budget system amd or intel?

antonisrsx · Mar 3, 2014

hello!!
i want to build a system for my dad!we already have a case and a 330w psu.
The staff he is doing is surfing the internet (youtube,FB), watching some fullhd movies, listening to music and working on a word/excel documents. 4gb of ram is enough for his work i thing. Because we are on a budget i think it is better to buy an apu instead for a cpu+gpu.. so the question is what apu is better for that kind of staff?
INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE G2020 2.90GHZ LGA1155 59.50 €
INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE G3220 3.00GHZ LGA1150 70.00 €
INTEL PENTIUM DUAL CORE G3430 3.30GHZ LGA1150 99.00 €
AMD A6 5400K 3.6GHZ BLACK EDITION 64.00 €
AMD A6 6400K 3.90GHZ 85.00 €
i think the heaviest job my dad is doing is watching FullHD movies..
also will a 330w psu is enough to handle this system?

antonisrsx · Mar 3, 2014

also AMD A8 5600K 3.6GHZ BLACK EDITION for 100.00 €.
Ty!!

Vexarion · Mar 3, 2014

go with an a8 black edition, a cpu and gpu in the same card with good power consumption, it saves money and hell be good to go for hd movies

thor220 · Mar 3, 2014

antonisrsx :

Go for the amd A6 5400k. It won't struggle on HD videos like the intel ones and can even play some games (not to mention cheaper). A 330w psu and 4gb or ram will be excellent. Just make sure that you get the fastest ram your motherboard can support. APU's performance are highly based upon ram speed.

antonisrsx · Mar 3, 2014

i ll not overclock for now at least! so the a6 5400k cant do the job? and is my psu enough for the A8?

thor220 · Mar 3, 2014

Vexarion :

anything above an A6 is really just for gaming. If you have the budget for it though, I would go for it.

antonisrsx · Mar 3, 2014

i am happy to hear that the a6 can do the job.. i ll buy a 1600mhz ram.. i know the recommended is 1866 but there is 15 euro different between the two..

thor220 · Mar 3, 2014

antonisrsx :

Your psu is by far enough. Unless you're packing about 8 hard drives in that system, load usage will be around 98w with one hard drive, 1 stick of ram, optical drive, and core components. You could upgrade to an a8 no prob.

antonisrsx · Mar 3, 2014

i am thinking for the ASUS A55BM-E RETAIL.. will this mobo be ok with the A6 5400k?
for the ram i ll gey the KINGSTON KHX1600C9D3B1/4G 4GB DDR3 PC3-12800 1600MHZ CL9 HYPERX.
is that ok?

thor220 · Mar 3, 2014

lackysami :

He doesn't need that much wattage. Go check out any wattage calc on the internet, his load is less than 100 watts.

thor220 · Mar 3, 2014

antonisrsx :

The a6-5400k is on that mobo's cpu support list:

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/list.aspx?SLanguage=en&p=1&m=A55BM-E&hashedid=mws16gNgewS9zbNn

It'll work for sure.

and so is the memory:

http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/SocketFM2/A55BM-A-USB3/A55_Memory_QVL_for_Richland_CPU.pdf

thor220 · Mar 3, 2014

lackysami :

Most psu issues arise when a poor quality psu is taken near it's specified load, which of course is poorly labeled. In his case though, the load he is applying is so low that the cheapest psu components can handle it. You are right for bringing up the point though as we do need to know the psu age.

antonisrsx · Mar 3, 2014

i ll test that psu with my system and if it works fine i ll stay with it otherwise i ll change it with a quality one!

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