Looking for advice on low budget build...Please help.

Daniel_1322

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Mar 16, 2016
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I am looking to build a PC but am having trouble deciding what setup to go with. I am stuck between a AMD Athlon X2 370K with a GIGABYTE GA-F2A68HM-H or a AMD Athlon 5150 with a GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H. I already have a HD 3870 graphic card to go with it, what i'm confused about is whether to use the graphics card or on board graphics. I am currently using a HP G7 notebook with a A8-4500m apu and 8gb of ram thru HDMI for my main PC and would like something as fast if not a little faster. This pc will be used mainly for watching 1080p movies and tv on a 40 inch ld with occasional N64 emulation. I have a $200 budget which isn't a lot but I only need motherboard/cpu/memory. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
 
Solution
I would suggest picking up a used Dell business-class PC for perhaps $150; add a HD6450 or GT610 only if needed.
The AM1 system will not be faster.