AMD vs Intel for a budget build

consolegamer · Jun 16, 2014

I hear AMD is better than Intel if you're on a budget, but I'm having trouble finding an AMD processor that suits my needs. I'm building a PC/SteamMachine for indie games, and the Celeron G1820 has all the power I need. I've looked around for an AMD processor with similar performance, but I can't find any that are significantly cheaper. Is there an AMD CPU that would perform as well as the Celeron for less money? I don't need integrated graphics, as I'm planning on getting a GeForce GT 740.

Xtwargodtx · Jun 16, 2014

AMD is better price for performance so depends on what u want

woworwow · Jun 16, 2014

Here's a cheap build using AMD's APU
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/w7vsnQ
about $300 build using the integrated graphics

Guest · Jun 16, 2014

AMD is only better than Intel once you get to their quad core parts. AMD's dual core pieces are rubbish. If you're stuck at the $50 range for the CPU, nothing really beats the G1820. But for $75 you can get an Athlon 740 quad-core @ 3.2GHz, and for $80 you can get an Athlon 750K quad-core @ 3.4GHz (and overclockable)

Actually after a quick look on pcpartpicker, the Pentium G3220 (haswell) @ 3GHz is only $57. If you can you should get that over the G1820.

woworwow · Jun 16, 2014

Looks like nobody ever remembered the old amd's tri-core processor.
But yeah its true get the AMD processor if you can but get the g1820 if you're on a tight budget

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