AMD Ryzen 3 2200g - APU

[tttokzy]

So, I'm building my very first Gaming Machine, and I decided to use the AMD Ryzen 3 2200g as my CPU. Question is, Is it worth spending the money on a AMD Ryzen 3 2200g + GTX750Ti, or should I just stick with the APU insided the AMD Ryzen 3 2200g, and later buy a faster GPU, e.g GTX1050Ti? The VEGA 8 is actually pretty solid, playing games like DOOM & Rainbow Six Siege on 1080p, low with over 40+ FPS. It can pretty much handle all the games I intend to play, but I'm really worried something might happen.

 

[volkgren]

I would stick with the 2200G and save my money for a better GPU later. The 750 Ti is faster, but not by a lot. Save for a 1050 Ti or better.

 

[Darkbreeze]

I wouldn't spend any money on the 750ti unless it's going to be a LONG time until you can afford the 1050ti. Honestly, the price difference probably isn't all that much but it's seriously comparing apples to oranges.

The integrated graphics are not going to be as good on the APU as they are on the 750ti, but it certainly seems like a waste to spend money on a card that's already three generations old and the graphics on that APU WILL allow you to play games in some fashion although of course you're going to have to move a LOT of sliders to the left for 1080p.

 

[mdd1963]

If you are going to need better than 2200G graphics later, then you will need a better CPU as well....; I'd just skip integrated altogether. and opt for the 2600 and whatever card you can slap in for now. (Replace with GTX2050/2060 later!)

 

[volkgren]

If you are going to need better than 2200G graphics later, then you will need a better CPU as well....; I'd just skip integrated altogether. and opt for the 2600 and whatever card you can slap in for now. (Replace with GTX2050/2060 later!)

Meh. The 2200G is good for a GTX 1060 6GB or RX 580 8GB. Not as good as the 2600, but still good enough.

 

[rgd1101]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from tttokzy : "APU or GPU?"

So I'm planning on buying parts for my very first machine.

Buying:
Motherboard: BIOSTAR B450MH AM4 AMD B450 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 HDMI Micro ATX AMD
CPU: AMD RYZEN 3 2200G Quad-Core 3.5 GHz (3.7 GHz Turbo)
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2666

Thinking About:
GPU: GTX750TI 2GB GDDR5

Question is, should I stick with the APU that the AMD Ryzen 3 2200G offers, or get the GTX750Ti? This is a gaming build, so I'm looking to play For Honor, R6 and Titanfall 2. So I need to know if i should buy the GPU or stick with the APU for a bit and save up money to buy a better GPU.

While GTX 750 Ti is 67% better than Vega 8 in 2200G,
comparison: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-Vega-8-Ryzen-iGPU-vs-Nvidia-GTX-750-Ti/m441833vs2187

I'd save the money and buy better GPU, e.g GTX 1050 Ti which is 190% better than Vega 8,
comparison: http://gpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/AMD-RX-Vega-8-Ryzen-iGPU-vs-Nvidia-GTX-1050-Ti/m441833vs3649

 

[Darkbreeze]

SO you have three veteran members all telling you the same thing. I'd take that advice to the bank.

Personally, I like to have a CPU with integrated graphics even if I'm not going to use them normally, because whenever there are questions of GPU card problems, or in the event your card dies, you are never without a functional system. Not everybody has extra graphics cards laying around that they can use. I do, but it's a lot easier to simply move the monitor cable and say "Yep, it works".

If you have to ever send a card out for RMA and don't have integrated graphics or an extra card, you ain't computing until it comes back which might be a couple of weeks.

Aside from that, being able to at least play a few games at lower settings beats the heck out of staring at a blank wall anyhow.

Plus, that "not good enough" CPU is better than a stock Haswell i5 when paired with a decent gaming card, so I fail to see where the problem is. Plenty of people still using 4th and 5th gen Intel CPUs with high end graphics cards. Your dissent is noted, and disagreed with.