What CPU for an every Day PC

[Umbranoctuna]

Iam building a PC for my Aunt. Its for browsing and Watching some movies.

 

I dont have a clue on wich CPU to take. Should i go for AMD or Intel?

 

i dont plan on Building a GPU in it, so the APU has to be able to work every day loads.

[amusedschrodinger]

I'd go with AMD. Better value.

[Umbranoctuna]

so the ryzen 3 2200g would be a good option?

[Jurrunio]

Athlon 200GE is good enough for just that tbh, SSD and RAM should be given priority before the CPU

[Boomwebsearch]

6 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

Athlon 200GE is good enough for just that tbh, SSD and RAM should be given priority before the CPU

This is not necessarily true as you would not want to pair like 128 GB of RAM and a 2TB high-performance Samsung SSD with a very old and slow (to today's standards and the standards of the RAM ans SSD example provided) Intel  processor such as the Intel Core 2 Due E3400 as there would be a bottleneck which would be caused by the CPU's performance. 

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I'd go with AMD. Better value.

This is not also always going to be right as sometimes an Intel branded processor could have a better price to performance ratio (especially if you find a used one at a good price).

[Jurrunio]

Just now, Boomwebsearch said:

This is not necessarily true as you would not want to pair like 128 GB of RAM and a 2TB high-performance Samsung SSD with a very old and slow (to today's standards and the standards of the RAM ans SSD example provided) Intel  processor such as the Intel Core 2 Due E3400 as there would be a bottleneck which would be caused by the CPU's performance. 

I dont mean going that extreme. I dont expect a build like that have enough budget for huge capacity SSDs at all

[Umbranoctuna]

thats a no-brainer. that not what he meant

[Boomwebsearch]

2 minutes ago, Umbranoctuna said:

thats a no-brainer. that not what he meant

I was not trying to criticism this point as it could be applicable to the circumstances of your build although I wanted to include it in order to prevent misconceptions within future readers that this is always something which would be applicable. The example provided within my last post was just for representing a possible scenario which the point that the SSD and RAM would need to be paired with a processor of that spec or otherwise it would be a bottleneck in the performance of that system.

[Fasauceome]

Anything modern, like an LGA 1151 Celeron or a ryzen athlon. I wouldn't go any lower, such as a ryzen A series APU like the A12. They use an old microarchitecture. I could make a pcpartpicker list in a sec, with motheboards and CPUs

[Fasauceome]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor	$59.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Gigabyte - GA-A320M-S2H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$50.01 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$110.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-20 12:17 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Celeron G4920 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor	$49.89 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - H310M S2H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$54.38 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$104.27
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-20 12:19 EDT-0400

 

As you can see, the athlon is only a few bucks more, and it gives 2c/4t instead of 2c/2t, and the integrated graphics are faster as well. The rest of the components don't matter, just don't get a garbage power supply, and make sure an SSD is included.

[Umbranoctuna]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Athlon 200GE 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor	$59.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	Gigabyte - GA-A320M-S2H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard	$50.01 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$110.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-20 12:17 EDT-0400

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Celeron G4920 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor	$49.89 @ Amazon
Motherboard	Gigabyte - H310M S2H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$54.38 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$104.27
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-20 12:19 EDT-0400

 

As you can see, the athlon is only a few bucks more, and it gives 2c/4t instead of 2c/2t, and the integrated graphics are faster as well. The rest of the components don't matter, just don't get a garbage power supply, and make sure an SSD is included.

My current build plan is:

 

Athlon 200GE Or Ryzen 3 2200G

 

Gigabyte - GA-A320M-S2H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

 

8 GB DDR4 Dual channel (not sure on how future proof 4 GB is, thats why i think i should take 8 GB)

 

120 GB Sandisk SSD

 

2000GB WD Blue HDD

 

300 WATT be qiuet power suply

[Fasauceome]

Just now, Umbranoctuna said:

My current build plan is:

 

Athlon 200GE Or Ryzen 3 2200G

 

Gigabyte - GA-A320M-S2H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

 

8 GB DDR4 Dual channel (not sure on how future proof 4 GB is, thats why i think i should take 8 GB)

 

120 GB Sandisk SSD

 

2000GB WD Blue HDD

 

300 WATT be qiuet power suply

8GB will be fine but not necessary. You should save with single channel and just get the athlon, since the ryzen 3 is probably a little OP for everyday use. And since you're getting the cheapest A320 board out there, it's probably best to get the lowest power draw Ryzen CPU you could, since the VRMs are not great.

[Umbranoctuna]

1 minute ago, fasauceome said:

8GB will be fine but not necessary. You should save with single channel and just get the athlon, since the ryzen 3 is probably a little OP for everyday use. And since you're getting the cheapest A320 board out there, it's probably best to get the lowest power draw Ryzen CPU you could, since the VRMs are not great.

Does the Althon Come with a Cooler? i think the Ryzen does. i dont usually buy amd.

[Fasauceome]

14 minutes ago, Umbranoctuna said:

Does the Althon Come with a Cooler? i think the Ryzen does. i dont usually buy amd.

Yes, every AMD CPU comes with a cooler nowadays. Some of the first gen Ryzen didn't though, which lead to some confusion.

[dizmo]

1 hour ago, Umbranoctuna said:

My current build plan is:

 

Athlon 200GE Or Ryzen 3 2200G

 

Gigabyte - GA-A320M-S2H Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard

 

8 GB DDR4 Dual channel (not sure on how future proof 4 GB is, thats why i think i should take 8 GB)

 

120 GB Sandisk SSD

 

2000GB WD Blue HDD

 

300 WATT be qiuet power suply

Go with the Athlon, don't bother with 8GB of RAM, it's unnecessary unless your grandparents are tab heavy users.

2TB also seems rather excessive. For just file storage most people can easily get away with 1TB.

[Tristerin]

Buy a refurbished i5 2400 with Win 10, and a boot SSD for like $160