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Originally Posted by Huddo93
The same can be said for the G840 CPU on the H61 platform, as now the new Ivy Bridge platform is being released by Intel. Plus if your really worried about EOL, I'd just stick it out for Trinity, as it will smoke both the Intel and AMD builds (but I understand this is for fathers day, so not possible).
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Not entirely true. You will have upgrade paths for at least another 1-2 years. With buying into FM1, if you get an A8, you're at the top. Going for the Intel you can either get a better motherboard further down the line, or a much, much better CPU if you decide you need it. With FM1 since it's being replaced by FM2 for Trinity, you have nothing.
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Originally Posted by Huddo93
The problem I have with the Intel low end hardware is that they lack the same APU technology that AMD has. The G840 would be like comparing the CPU to the A4 or A6 which are substantially cheaper CPU's from the AMD side of things and with that saved money you could just ADD in the HD6670 anyway.
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Performance is not an issue, the guy asked for the best bang for the buck, and everything indicates that the G840 is much better performance per cost than the Llano CPU's. Tomshardware did a huge "
Sub-$200 Gaming CPU" review, and it indicated that for gaming, the G860 (200Mhz faster version of the G840) was as good as the i3-2100, which displaced most of the AMD offerings, including the A4 and A8 they tested.
I highly suggest reading through the whole Tomshardware assessment, it definitely reveals that Llano--while being good--may not be as amazing as some people think. The A6's cost about as much as the Pentium, FM1 mobos are about on par for H61, sometimes a little pricier, and the 1155 Platform has much greater upgrade options. It just doesn't seem like getting one is worth it if you can afford a decent discrete GPU and CPU setup. If you were trying to build a $200 or $250 PC, Llano would be unbeatable.
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Originally Posted by Fourstaff
However, the problem lies in the fact that OP's dad is more likely to use single threaded applications than multithreaded ones, which is why I favour faster cores over better graphics. A graphics card can be added in the future if onboard is not powerful enough, whereas you will need a radical overhaul of the APU build if you find yourself lack of cpu power.
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EXACTLY my point. Getting a much more powerful dual-core would be a huge advantage for someone like him.