Posted October 15, 2017 So I have been trying to put together a budget PC and can't decide which CPU to get. Right now I am at $550.00 for the entire build including peripherals, except for the CPU. This PC will be used mainly for streaming and watching movies. So I thought an APU would be fine since I would not have the cost of a GPU. But I have read that the A12 is based on the bulldozer architecture, and was not performing very well. The Ryzen 3 is the same price as the A12 but I would need a GPU also. So basicly I just want a PC that will be snappy and pull video and web pages up quickly. Would it be worth it to go with Ryzen 3 or can I stick with the A12? Current build Windows 10 home: $99.99 G.Skill Ripjaws V 2x4GB DDR4 2400 $84.99 Logitech MK120 mouse/keyboard $15.99 ASRock AB350M pro4 AM4 $74.99 Corsair CX550 $49.99 Sandisk Ultra II 240GB $88.49 BenQ GW2270 21.5 1080p $79.00 Thermal take core V21 SPCC micro atx 59.93 Total $553.37 A12-9800 $109.99 Ryzen 3 $109.99 plus cost of low end GPU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 15, 2017 Get Ryzen 3 with a GPU (I would recommend a used 750Ti or 760). The A12 sucks, because it's based on Bulldozer. CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K | Motherboard: AsRock X99 Extreme4 | Graphics Card: Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming | RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws4 2133MHz | Storage: 1 x Samsung 860 EVO 1TB | 1 x WD Green 2TB | 1 x WD Blue 500GB | PSU: Corsair RM750x | Case: Phanteks Enthoo Pro (White) | Cooling: Arctic Freezer i32 Mice: Logitech G Pro X Superlight (main), Logitech G Pro Wireless, Razer Viper Ultimate, Zowie S1 Divina Blue, Zowie FK1-B Divina Blue, Logitech G Pro (3366 sensor), Glorious Model O, Razer Viper Mini, Logitech G305, Logitech G502, Logitech G402 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 15, 2017 Athlon X4 950? Quote me to see my reply! SPECS: CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X Motherboard: MSI B450-A Pro Max RAM: 32GB I forget GPU: MSI Vega 56 Storage: 256GB NVMe boot, 512GB Samsung 850 Pro, 1TB WD Blue SSD, 1TB WD Blue HDD PSU: Inwin P85 850w Case: Fractal Design Define C Cooling: Stock for CPU, be quiet! case fans, Morpheus Vega w/ be quiet! Pure Wings 2 for GPU Monitor: 3x Thinkvision P24Q on a Steelcase Eyesite triple monitor stand Mouse: Logitech MX Master 3 Keyboard: Focus FK-9000 (heavily modded) Mousepad: Aliexpress cat special Headphones: Sennheiser HD598SE and Sony Linkbuds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 15, 2017 Pentium G4560. Similar single thread performance to OC'd Ryzen 3, has iGPU Primary: CPU Core i7-4790K | MOBO Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3H | RAM 24GB Crucial DDR3-1600 CL9 | GPU XFX Radeon RX 580 GTS Black Edition | CPU Cooler Thermaltake Frio Silent 14 | Case Cooler Master N400 | PSU Corsair CXM 750 Watt | Boot Drive 500GB Samsung 850 Evo | Storage 500GB WD Laptop HDD + 2TB Toshiba HDD + 250GB WD Laptop HDD + 250GB WD Laptop HDD + 4TB WD Blue HDD | Monitor Acer XG270HU | Secondary Monitor Nixeus VUE-24 | Tertiary Monitor Sony SDM-HS53 | OS Windows 10 Secondary: (down for maintenance) CPU Core 2 Quad Q9300 | MOBO (Asus P5N-E arriving soon) | RAM 8GB DDR2-800 | GPU Visiontek Radeon R9 270 | CPU Cooler Cooler Master Hyper T2 | Case Rajintek Arcadia | PSU EVGA 500 BV | Boot Drive 240GB PNY SSD | Storage 120GB Seagate PATA HDD | Removable Drives Sony PATA DVD RW Drive + 3.5 inch Floppy Drive | Monitor HP S2031 | OS Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 15, 2017 Author OK I will look for a low cost GPU and get the ryzen 3, other options look good but I would like to be on the am4 platform. Thhnx for the replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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