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Then dont get an APU and dont get an FX CPU either.
APU equals absolute dead end platform; the BEST you can get for that can not measure up to a Core i3 from 2014.

FX is not as bad but still an end of life platform bassed on 2012 technology. Also a poor investment.

This build is way better, it is already better then both CPUs you mentioned but has a very good upgrade path, it will even support the next 2 generations of intel processors.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($81.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB)...
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bailojustin

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get a Radeon R7 250 discrete card as it utilizes the same GPU architecture allowing you to use the DUAL GRAPHICS feature of the CPU.

This will give you decent graphics performance for a budget system, nothing extraordinary. you need to have a water cooler.
 
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boosted1g

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Can you by any chance return the A8?

The integrated graphics are a bare bare minimum performance level for gaming, the other issue though is that the CPU portion is very weak and there is really not much of an upgrade path so the BEST you can achive with FM2 cpu is 3 year old core i3 performance

 
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https://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-Radeon-R7-384-Cores-Kaveri-Desktop.113341.0.html

This shows game benchmarks for many games.

Don't bother with a 250 and dual graphics. It's not worth it. Bad cf support and micro stuttering. Spend the same amount on a rx 460 and you'd get better performance anyways. Water cooler on a budget pc? That's a terrible idea too.

I'd suggest returning it as well. There are much better options for the price.
 
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boosted1g

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ROFL! Yeah adding a $100 cooler to an $80 CPU to not even make it is good as a $100 intel CPU....not really cost effective.

Although, now that I think about, a glowing example of the platform and its enthusists. It is pretty much comical the hundreds of dollars spent to try to get marginal gains out of the very limited platform.
 
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Actually, I didn't buy it yet, my bad! Didn't know what I was typing, but I am only playing some light games like League of Legends, potentially heavier games like GTA V. I was thinking of an Apu for now and get a gpu later if I need it. Think it's the right choice? Or should I just buy a cpu and a gpu like FX-6300 and RX 460 or something? I already bought a $50 atx case and have like $350 left for hardware ( Excluding windows and shipping ). I also live in Canada and use a different currency. About $1 USD = 1.35 CAD last time I checked. My friend is going to play GTA V and will have a slightly higher budget than me.

Note : I did not buy anything yet but a case.

Current build : https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/824xQV
 
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boosted1g

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Then dont get an APU and dont get an FX CPU either.
APU equals absolute dead end platform; the BEST you can get for that can not measure up to a Core i3 from 2014.

FX is not as bad but still an end of life platform bassed on 2012 technology. Also a poor investment.

This build is way better, it is already better then both CPUs you mentioned but has a very good upgrade path, it will even support the next 2 generations of intel processors.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G4560 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($81.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: ASRock B250M-HDV Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($74.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Patriot Signature Line 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.83 @ Vuugo)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon RX 460 2GB WINDFORCE OC Video Card ($124.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 520W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ NCIX)
Total: $485.04
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-05-04 11:16 EDT-0400

I know it is above your $350 but this is an investment and you dont want to throw away good money into an already dead platform with little to no upgrade path. With this as your base you can go all the way up to an i7 with a GTX 1070 if you wish (1080 would requre another 50 watts more power then your PSU has).
Frankly, if possible I would skip the dedicated GPU for now (which would put it in your budget) and wait until you can afford a GTX 1050 TI or better.
Your friend with the higher budget can also skip the 460 and get a better card.
 
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