confuse selecting cpu

[fourseven]

hi guys...
currently I'm building PC for my client he's an office worker, he's aksing me to build a PC with about $600 budget, he's need that PC for his daily work and sometime for gaming too but he's not a heavy gamer.
I already make this list and bought everything except CPU and VGA, I need your suggestion... should I using AMD Athlon X4 880k with 1050ti or A10 7860k without discrete gpu??

here is my list at the mean time.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD Athlon X4 880K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.29 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A88X+ Killer ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($96.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB SC GAMING ACX 2.0 Video Card ($148.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($66.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition 39.9 CFM 120mm Fan ($15.88 @ OutletPC)
Case Fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 39.9 CFM 120mm Fans ($25.88 @ OutletPC)
Total: $596.77
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-28 22:03 EST-0500

 

[red2481]

go 880k dude

 

[geofelt]

To answer your question, since office and light gaming work do not need much graphics power, I would pick the apu.
Knowing that it can never really be upgraded.

It is better to ask for advice before you buy.
I would have done things differently.
For example, I would never build without a ssd for windows.

 

[k1114]

I wouldn't go with amd. You'd get a lot better performance with an i3. Also you can fit in a ssd and gold psu in that budget. That psu was questionable quality. I'd return what you already bought.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($75.18 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.98 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $584.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-28 22:41 EST-0500

 

[fourseven]

I wouldn't go with amd. You'd get a lot better performance with an i3. Also you can fit in a ssd and gold psu in that budget. That psu was questionable quality. I'd return what you already bought.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: MSI B150M MORTAR Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($75.18 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($48.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($44.98 @ Jet)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.78 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB Video Card ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $584.89
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-28 22:41 EST-0500

unfortunately I already bought all those parts except CPU and VGA just like I said earlier, so I can't change my setup like you suggest.

 

[fourseven]

To answer your question, since office and light gaming work do not need much graphics power, I would pick the apu.
Knowing that it can never really be upgraded.

It is better to ask for advice before you buy.
I would have done things differently.
For example, I would never build without a ssd for windows.

that's why I ask...
If I choose APU I can manage rest of the budget for other peripherals like SSD maybe, but If I choose 880k I can't provide other peripheral.
and about performance I think 880k with 1050ti is best choice, but for price APU is perfect too...

 

[geofelt]

Integrated graphics is fine for desktop work and HD movie playback.
The graphics on a apu is superior and I would go with that and omit a discrete graphics card.

You buy a APU for the excellent integrated graphics.
But, there are no real good upgrades, particularly for a gamer.
If you install a superior discrete graphics card, you will have thrown away the big advantage of the APU.
Then, you are left with a relatively weak cpu. Most games depend on only a few fast cores.
The possible upgrades are to more cores, but few games will use more than 2-3 cores so more cores are not very helpful.
Bottom line.....
What you get with a APU is what you will live with forever.

 

[fourseven]

Integrated graphics is fine for desktop work and HD movie playback.
The graphics on a apu is superior and I would go with that and omit a discrete graphics card.

You buy a APU for the excellent integrated graphics.
But, there are no real good upgrades, particularly for a gamer.
If you install a superior discrete graphics card, you will have thrown away the big advantage of the APU.
Then, you are left with a relatively weak cpu. Most games depend on only a few fast cores.
The possible upgrades are to more cores, but few games will use more than 2-3 cores so more cores are not very helpful.
Bottom line.....
What you get with a APU is what you will live with forever.

I just ask my client "what kind of games he often to play?" and he said "just sports game like FIFA 17, PES 2017, and some of racing games" and I explained too about the advantage and disadvantage beetwen using 880k or APU, and he said "everything best for money" hahahha...
well... I think I'll go with APU and bought SSD for the rest of budget allocation.
thanks mate... 😀