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Im building a pc for my mom and im trying to decide weather to go with amd or intel for the apu, my budget is $300-$350.

shes just going to be surfing the web and checking emails and doing research, so im not going to spend over $400 on it.

so my question is intel Pentium G3258 or amd a6 6400k for fastest speed boot up times with an ssd

I already have an ssd and a cpu cooler(to keep it quiet)

does any one know which one runs cooler for lowest fan rpm?

its a small form factor build btw
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What? You have an SSD and cooler? What SSD and cooler have you got? Small form factor? Mini-ITX or will Micro-ATX be small enough? Do you already have a case? If she's not gaming, the APU wouldn't make sense and an Intel CPU is probably going to perform better. Need to know exactly what you need for the $350 though?
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Sanctyy wrote What? You have an SSD and cooler? What SSD and cooler have you got? Small form factor? Mini-ITX or will Micro-ATX be small enough? Do you already have a case? If she's not gaming, the APU wouldn't make sense and an Intel CPU is probably going to perform better. Need to know exactly what you need for the $350 though?


ssd: Samsung 840 evo 120gb(have)

cpu cooler: cooler master hyper 212 evo w/ noctua nf-f12 or passive(have)

case: Mini-ITX(need)

what budget case would fit that cooler?

motherboard: preferably asus(need)

cpu: intel Pentium g3258(need)

ram: 4gb(need)

psu: one with passive airflow or with fan does not spin when at idle
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Sanctyy you pasted the wrong link XD
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