AMD A Series Processor 3.1 4 AD7600YBJABOX

I have been using this chip for about two months now in my HTPC which has 16GB RAM, GTX 750ti, and this chip (at stock speed) running in a tiny case with a 350w psu and it has performed beyond my initial expectations. While its performance does suffer when it is in direct competition with its intel counterparts (some i3's and all i5s) it is a excellent affordable "quad core" (which is debatable) which allows me to have decent multithreaded performance at the sub 80 dollar level. I play games on my TV at 1080p and for the most part the chip runs smoothly. Plus the modifiable TDP is great for low power HTPC builds.The down side would be that it cannot be overclocked and can may struggle on extremely heavy CPU loads. but in comparison to the A10 you get far more value if all you intend to do is stream or light gaming just make sure your RAM is high speed (above 1866mhz). I would recommend this APU as it has made a decent HTPC/ backup gaming rig for me. It is a great buy if you want a budget chip quad core at sub $80.

Bought this for a mini-ITX build I did for my inlaws. The performance from the 4 CPU cores is great for multi-tasking and handles mostly everything you can throw at it. The combination of decent integrated GPU and low price really make this a great deal. It is also nice that all I have to do is toss in a discrete graphics card and the computer can easily game as well.I did not use the included heatsink so I cannot comment on its noise level or effectiveness. I ended up using a spare heatsink I had which was originally meant for a Phenom X4 with 140watt TDP, so what I have on it right now is overkill. But it was important to me that the computer stay cool and quiet since it was placed in the kitchen.Cons: I went to Youtube and tried playing 4K video. Unfortunately, the computer choked and the computer's FPS bounced between 3FPS to less than 1FPS. This isn't really a bummer since I ended up using a 1080p monitor with the computer, but for anyone thinking of pairing this with a 4K monitor, you might want to consider a discrete graphics option if 4K content is your intent.Being my first APU build, I was not really sure what to expect. Now that I have built one, I am surprised that this platform is not more popular. The CPUs really work great together and provide amazing performance. Also, I ran some gaming benchmarks and found the computer to be proficient at that as well. Based on my experience, I will likely build more APU based systems in the future.

I am no expert and this is only my 3rd PC build, but for my purpose, this processor worked perfectly. I built a PC for my son to play entry-level video games (Minecraft, Roblox and the like) which is does without any issues. With this processor and its discrete GPU I was able to slap together a very affordable PC that is great for a young child to play games, do homework and stream videos. Looking back I probably should have purchased a better motherboard so I could expand the memory, but for now 8GB of 2133MHz memory works fine.Build:- AMD A8-7600 Quad-Core 3.1 GHz Socket FM2+ 65W Desktop Processor AMD Radeon R7 (AD7600YBJABOX)- Gigabyte AMD FM2+ A68H SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 mATX ATX DDR3 2133 NA Motherboards GA-F2A68HM-H- Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 2133 MHz (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory- DeepCool TX Mid Tower TESSERACT SW- EVGA 450 B1, 80+ BRONZE 450W, 3 Year Warranty, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester, Power Supply 100-B1-0450-K1- Crucial MX300 275GB SATA 2.5 Inch Internal Solid State Drive - CT275MX300SSD1