I'm so torn FM2A68M-DG3+ or GA-F2A68HM-H
I'm trying very hard to make a sub $350 CAD build for a family member.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/4kz94D is what I have so far. Just basic Photoshop and check email last a few years stuff. Even with rise of USD I still think it's possible to not get shit parts that I have to RMA.
Trying to go as cheap as humanly possible w/o rolling ebay dice.
edit: ended up having to go with 45.00 in mail in rebates or sacrifice the free shipping. Parts prices change even as you're ordering stuff. Bummer.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (Purchased For $56.00)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard (Purchased For $59.99)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (Purchased For $54.00)
Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Purchased For $56.00)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case (Purchased For $39.00)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (Purchased For $59.00)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer (Purchased For $0.00)
Other: Linux Mint (Purchased)
Total: $323.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-15 20:15 EST-0500
You really don't need the after market cooler or fan there
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/38Kdyc
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/38Kdyc/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($48.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($53.24 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($54.85 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($54.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($36.00 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.00 @ shopRBC)
Total: $297.82
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-14 22:12 EST-0500
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http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/6V8C7P
PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/6V8C7P
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/6V8C7P/by_merchant/
CPU: AMD 3850 1.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($39.98 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: Asus AM1M-A Micro ATX AM1 Motherboard ($29.88 @ Canada Computers)
Memory: Corsair 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($27.99 @ NCIX)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.75 @ Vuugo)
Case: Xion XON-310_BK MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($25.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($36.78 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $215.37
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-15 03:21 EST-0500
I would go with the FM2A68M-DG3+, just because it will more easily keep you within your budget. And the difference isn't so great that you need to spend the extra money.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A6-6400K 3.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($63.98 @ DirectCanada)
CPU Cooler: Deepcool GAMMAXX 300 55.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($19.99 @ Canada Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A68M-DG3+ Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($42.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($55.49 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ Canada Computers)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($39.98 @ NCIX)
Case Fan: Fractal Design FD-FAN-SSR2-92 24.6 CFM 92mm Fan ($6.99 @ NCIX)
Total: $324.39
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-15 08:17 EST-0500
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Also, is 120GB storage enough? Do you have external storage? Or would a HDD or SSHD be better?
Was planning on recycling her 5400rpm 500gb drive.
Can a 3850 or 5350 run windows 10 and photoshop and last a while? Thought it was only good for streaming 720p to your TV.
The 6300K that Streetguru recommended should, and it is not much more expensive.
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Revised list. Now for my next magic trick, cut down on shipping costs from all the vendors lol.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($48.75 @ Vuugo)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A68HM-H Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($53.24 @ Amazon Canada)
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Red 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($54.85 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Silicon Power S60 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Canada Computers)
Case: Rosewill FBM-02 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($36.00 @ Newegg Canada)
Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($50.00 @ shopRBC)
Total: $292.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-12-15 14:58 EST-0500
Yes it can even with a little basic photoshopping. have looked up reviews of it and people and people have been playing casual games such as League of Legends and Hearthstone. Let that sink in.
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Okay I think I got it all fixed now. Thanks guys. I hope nothing is DOA lol #budgetbuild
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