Barebone PC - AMD or Intel?

[Max1996LTT]

Lately, I've been thinking about getting myself a barebone PC, but what I can't find anything on is if it's better to go AMD or Intel for something like this.

 

My usecase would largely be browsing and watching videos, with occasional Roblox gaming.

 

What brand, and processor, for that matter, would you guys recommend?

 

If this isn't the best section for this kind of question, do let me know.

[OddOod]

Honestly for that level of use I'd try finding some 7th gen intel workstation which has a psu with a 6 pin PCIe connector. 

[Imbadatnames]

Budget and are you talking just a tiny box like a gigabyte brix or something larger?

[Max1996LTT]

2 minutes ago, Imbadatnames said:

Budget and are you talking just a tiny box like a gigabyte brix or something larger?

Not entirely certain yet on the budget, but yes, I am talking tiny box.

[Imbadatnames]

54 minutes ago, Max1996LTT said:

Not entirely certain yet on the budget, but yes, I am talking tiny box.

Depends on your budget really. A NUC with an i3 and no RAM or SSD costs like £250 so with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD you’re talking £350-400? If you can afford it I’d look at a Mac Mini. You can get an i3 2018 model for under £350 used or a new M1 model for 600

[Max1996LTT]

34 minutes ago, Imbadatnames said:

Depends on your budget really. A NUC with an i3 and no RAM or SSD costs like £250 so with 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD you’re talking £350-400? If you can afford it I’d look at a Mac Mini. You can get an i3 2018 model for under £350 used or a new M1 model for 600

I'll look into those options, thank you.