to buy from OCZ, as their products are unreliable.
Go with a Corsair CX500 PSU and a Crucial m4 SSD 64GB, if this is too expensive I'd get a Corsair Force 3 60GB.
I'd also get rid of the w-lan card and the ODD unless he really needs it

Seumas' build is better go with his, dind't refresh the page before i started typing

 

[Sir Tom Jones]

I know better is possible on this budget, but as I said he wants the c70 case

 

[seumasbeathan]

Any particular reason why?

 

[Sir Tom Jones]

He likes the look of it, he isn't a hardcore gamer or anything. He would just like the option to play some games not necessarily AAA titles

 

[seumasbeathan]

Well then I would still recommend an i3 with maybe a 7770

 

[Sir Tom Jones]

Not sure if this will show up well, but I got it under budget (JUST) with an i3 and 7770 like Seumas suggested.

 

[Sir Tom Jones]

Or slightly over budget if I actually remember to put in a MoBo!

 

[jamesriley94]

I'd suggest dropping the wifi card and going for powerline adapters.
Wifi is gash on desktops.

Other than that - I agree with the Intel option. Nothing would persuade me to buy AMD at this moment in time...