CPU Recommendation

[Tom MM]

Hey,

I'm looking for a CPU recommendation for a build budget of around $860 (Needs to have on-board graphics).

The build is for general use\light gaming...

 

Thank you very much

[Slottr]

2400g or 3400g depending where you're located/pricing

 

Why does it need to be an apu?

[Sorenson]

The i5 9400 should be cheap right now.

[SpookyCitrus]

1 minute ago, Sorenson said:

the r5 2600 can be found for really cheap right now.

The 2600 does not have integrated graphics. So it will not work for OP.

[Tom MM]

The build is for my father, so i'm trying to save some money by removing the GPU

[Sorenson]

Just now, SpookyCitrus said:

The 2600 does not have integrated graphics. So it will not work for OP.

i spotted that, and edited the comment. my bad

[SpookyCitrus]

Just now, Tom MM said:

The build is for my father, so i'm trying to save some money by removing the GPU

Depending on the games, a 3400G would more than likely be fine. What games are going to be played on the system?

[Constantin]

3 minutes ago, Sorenson said:

The i5 9400 should be cheap right now.

Good choice.

[Tom MM]

2 minutes ago, SpookyCitrus said:

Depending on the games, a 3400G would more than likely be fine. What games are going to be played on the system?

Nothing too heavy, things that an APU should be able to run I believe  

[Brooksie359]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$119.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450M GAMING PLUS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$69.99 @ Newegg
Memory	Corsair Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$57.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Western Digital Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$59.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	XFX Radeon RX 570 4 GB RS XXX Video Card	$99.99 @ Newegg
Case	Phanteks P300 ATX Mid Tower Case	$59.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair CX (2017) 450 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply	$52.98 @ Newegg
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit	$96.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$647.91
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$617.91
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-02 12:47 EST-0500

You can get alot with budget you have so idk why you would go for an apu which will give less performance. 

[Otto_iii]

I built a R5 3600+Powercolor rx5700, 16gb 3600mhz dram etc (120$ish for case and PSU) for that price, but since you NEED onboard graphics, get a 89-99$ Gigabyte Z390 UD (arguably one of the best and few worthwhile cheaper Z390 boards) and a 9400F,  9600K .  Eitherway this will place you nicely to upgrade CPU to 9900k later down the line instead of having to upgrade whole system in 1-3 years, and you should be able to configure a build for same price i spent on ryzen system

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/Z390-UD-rev-10#kf 

Use 230$ 1660 Super or used Vega 56 card if prices here are still too high and you don't need a midrange GPU (for 144hz 1080p etc)


NOTE: The Storage, Case, and PSU is all generic examples here no need to copy them....
Storage, 1 boot + handful of games/documents, and 2tb hdd for rest of storage.  Alternatively 1tb ssd could work for 100$ if you dont need 2.5tb or hate HDDs
Case (this is a subtle silent case, if you want higher airflow or RGB/Tempered glass look into Thermaltake at this pricerange imo)
PSU anything about 6more and 80+ should be fine for future expansion 

[Brooksie359]

1 minute ago, Otto_iii said:

I built a R5 3600+Powercolor 5700, 16gb 3600mhz dram etc (120$ish for case and PSU) for that price, but since you NEED onboard graphics, get a 99$ Gigabyte Z390 UD (arguably one of the best cheaper Z390 boards) and a 9400F, maybe a 9600K if you splash the extra $ for it and want to tinker with overclocking.  Eitherway this will place you nicely to upgrade CPU to 9900k later down the line instead of having to upgrade whole system in 1-3 years, and you should be able to configure a build for same price i spent on ryzen. 

https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/Z390-UD-rev-10#kf 

 

The 9400f does not have an igpu 

[melete]

I'd recommend one of these three: Ryzen 5 3400G, Ryzen 5 2400G, or i3-9100. They're all very similar in CPU performance. The AMD GPUs are much faster though, so if you're going to be using the integrated graphics for anything other than Adobe suite, the Ryzen CPUs will offer much better GPU performance (double or more). Don't buy the "F" class Intel CPUs, they will not have integrated graphics.

 

i5 9400 is a capable CPU, but not widely available in the US region at a reasonable price. Same GPU as the i3, but it's got two more CPU cores than anything else here.

[Otto_iii]

33 minutes ago, Brooksie359 said:

The 9400f does not have an igpu 

oops. edited above. 9600k for basically same price then, if need be downgrade GPU 1 tier