G3220 or A86600K ..your suggestions ..

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kinkinkijkin Wrote:I think, though, that, since the A-series processors are derived (even if greatly derivative) from Phenom II

Not really.

3000/3000m series APUs are based on llano cores (a newer slightly improved version of the stars and husky cores that phenom II cpus are based on)
5000/6000/4000m/5000m series APUs are based on piledriver cores
7000/6000m series APUs are based on steamroller cores

Bulldozer and piledriver were rebuilt almost from the ground up so you can't really call them derivatives of 10h family cores.

kinkinkijkin Wrote:and the G3220 is a pentium G, you should get the A8, or possibly even an A10-6800k/5800k, since it's obviously in your budget if the G3220 + GPU is in your budget. (I've seen no GPU worth buying to replace intel HD that costed less than $50)

Well an 8570D is slower than a 6570 which can be easily purchased for $60 (within his budget). A 6450 is almost as fast and can be had for $40. Apparently he can somehow afford a 6750 which is even better. Basically the Intel system with a discrete gpu will give him a faster cpu and faster gpu for the same amount of money. So there is really no downside.

While the A8 can probably get close to the performance of the Intel cpu it will consume significantly more power and generate significantly more heat just to get close. Which is not good for an HTPC build.

Giuliano Wrote:I found the G3430 (Haswell 3.3GHz) for 16$ more, do you think it is worth to invest money compared to the G3220?

in my box of old hardware I found a HD 5550 512M DDR5
you think is enough for 720p? (mario kart, DK country, new SMB)

Yes and yes.