Endless Paradigm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VIBOX-GA-FAST-...8675wt_905

???? Thoughts ? :)

Edit: Turns out I'm that out of touch with AMDs line nowadays.

plenty powerful enough, depends on what you want it for.

it can play today's games, just definitely not on maximum.

decent base, but id be changing the graphics card asap


That said, its good value for money, and on an average build budget leaves a whole bunch aside to do so

ProperBritish Wrote: [ -> ]plenty powerful enough, depends on what you want it for.

it can play today's games, just definitely not on maximum.

Nah, HD5450 is a HTPC card, not really designed for gaming.  It's like like lowest end card you can get from the HD5000 line.

You probably won't be able to play today's games at a satisfactory level (maybe on low or very low).

Comparing with Newegg prices (since I have no idea what stores are good in the UK):

• AMD Athlon II X2 250 $62
  
• PowerColor Go! Green AX5450 1GBK3-SH Radeon HD 5450 1GB Low Profile $35
  
• Pareema 4GB DDR3 1333 $20
  
• Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" $55
  
• ASRock A770DE+ AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard $54
  
• SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA $17
  
• Rosewill RNX-N150PC PCI 2.2 Wireless Adapter $10
  

Have no idea about the case + PSU, but without it, that's US$253 ≈ 164GBP.  Value not bad, especially if UK prices are higher and considering that this is pre-assembled.  Note that they don't supply info on various things - it would suck if the 1TB HDD was a Green drive for example.

But compare:

• AMD A6-3650 Llano Quad Core 2.6GHz HD6530D graphics $120
  
• G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 $40
  
• Seagate Barracuda ST31000524AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" $55
  
• ASRock A55M-HVS FM1 AMD A55 $59
  
• SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA $17
  
• Rosewill RNX-N150PC PCI 2.2 Wireless Adapter $10
  

Total US$301 ≈ 195GBP
Double RAM, quad core CPU, slightly better graphics for +US$50.
I believe the onboard graphics teams up with a dedicated card so if you want better gaming performance, you can slot in a video card for a boost.

Thanks Zing :) Ima try what you said but maybe get a better processor and graphics?

Compared to what?  The second build?

Yeh for the second although maybe just the graphics, although I need the case and psu...

I think the highest card which supports Hybrid Crossfire is the HD6790 - but check that.  Also probably check whether the motherboard supports it, though my guess is that it should.

If you want higher graphics than the HD6790, then I wouldn't suggest the above build since the Llano's graphics power goes to waste.