what cpu for £100 amd intel??

manius · 30 Sep 2016 at 11:43

so im trying to sort out a pc for my 10 year old but not sure on what cpu to go for
it will be used mainly for world of warcraft youtube and homework maybe some other games age appropriate so no games like COD or GTA

ive been looking at the i3 6100 would i be better getting a amd ??

cheers Nathan

AllBodies · 30 Sep 2016 at 12:06

World of Warcraft in particular is very single-core performance heavy. So the Intel would be better for that.

For general use, like homework, microsoft office etc., there wouldn't be an appreciable difference.

Depending on how soon you're planning to build this, be aware that there is a new generation of Intel CPUs and motherboards coming either late November, or December. This likely won't make the build cheaper, but you'll get more for your money, and also the new motherboards will support future CPUs coming in 2017/2018, whereas current motherboards will not. So there'll be an upgrade path with the new stuff.

manius · 30 Sep 2016 at 12:19

ok cool i can wait till December so ill see what happens then thanks for your help

dannyrj91 · 30 Sep 2016 at 12:23

I was looking at the i3 6100 but opted to spending the extra £60 and getting an i5-6500. Worth the extra cash.

RavenXXX2 · 30 Sep 2016 at 12:27

i3 is all you require.

joeyjojo · 30 Sep 2016 at 13:30

Tricky, but have a look at the AMD APUs. Something like a 7650K or 7860K.

Cheaper than an i3 and stronger in games (note that's the 7870K which is a little bit faster than a 7860K).

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x AMD Kaveri A10-7860K 12 Compute Core APU w/ Radeon R7 Graphics (4 CPU + 8 GPU Compute Cores) - Reta= £89.99
1 x AMD Kaveri A8-7650K 10 Compute Core APU w/ Radeon R7 Graphics (4 CPU + 6 GPU Compute Cores) - Retail= £74.99

Uriel · 30 Sep 2016 at 14:06

joeyjojo said:
Cheaper than an i3 and stronger in games (note that's the 7870K which is a little bit faster than a 7860K).

I think those benchmarks are with integrated graphics, typically at low resolutions and settings.

Add a more powerful GPU and it will often swing the other way.

joeyjojo · 30 Sep 2016 at 14:48

They are, I assumed we're all talking about using the integrated graphics.

Clearly you need to state the budget OP. E.g. if there's £1000 in the kitty for a GPU it's a bit different to 'entire system under £200'.

manius · 30 Sep 2016 at 15:48

joeyjojo said:
They are, I assumed we're all talking about using the integrated graphics.

Clearly you need to state the budget OP. E.g. if there's £1000 in the kitty for a GPU it's a bit different to 'entire system under £200'.

i did look at the apu but then you dont have any upgrade options with them
im trying to do a build for around £400 but i do need to have a corsair air240 in that price i have a gtx 560ti i can use but it is only the 1gb card i do have a thread going in systems and bundles where a few people have said to stay away from the apu

Doogles · 30 Sep 2016 at 15:54

Just get a older i5 and cheap motherboard off the MM or if you want new and no hassle of second hand + warranty get a skylake i3.

Uriel · 30 Sep 2016 at 16:01

manius said:
i did look at the apu but then you dont have any upgrade options with them
im trying to do a build for around £400 but i do need to have a corsair air240 in that price i have a gtx 560ti i can use but it is only the 1gb card i do have a thread going in systems and bundles where a few people have said to stay away from the apu

The following gives a rough equivalence table for GPUs, including integrated ones.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2198203/good-integrated-gpu-amd-a10-7850k.html

A GTX 560ti is ahead of any integrated GPU currently available from AMD or Intel.

joeyjojo · 30 Sep 2016 at 16:06

manius said:
i did look at the apu but then you dont have any upgrade options with them
im trying to do a build for around £400 but i do need to have a corsair air240 in that price i have a gtx 560ti i can use but it is only the 1gb card i do have a thread going in systems and bundles where a few people have said to stay away from the apu

Ah, well if you've got the GPU then yes a Haswell or Skylake system is the way to go. Should be able to get a new i3 barebones for that money.

Take Doogles's advice.

This never ends well · 30 Sep 2016 at 18:09

If you look on cex you can get a i7 4790t for £95 and find a 1150 itx or matx motherboard for around £30-£60.

Then should have around £250 left for what ever you need, ie, ssd,gpu,ram,hdd,case.

ScottyJKB · 3 Oct 2016 at 14:58

Doogles said:
Just get a older i5 and cheap motherboard off the MM or if you want new and no hassle of second hand + warranty get a skylake i3.

I think you need 1,000 posts to see/post on the MM?

Terrorfirmer · 4 Oct 2016 at 19:44

scottb777 said:
I think you need 1,000 posts to see/post on the MM?

This pains me no end. Dying to see what's in there.

manius · 5 Oct 2016 at 18:50

Terrorfirmer said:
This pains me no end. Dying to see what's in there.

me to it is a lot of posts ive been on here for 2 years and only managed over 330

fastboy · 5 Oct 2016 at 19:10

lol ive been here 11 years and only 400 posts..i will never get to see MM.

the i3 6100 is a great little cpu,even better if you can get a 2nd hand one with mb,very low power consumption too.

This never ends well · 5 Oct 2016 at 19:51

Terrorfirmer said:
This pains me no end. Dying to see what's in there.

Not much apart from people knocking you right down on prices.

manius · 6 Oct 2016 at 18:49

i like a good haggel so maybe one day ill get on there lol

8 Pack · 6 Oct 2016 at 21:41

I3 and oc via BLK to 4.5+ amazing value and performance.