I'm helping a family member find a low priced desktop for general computer use. No games or anything intensive, just surfing the web, email, and office products. I know a lot about computer and do my own ram upgrades but have never messed with processors.
I've always gone with intel products, i3 and i5 in my computers because they're what I've always had and never had any issues. It seems the more budget friend computers have the AMD A6 and A8 processors. Are AMD any good? Do they burn out faster?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-...p?skuId=5228113
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-desktop-a...p?skuId=5228115
Wouldn't the computer with the A8 be the better deal between these two?
Should I hold out for a deal on a computer with an i3? I can find them but they have lower RAM, which I could always put more in like:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-300s-...p?skuId=5195901
I'm not interested in building one.
I've always gone with intel products, i3 and i5 in my computers because they're what I've always had and never had any issues. It seems the more budget friend computers have the AMD A6 and A8 processors. Are AMD any good? Do they burn out faster?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-pavilion-...p?skuId=5228113
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-desktop-a...p?skuId=5228115
Wouldn't the computer with the A8 be the better deal between these two?
Should I hold out for a deal on a computer with an i3? I can find them but they have lower RAM, which I could always put more in like:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-300s-...p?skuId=5195901
I'm not interested in building one.