a8 7600 or g3220?

[Michele42]

Hi guys, I'm building a pc for home use (office, web surfing, eg.) and I don't know whether I should pick the a8 7600 or the g3220. Let me start by saying that paying 40$ for the difference isn't a big problem, what should I do? I know that for what I do with the pc the difference isn't that big, but I am trying to build a solid computer, fast and reactive.
Thank you a lot for the help.

 

[BadActor]

What kind of budget do you have for this? Personally, I would recommend an i3 for the performance, low power consumption and longevity of the system. That being said, if you're doing very light tasks, the G3220 would work fine and you would always have the option of upgrading it later.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($121.69 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($37.95 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $468.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 07:13 EDT-0400

 

[Michele42]

What kind of budget do you have for this? Personally, I would recommend an i3 for the performance, low power consumption and longevity of the system. That being said, if you're doing very light tasks, the G3220 would work fine and you would always have the option of upgrading it later.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($121.69 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($55.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($42.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($88.00 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone PS08B (Black) MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($37.95 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $468.60
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 07:13 EDT-0400

Well I was hoping to spend about 350$ and the i3 is kind of expensive.
I have all figured out but the cpu (and so the motherboard). The tasks I do are essentially web surfing (tons of pages at the same time), office, music, and this kind of stuff.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

This is good, older tech, that is very upgradable and will be fore many years, to allow for re-purposing or changes when your needs change without scrapping the whole thing.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($70.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $361.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 08:17 EDT-0400

Cheaper and 'snappier' but with less storage.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H-A Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H23 ATX Mid Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $344.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 08:20 EDT-0400

 

[Ecky]

^ My vote is for the system with the SSD.

I would also like to suggest an ITX system. Going small is slightly more expensive than big, but having a midtower case that's practically empty bothers me.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

^ My vote is for the system with the SSD.

I would also like to suggest an ITX system. Going small is slightly more expensive than big, but having a midtower case that's practically empty bothers me.

Fill it up with parts later

I would personally go with a WiFi capable mITX system in the OP's circumstance, but it is a bit over budget.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($65.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Thermaltake Core V1 Mini ITX Tower Case ($34.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($86.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $382.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 09:26 EDT-0400

I've built in this case and its a good choice and cool, if a bit 'boxy'.

 

[Michele42]

Guys I have already a HDD, a monitor, a case and the OS.

 

[Ecky]

If you don't already have a SSD, I would get one anyway. A solid state drive makes more of a difference in day-to-day use than upgrading from a Pentium to an i7 would.

I personally like DonkeyOatie's ITX build a lot, and without the Windows license, OP can fit an i3 into the budget, maybe even a Skylake i3.

 

[DonkeyOatie]

That would have been nice to know from the start.

Then save some money and go with this.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4170 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($114.78 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock B85M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin ECO2 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($31.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $309.74
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 09:32 EDT-0400

or Skylake

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($112.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H170M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 Motherboard ($99.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($36.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: OCZ Trion 100 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $339.95
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 09:34 EDT-0400

I'd spend a some of your 'spare' money on a better PSU incase you wanted to use this for gaming later.

 

[Michele42]

Wow, I really appreciate your effort in making me a better build I'm afraid I left out a few things, so let me fix it: my real budget is somewhere between 270 and 300 (the other 50 I need to use for other tools and the case, which I'll buy from a friend of mine). So here's the build I thought:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (€80.83 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (€57.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€41.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€43.85 @ Amazon Italia)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 334U ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: be quiet! 300W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€50.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN823N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (€9.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €285.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 14:48 CET+0100

So help me make this build better without adding to much money (I'm from italy, things cost a little more).

Now, what I'm trying to achieve is a fast a responsive pc that I can use for simple thing. I'm not planning to use games or other heavy stuff. Thanks a lot to all of you for the patient and the help!

 

[DonkeyOatie]

Again it is helpful to know all this. Relative prices and availability are totally different in Italy, and Euros are very different to Dollars. We can give good answers only when we have good information.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD A8-6600K 3.9GHz Quad-Core Processor (€89.10 @ Amazon Italia)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88M EXTREME4+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (€42.95 @ Amazon Italia)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Blue 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€39.48 @ Amazon Italia)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€69.00 @ Amazon Italia)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€49.44 @ Amazon Italia)
Wireless Network Adapter: TP-Link TL-WN823N 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 Wi-Fi Adapter (€9.99 @ Amazon Italia)
Total: €299.96
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-03-19 15:10 CET+0100

Your design, more expensive, but better. You could get a CPU cooler later and overclock if that proved necessary.

Your needs are very 'light' at the moment, so you could go even cheaper. I'm reluctant to go there because the future always seems to be more demaninding and when needs change, they are rarely to less than what we need now.