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i3 4160 or A10 7870k for Non Gaming PC

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What would be your choice for a non gaming pc and why? I will be multitasking (webpages, youtube 4k, office suite) and will add a card for multiple 4k monitors. 

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i3 hands down

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Why?

because it is a much better cpu and will handle the tasks much better. an just saying, neither of those can run multiple 4k monitors unless you get adapters

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because it is a much better cpu and will handle the tasks much better. an just saying, neither of those can run multiple 4k monitors unless you get adapters

He said he'd get a card for it.

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If you're adding a card, the i3 is better, but if it's just the CPU itself the APU will have better all-round performance. Also, as @Lolucoca said, the i3 is a good platform so you can update later on. 

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If you're adding a card, the i3 is better, but if it's just the CPU itself the APU will have better all-round performance. Also, as @Lolucoca said, the i3 is a good platform so you can update later on. 

I will definitely be adding a card so I can have multiple 4k monitors. 

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Even with my i5 3570k @ 4.0 Ghz , 32 gigs of ram and a GTX 970 I can't run 4k smoothly lol

Anyways an i3 is better if you'll be getting a dedicated card

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I would get an APU.

Why would you get a APU? No board in my price range ($150 and below) can handle two monitors @ 60hz.  Maximum a display port can do 4k @ 24hz. You only get one of display port on any of those boards. 

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Why?

Because it has a better CPU.

 

Overall, the 7870K is better as a whole, but if you're not going to put it's GPU power advantage to use, there's no reason to get it over the i3. You can get an Athlon 860K though, which is basically an A10 without a GPU, since you're using a dedicated one, and save some money.

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Even with my i5 3570k @ 4.0 Ghz , 32 gigs of ram and a GTX 970 I can't run 4k smoothly lol

Anyways an i3 is better if you'll be getting a dedicated card

I you talking about gaming in 4k or just watching a youtube video in 4k?

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Even with my i5 3570k @ 4.0 Ghz , 32 gigs of ram and a GTX 970 I can't run 4k smoothly lol

4K gaming != 4K office work

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I you talking about gaming in 4k or just watching a youtube video in 4k?

Intel HD Graphics will gladly handle 4K streaming, as long as you have enough internet bandwidth for it.

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I you talking about gaming in 4k or just watching a youtube video in 4k?

Watching lol

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Watching lol

Then you're doing something wrong. I watch 4K YouTube videos on my friend's 4K (30Hz) TV off my laptop all the time and it's perfectly fine. And this is with a measly Celeron N2830.

 

Your internet connection has a lot more to do with 4K YT streaming then actual hardware.

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Then you're doing something wrong. I watch 4K YouTube videos on my friend's 4K (30Hz) TV off my laptop all the time and it's perfectly fine. And this is with a measly Celeron N2830.

 

Your internet connection has a lot more to do with 4K YT streaming then actual hardware.

The video loads perfectly fine, but when I play it its extremely choppy

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The video loads perfectly fine, but when I play it its extremely choppy

Not choppy for me, on basically the same specs as the HP Stream 13. But I noticed that it only works for me on Ethernet, when streaming using WiFi for some reason it is very choppy. Then again my friend has a relatively good internet connection but an awful ISP-provided router.

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Integrated graphics for multiple 4k? That's almost impossible... :P Get the i3 with a good graphics card (and I mean a VERY good graaphics card)

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Not choppy for me, on basically the same specs as the HP Stream 13. But I noticed that it only works for me on Ethernet, when streaming using WiFi for some reason it is very choppy. Then again my friend has a relatively good internet connection but an awful ISP-provided router.

Oh well, until I get a native 4K monitor I'll stick to 1080p

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