PC Processors

[jugikz]

hi! i'm planning to get an AMD A6 7480 or A8 7680 for my 2nd PC but I've heard that it has some heating issues. I also noticed that it has a configurable TDP of 45W. my question is if I tone this down to 45W will it affect the performance and will this help in temps? I'm just planning to use the iGPU by the way

[benman2785]

hey,

for the same price you could built an AM4 System with A320/A520 and Atlon 3000G = this would be better // AND you can later upgrade to a stronger APU

[jugikz]

I actually have an Athlon 200ge on my main rig and I love it 'coz it's super efficient and I am actually planning as well on getting a ryzen 3 3200g to that and transfer my athlon 200ge to this 2nd pc but it's expensive from where I live in. my cheapest option would be those two. getting the athlon 200ge bundled with MSI A320M A-PRO is at PHP 5200 from here and by just getting the A6 7480 bundled with Colorful A68hm-k is around PHP 4200 or the MSI A68hm-k e33 v2 is around PHP 4995. and I would rather save the extra money to get a RAM

[benman2785]

mh,

then go the A8-7680 because you will need a 4 core CPU - you wont be happy with a 2C A6-7480...
have in mind: to get best performance you need 2x 4GB DDR3-2133CL9 (around 65€ in Germany right now)

about temps: go check ebay for AM3+ Wraith Coolers; or if your brackets allow AM4 Wraith Prism coolers - you can find them for around 10-15€ (here in Germany)

[jugikz]

ok thank you. I was just planning to get the stock cooler 'coz the case that will be going is a slim type. even the PSU is an small form factor (sfx) but it's just the generic one. that's why I was asking if I can configure it to run at 45W will it helps with temps and will it affect any performance. I don't want to buy any after market cooler as well especially the slim type ones 'coz they're expensive