Need help picking a CPU/APU

[Campo]

Hey all, building a budget computer for friendlike real budget <400$ (AUSTRALIAN), i already have a radeon 7750 at home i can use and also a 500w CM power supply but i'm just not sure what CPU/APU to go with, i was just thinking of going with a AMD A4-7300 but then i found out its not kaveri based ? any suggestions would be helpful thank you!!

 

[mrt3]

If you already have 7750 then just buy Fx-6300 cpu. Simple 😉

 

[Campo]

i would but i don't have that much money to spend on it i only have about 80$ to spend on it , a Fx-6300 cpu here in aus in 140$ haha

 

[Campo]

any other thoughts?

 

[mrt3]

i would but i don't have that much money to spend on it i only have about 80$ to spend on it , a Fx-6300 cpu here in aus in 140$ haha

So what about Fx-4300

 

[CAaronD]

Do you already have a motherboard purchased? I would suggest the Intel Pentium G3258 as they are only $60.

 

[ShadyHamster]

Do you already have a motherboard purchased? I would suggest the Intel Pentium G3258 as they are only $60.

I think you're forgetting that '(AUSTRALIAN)' part in his post, that cpu sells for around $89 here in Aus.

Having said that this is the cpu i would also recommend buying, even though it's only a dual core you are pairing it with a HD7750 so that will be perfectly fine as you wont be playing demanding games at high settings anyway.
You can pair this up with a cheap H81 board for bare minimums and 8GB of memory, you can even go 4GB of memory if you have to for a low end build like that.

 

[ShadyHamster]

Do you already have a motherboard purchased? I would suggest the Intel Pentium G3258 as they are only $60.

I think you're forgetting that '(AUSTRALIAN)' part in his post, that cpu sells for around $89 here in Aus.

Having said that this is the cpu i would also recommend buying, even though it's only a dual core you are pairing it with a HD7750 so that will be perfectly fine as you wont be playing demanding games at high settings anyway.
You can pair this up with a cheap H81 board for bare minimums and 8GB of memory, you can even go 4GB of memory if you have to for a low end build like that.

 

[Campo]

Thanks for the advice sounds like a good plan!

 

[Campo]

but are you sure wouldn't an AMD cpu would be better suted to a low end build?

 

[ShadyHamster]

The 2 stronger cores in the Pentium will be better to have then the 4 cores you get in an AMD CPU/APU.
It would only make sense to buy an APU if you didn't already have a dedicated graphics card.
The only cheap AMD CPU's to buy would be the 760k/860k, but since they are near impossible to find here in Aus the Pentium is the next best thing.

 

[Campo]

alright sweet man thanks