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Truncale20
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Okay so my dad wants me to build him a computer and is using it to store pictures, streaming hd movies, and just browsing the web.
I was looking at three processors and was wondering which one would be better. Both are APUs from AMD.

First One is : 
AMD Athlon 5350 Kabini Quad-Core 2.05 GHz Socket AM1 25W AD5350JAHMBOX Desktop Processor AMD Radeon R3  $50

Second One is :
AMD A6-5400K Trinity Dual-Core 3.6 GHz Socket FM2 65W AD540KOKHJBOX Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 7540D    $40

Third One is: 
AMD A8-7600 Kaveri Quad-Core 3.1 GHz Socket FM2+ 65W AD7600YBJABOX Desktop Processor AMD Radeon R7  $80


I'm trying to make a cheaper build but want it to be a very capable machine.

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Get the 3rd one.

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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Just now, Truncale20 said:

You think there would be any problems with that processor streaming hd movies?

It's perfectly capable for an HTPC build. ^_^

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The problem is that this is an nVidia product and scoring any nVidia product a "zero" is also highly predictive of the number of nVidia products the reviewer will receive for review in the future.

On 2015-01-28 at 5:24 PM, Victorious Secret said:

Only yours, you don't shitpost on the same level that we can, mainly because this thread is finally dead and should be locked.

On 2016-06-07 at 11:25 PM, patrickjp93 said:

I wasn't wrong. It's extremely rare that I am. I provided sources as well. Different devs can disagree. Further, we now have confirmed discrepancy from Twitter about he use of the pre-release 1080 driver in AMD's demo despite the release 1080 driver having been out a week prior.

On 2016-09-10 at 4:32 PM, Hikaru12 said:

You apparently haven't seen his responses to questions on YouTube. He is very condescending and aggressive in his comments with which there is little justification. He acts totally different in his videos. I don't necessarily care for this content style and there is nothing really unique about him or his channel. His endless dick jokes and toilet humor are annoying as well.

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Truncale20 said:

My dad wanted me to build him a computer and was wanting it for storing photos, hd movie streaming, and just browsing the internet. I was wondering what y'all thought of the parts I picked out and if y'all had any suggestions.

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What's his budget?

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6 minutes ago, Truncale20 said:

Well there really isn't like a strict budget but was looking to stay around $300.

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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VpnVt6
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VpnVt6/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial BX200 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($99.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $300.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 17:54 EDT-0400

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Chose a good ssd and its cheaper 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GTxvLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GTxvLk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.77 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $293.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 18:02 EDT-0400

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1 minute ago, Supercian411 said:

Chose a good ssd and its cheaper 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GTxvLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GTxvLk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.77 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $293.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 18:02 EDT-0400

This is viable if you don't feel like going full SSD.

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2 minutes ago, Supercian411 said:

Chose a good ssd and its cheaper 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GTxvLk
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/GTxvLk/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Pentium G4400 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($51.89 @ OutletPC) 
Memory: Avexir Budget Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory  ($26.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston HyperX Fury 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($44.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($47.77 @ OutletPC) 
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case  ($24.99 @ NCIX US) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($36.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $293.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-04-11 18:02 EDT-0400

That's what I was thinking about doing after Starelementpoke suggested

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2 minutes ago, Truncale20 said:

That's what I was thinking about doing after Starelementpoke suggested

I approve that build if you don't want to go full SSD. You could make it a little cheaper, but I don't think it'll make that much of a difference.

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