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briciola31

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Hi.i whant to build a new PC 4 home work.
It's all YouTube,multi web pages,mtv video.office
Amd or intel
350-400£ budget
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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2OdZo
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2OdZo/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2OdZo/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A8-6500 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£73.98 @ Amazon UK)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£47.85 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Kingston Value 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£24.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£38.97 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Fractal Design Arc Mini MicroATX Mini Tower Case (£50.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£46.24 @ Amazon UK)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) (£77.34 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £359.37
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 09:56 GMT+0000)

Features a good power supply and motherboard to allow you to upgrade in the future to new APU's or get a decent discrete GPU
 
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I feel like that statement isn't completely accurate. The APU is good for everyday computing, which is what the OP wants. AMD does have good builds for lower price, but that doesn't mean Intel budget builds don't exist.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor (£79.19 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B85M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£44.22 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Value 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£24.00 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.98 @ Aria PC)
Video Card: Asus Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card (£73.28 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - OEM (64-bit) (£77.34 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £338.01
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 13:12 GMT+0000)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Antec-VP450P-450W-12cm-ATX2-3/dp/B004BLMFSE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391691592&sr=8-1&keywords=antec+vp-450

Total would be just shy of £380. Still enough room for a case.

A little higher price? Yes. But stronger CPU. Stronger Graphics. Higher quality PSU. The only thing missing is a case and I left that off because I don't pick cases. However, you will easily be able to find a case within the £400 budget. You say homework now, but I bet you'll end up playing games on it. The build also has the capability of having an i5 or i7 if you want to upgrade down the road.
 
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And that's what happens when you transform a US based build to a UK based build. Here, I'll fix it and use some of the cheaper parts.

My point is, don't simply discredit the other side. At least let the OP decide on the what they want.
 
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Forget to say that I don't need any OS.
All my life I built AMD PC....this time I what to change.
The PC is 4 basic things....you tube,film in mkv(maybe) office, and multi page on firefox or chrome. My friend use in the same time.
Why not a PC that is silent and cool....and les power to operate?!
 
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No it can. So both chips have on board graphics. AMD's APUs have a better dedicated graphics module on their CPUs. However, what they gain in graphics they lose a little in CPU power. The opposite is true for Intel's i-Core series CPUs. They have stronger CPU processing power and less graphics power.

The A8-6500 uses integrated graphics 8570D. The i3 uses the Intel 4400 graphics. Now neither of them are listed in this review, but their faster siblings are.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7032/amds-richland-vs-intels-haswell-gpu-on-the-desktop-radeon-hd-8670d-hd-4600

Clearly the APU is better for graphics. However, you didn't mention anything about games, I simply added it just in case. If you don't want anything to do with gaming, you can remove the 70 quid for the GPU. You won't notice the difference between the APU and the i3 in every day computer. But if you consider games, the APU has a clear lead which is why I added the GPU.

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i3-4130-vs-AMD-A8-6500

Also, power will only be consumed when needed. It's not like everything is running at 100% all the time. If the graphics card doesn't need power, it isn't going to use it. For example, my 770GTX can use up to 230w. It doesn't even come close that. Power on a low end system isn't a concern. Same thing with heat. You may be able to hear the fans a little, but nothing bothersome.

I'm simply trying to provide you options. If you were to ask me personally, I would save just a little more for better quality parts. Kingston value RAM is what it is, the cheapest RAM on the market. 40 quid of a motherboard, is just that. Try to think a PC as an investment not as a quick fix.
 
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briciola31

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Thanks barto.
What system you should think to built in intel or amd?
Please wright me down 2 system intel+amd. The PC is for everyday use,not gaming,no overclock!
Consider that the PC is 4 my friend. Now hi is on a laptop 5738z and hi is fine for the things hi use on everyday.
I am building him a home PC. Budget 400£ .the ssd crucial 120gb for the system is not in the budget. SO I have windows 7 retail
Thenks four your time
 
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AMD:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-7850K 3.7GHz Quad-Core Processor (£125.99 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: Asus A88XM-A Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (£52.66 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: G.Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£47.57 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£49.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£42.43 @ CCL Computers)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.00 @ Aria PC)
Total: £363.64
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 22:45 GMT+0000)

Intel:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£127.99 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus B85M-G Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£53.60 @ Ebuyer)
Memory: G.Skill 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£47.57 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£49.99 @ Maplin Electronics)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£39.98 @ Aria PC)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (£45.00 @ Aria PC)
Total: £364.13
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-06 22:45 GMT+0000)


I like Intel parts, but I'm going to be honest, I like the AMD build over the Intel one. I even snuck in an SSD. You primarily install the OS on the SSD for the boot times. Then you install other programs on the secondary HD. You said you didn't need an OS and you don't plan on gaming. That left room for better hardware overall and some left over for a case.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1753068/idealy-set-ssd-hdd-combo.html
 
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briciola31

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Thank you
 
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Since you are only looking for YouTube usage and other web pages I suggest you go with the Intel build, also because you said you wanted to try out an Intel build haha
 
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Since you are only looking for YouTube usage and other web pages I suggest you go with the Intel build, also because you said you wanted to try out an Intel build haha[/quotemsg]

Thank you
 
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