Is this a good pc build???

[sam newton]

Hi I'm looking to build a mini-itx pc using the bitfenix prodigy case, my budget is £400 - £450 and I have put this build together but I'm not sure whether it would be great. I would be using it for some gaming such as minecraft and doing photoshop and school work.

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard (£60.79 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Fury Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£59.54 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.94 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card (£84.88 @ CCL Computers)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£35.74 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer (£11.27 @ Scan.co.uk)
Total: £405.46

I would be very grateful if you have any suggestions on how to improve this build.
Thankyou!!!!

 

[iron8orn]

you should ditch the video card and get a a-10 Kaveri apu with some high speed ram.

 

[MANOFKRYPTONAK]

Yeah its good, I would use an ax corsair psu though. For the money, I like that build a lot.

 

[quilciri]

Solid build. Keep the video card. No APU's video capabilities even come close to the 7770.

 

[quilciri]

Squeezed in an even stronger video card for you:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard (£60.79 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.83 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£96.12 @ CCL Computers)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£35.74 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)

Total: £413.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

 

[sam newton]

Squeezed in an even stronger video card for you:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard (£60.79 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.83 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£96.12 @ CCL Computers)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£35.74 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)

Total: £413.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Thanks, to get wifi would I just plug in a usb wifi

 

[MANOFKRYPTONAK]

Squeezed in an even stronger video card for you:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard (£60.79 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.83 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£96.12 @ CCL Computers)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£35.74 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)

Total: £413.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

Thanks, to get wifi would I just plug in a usb wifi

Yes you can. And update that PSU to an AX or HX corsair, dirty or bad power will kill your system. the AX and HX come with a 7 year warranty vs a 3 year with the CX.

 

[quilciri]

The CX series is built by CWT, a decent manufacturer. the CX430 in particular received very good reviews (both versions!) on jonnyguru (and any other site you'd care to try) There is no need for a different PSU. This is bar none, the best PSU for that price.

CX430
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story4&reid=214

CX430 V2
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=239

 

[MANOFKRYPTONAK]

Try the antec VP450 better than 80% efficiency, it has 2 +12V Rails. It is the one I recommend for builds where money is an issue/power usage is low. It can put out 500.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Antec-VP450-Power-Supply-Review/1487/11

 

[quilciri]

That's a great PSU for the money, but it's more expensive than the CX430 in the states. More importantly, the Antec isn't even available in the UK.

 

[sam newton]

Squeezed in an even stronger video card for you:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 760K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor (£57.31 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard (£60.79 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£56.83 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£35.99 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R7 260X 2GB Core Edition Video Card (£96.12 @ CCL Computers)
Case: BitFenix Prodigy (White) Mini ITX Tower Case (£59.99 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£35.74 @ Amazon UK)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHDS118-04 DVD/CD Drive (£10.78 @ Scan.co.uk)

Total: £413.55
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

What settings would you be able to play battlefield 4 and battlefield hardline at???

 

[iron8orn]

AMD A10-7850K Kaveri $170 with free Thief and bf4 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113359

The discrete graphics are not the greatest but the Kaveri has the best single thread performance and newest cores AMD has to offer so you could just get some high speed ram and save for a r9-270x. The a-series line is being given the most attention by AMD for future advancement and gaming.