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Hi all,
I just did a budget build which I intend to upgrade to a Ryzen CPU (I want an APU version).
Current specs are:
ASUS A320M-K motherboard (BIOS is fully up-to-date as of yesterday, bless you ASUS) (€55 new)
Athlon X4 950 CPU (€44, 2nd hand from eBay)
8GB Ballistix DDR4 -2400 RAM (€88 new, couldn't really find anything cheaper!)
1TB SATA HDD (I have a 120GB Intenso SSD which I may add to it but currently using that on my laptop for a Linux project)
Generic PC case with 400 watt PSU. (€23 new)
Windblows 10 & Ubuntu Mate 18.04, both are 64 bit versions.(OS, HDD already there).
Total cost = €222,00 (without adding the price of the operating system (Windows) or HDD/SDD.
So now my question is, which of the Ryzen APU's would you recommend?.
The new Ryzen 2 CPU/APU's will be released to the market soon but I want to keep it cheap so I have currently 2 choices, the Ryzen 3 - 2200G and the Ryzen 5 - 2400G
AMD Ryzen™ 3 2200G with Radeon™ Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics Model: Radeon™ Vega 8 Processor Graphics
# of CPU Cores: 4
# of Threads: 4
Max Boost Clock: 3.7GHz
Base Clock: 3.5GHz
Thermal Solution: Wraith Stealth (cooler fan/heatsink)
Default TDP / TDP: 65W
Price is around €100 on eBay/Amazon +/-.
AMD Ryzen™ 5 2400G with Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics
Graphics Model: Radeon™ Vega 11 Processor Graphics
# of CPU Cores: 4
# of Threads: 8
Max Boost Clock: 3.9GHz
Base Clock: 3.6GHz
Thermal Solution: Wraith Stealth (cooler fan/heatsink)
Default TDP / TDP: 65W
Price is around €135 on eBay/Amazon +/-.
For the extra few Euros, I get an increase in the GPU side of things with the same TDP as the 2200G model as well as more threads.
I currently have the mobo in a large case and there is more than enough airflow without the need for extra fans and things like water cooling which is OTT in my case!. I will get a smaller case eventually.
I assume that most of you will say go for the 2400G which is what I am leaning toward, that said, I want to see what the price for the new Ryzen 2 APU's pans out at!.
Answers on a postcard please!.
Ryzen info from AMD:
https://www.amd.com/en/ryzen
Supported CPU's/APU's on the mobo:
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/PRIME-A320M-K/HelpDesk_CPU/
Max memory on the mobo is 2400 MHZ
I just did a budget build which I intend to upgrade to a Ryzen CPU (I want an APU version).
Current specs are:
ASUS A320M-K motherboard (BIOS is fully up-to-date as of yesterday, bless you ASUS) (€55 new)
Athlon X4 950 CPU (€44, 2nd hand from eBay)
8GB Ballistix DDR4 -2400 RAM (€88 new, couldn't really find anything cheaper!)
1TB SATA HDD (I have a 120GB Intenso SSD which I may add to it but currently using that on my laptop for a Linux project)
Generic PC case with 400 watt PSU. (€23 new)
Windblows 10 & Ubuntu Mate 18.04, both are 64 bit versions.(OS, HDD already there).
Total cost = €222,00 (without adding the price of the operating system (Windows) or HDD/SDD.
So now my question is, which of the Ryzen APU's would you recommend?.
The new Ryzen 2 CPU/APU's will be released to the market soon but I want to keep it cheap so I have currently 2 choices, the Ryzen 3 - 2200G and the Ryzen 5 - 2400G
AMD Ryzen™ 3 2200G with Radeon™ Vega 8 Graphics
Graphics Model: Radeon™ Vega 8 Processor Graphics
# of CPU Cores: 4
# of Threads: 4
Max Boost Clock: 3.7GHz
Base Clock: 3.5GHz
Thermal Solution: Wraith Stealth (cooler fan/heatsink)
Default TDP / TDP: 65W
Price is around €100 on eBay/Amazon +/-.
AMD Ryzen™ 5 2400G with Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics
Graphics Model: Radeon™ Vega 11 Processor Graphics
# of CPU Cores: 4
# of Threads: 8
Max Boost Clock: 3.9GHz
Base Clock: 3.6GHz
Thermal Solution: Wraith Stealth (cooler fan/heatsink)
Default TDP / TDP: 65W
Price is around €135 on eBay/Amazon +/-.
For the extra few Euros, I get an increase in the GPU side of things with the same TDP as the 2200G model as well as more threads.
I currently have the mobo in a large case and there is more than enough airflow without the need for extra fans and things like water cooling which is OTT in my case!. I will get a smaller case eventually.
I assume that most of you will say go for the 2400G which is what I am leaning toward, that said, I want to see what the price for the new Ryzen 2 APU's pans out at!.
Answers on a postcard please!.
Ryzen info from AMD:
https://www.amd.com/en/ryzen
Supported CPU's/APU's on the mobo:
https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/PRIME-A320M-K/HelpDesk_CPU/
Max memory on the mobo is 2400 MHZ
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