AMD E-350 vs Intel G630

[Undeadhunter]

Approximate Purchase Date: Monday

Budget Range: 400 Euro

System Usage from Most to Least Important: HTPC / Internet

Parts Not Required: None

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: N/A

Country: Belgium

Parts Preferences: No preference

Overclocking: [strike]Yes[/strike] / No / [strike]Maybe [/strike]

SLI or Crossfire: [strike]Yes[/strike] / No / [strike]Maybe [/strike]

Monitor Resolution: HD TV 1080P

Additional Comments: As much as possible compeletely Silent & Low Powered

Right, now that that's out of the way I, at this time, have been thinking about 2 possible setups

Listing the differences first and the mutual parts second

■1) AMD E-350 build

CPU/Mobo/GPU Asus E35M1-I

■2) Intel G630

CPU Intel G630 + Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Rev.B
GPU ATI HD6450
Motherboard MSI H61M-P25


Mutual
RAM Kingston ValueRAM DIMM 4 GB DDR3-1066
Power Sharkoon WPM400
Case SilverStone GD05B
SSD OCZ AGT3-25SAT3-60G


Is there a reason to go for the G630 setup if the only thing the thing will be doing is XBMC / Internet Browsing on a HDTV ?

Will the E-350 be enough to run this without a hitch and will continue to do so for a while?

 

[zooted]

I would go with the a4 series from amd personally as the stronger gpu built in will give you a better all around experience. While maintaining a low tdp.

If you do go go this route go with a 1600mhz ram kit as Llano benefits from ram speed.

 

[ultra619]

or even a6, triple core... much faster than a 350

 

[zooted]

or even a6, triple core... much faster than a 350

Yeah that is actually what I am running right now. It has very impressive performance for the price.

 

[Undeadhunter]

So in fact something like this (staying in the mITX range)
AMD A6-3500
ASRock A75M-ITX

Or would going for a uATX give me a big boost in performance, or is this negligible?

 

[zooted]

It will be the same performance.

 

[ultra619]

according to currency converter 400 euros is 528 american dollars. i put this build together for 522 including monitor, win 7 keyboard, mouse, etc.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/TemporaryWishList.aspx?ChangeQty=0

 

[Memnarchon]

Hello.
there was an article not long time ago " Can An APU Beat An Intel CPU And Add-In Graphics? ". They were comparing the best apu at $140 A8-3870K with G620 and a discrete gpu.
As you can see at this chart G620+discrete gpu was faster in games but slower at other applications.

"What conclusions can be drawn from this data, then? Clearly, the A8-3870K is a better platform for general productivity, particularly when you run threaded applications (or do a lot of multi-tasking) able to leverage four physical cores. The Pentium G620 and discrete Radeon card combine to form a superior gaming system."
But this is a compare between the most powerful apu with a lower G620 (not G630). So G630 should be faster also in applications compared to the lower than A8 apus like A6
Anandtech charts:
A8-3850 vs G620
A6-3650 vs G620
And also intel cpu will consume much less power.

 

[ultra619]

updated to 3870k

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/TemporaryWishList.aspx

 

[Undeadhunter]

updated to 3870k

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/TemporaryWishList.aspx

I would love to see the build, unfortunately you linked a webpage that's empty (since it's something that only works on your local browser).
Could you give the part list?

Thanks for all the info, I'm looking at the A6 at this time, this weekend I'll decide on what to get (most likely the A6) and will start my build on monday.

 

[ultra619]

I would love to see the build, unfortunately you linked a webpage that's empty (since it's something that only works on your local browser).
Could you give the part list?

Thanks for all the info, I'm looking at the A6 at this time, this weekend I'll decide on what to get (most likely the A6) and will start my build on monday.

Sorry about that, here it is.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 -HAF 912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157261 -AS rock 75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026 -Corsair 430 watt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001 -A8 3870K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313102 -4gb ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823233002 -Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009314 -Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826608004 -Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 -Win 7

 

[Undeadhunter]

Sorry about that, here it is.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 -HAF 912
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157261 -AS rock 75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026 -Corsair 430 watt
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001 -A8 3870K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313102 -4gb ram
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823233002 -Keyboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009314 -Monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826608004 -Mouse
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116986 -Win 7

While that would be a nice office PC it wouldn't really do as a HTPC unfortunately
Mainly looking at the case/screen, the components are quite good

 

[sadams04]

While that would be a nice office PC it wouldn't really do as a HTPC unfortunately
Mainly looking at the case/screen, the components are quite good

The A8-3870K with HD 6550D is a great solution for an HTPC. Well... its overkill as it well exceeds the requirements. Keep in mind that a dual core at 2.0GHz with any type of recent GPU is all that is required for a good HTPC experience. The integrated HD 6650 will easily handle 3D content and bitstream HD audio. I would argue that everything is fine there except the case.

Silverstone HTPC case => http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163174

 

[Undeadhunter]

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