best FM2+ cpu



Forget AMD. Buy this instead:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($174.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($65.38 @ Newegg)
Total: $240.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-13 20:03 EDT-0400

That will handily outperform ANYTHING from AMD in mini-ITX.
If your budget doesn't allow that, switch in an Intel i3-4150 instead and keep the same motherboard.
 

logainofhades

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Totally agree with this.
 

sweeney1963

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FM2+ supports a much higher screen resolution. That's where all the extra transistors went. To quote from the Gigabyte website:

" * The resolution of 4096x2160 can be supported when using an FM2+ APU; the maximum resolution supported is 1920x1200 when using an FM2 APU."
 

logainofhades

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Nice necro. Also, getting an APU is pointless when paired with a dedicated GPU. ;)