best everyday cpu

britichrocco · Oct 29, 2013

am looking to buy a desktop for the family, nothing too hardcore, we use the computer for internet browsing, some you tube video, i-tune and download our photos. am looking at the AMD A6-6400k, the AMD A8-5500 or the AMD fx-4100, can't decide which is best suit for my application.

TBC1 · Oct 29, 2013

The fx-4100 is the fastest but doesn't have an integrated gpu. However, if your planning on getting a gpu for the system then I would recommend getting the fx-4100 (if no gpu then the AMD A8-5500 is the best option).

Metalrenok · Oct 29, 2013

If you get a A10-5800K you could still play some games with decent graphics.. if you're definitely not interested in any kind of games or video editing then go for the A8 5500, you'll have no problem with speed and will last for a long long time

britichrocco · Oct 29, 2013

Metalrenok :

No game played on the computer, the only video editing maybe done will be my gopro download.

Metalrenok · Oct 29, 2013

Then the A8 5500 will be more than enough because it has integrated graphics

logainofhades · Oct 29, 2013

The A8 would be sufficient for general use. I would want more for any kind of video editing though. I would probably recommend at least an FX 6300 with a Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 or GA-78LMT-USB3. Those motherboards have IGP and would suit your needs. It really isn't much more in cost and a far better CPU than any of the others listed. FX 6300 is probably one of the best price/performance chips you can get right now.

britichrocco · Oct 29, 2013

logainofhades :

Am thinking of an A8-5500 with an GA-F2A85X-UP4 motherboard and 4Gb of ram or the fx-4100 with a GA-78LMT-S2P Motherboard with 4Gb of ram and get a readon gpu later. Am currently have a pentium 4 (775 socket) on a msi ms7110 motherboard with 2Gb of ram, and I find it very slow when browsing.

logainofhades · Oct 29, 2013

This would be a better combo than either of those and comes out cheaper than the APU setup.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $169.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-29 18:36 EDT-0400)

britichrocco · Oct 29, 2013

logainofhades :

Sounds good, and later i'll upgrade it with a gpu, since it dosen't have it integrated

logainofhades · Oct 30, 2013

britichrocco :

logainofhades :

Sounds good, and later i'll upgrade it with a gpu, since it dosen't have it integrated

That motherboard does have integrated. 760g is an chipset with IGP.

britichrocco · Oct 30, 2013

just bought a GA-78LMT-USB3 motherboard with two 4gb ADATA ddr3 ram, and an FX-8350 cpu

CTurbo · Oct 30, 2013

Wow the 8350 is way better than the cpus you listed. Good job. You could grab a $20-30 HD 6450 or something similar for graphics/media playback if you are not going to game.

logainofhades · Oct 30, 2013

britichrocco :

That cpu will do well for for any video editing you plan to do.

britichrocco · Dec 2, 2013

I also just bought a xfx readon 5450 1Gb video card, is that a decent card considering i paid 19$??

CTurbo · Dec 2, 2013

The 5450 will be perfect for your needs. Good $19 spent.

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