@casecutter I think the 4GB will hold this thing back (no native memory -- all the video memory comes from system RAM) far more than the performance difference between the 2200G and the 2400G! Neither play very well at 1080 (depending on the game, of course) unless using lower quality settings and/or resolution scaling.
I like everything about this except the 4GB. A HDD in a new system in 2018 is a little crazy, but the low memory is a bigger issue, I think. And for the price, I guess HDD works.
Oh, at least the memory is 1x4GB stick, so another 4GB DDR-2666 stick can be added. And there is a 2.5" bay available so a cheap SSD can be added. Copying the install over may be a pain, though...macrium reflect (free) worked once for me easily enough to do it.
The 180w PSU may not be able to handle much of an add-in card to help with graphics in a couple of years. Certainly nothing needing an additional cable.
@Nicksee Why sure! I didn't mean to imply that "this" Desktop system even if it had a Ryzen 5 2400G was adequate.... Just that a system that is optimized; ram, SSD and such, is able to play various games @1080p medium settings, as Jason Evangelho and his two articles in Forbes is covering.
His system used 16GB G.Skill Flare X DDR4 (XMP 2 Profile @ 3200MHz) which like the minimum spec's I'd think if gaming is what is intended.
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These Ryzen APU are finding traction in a i3 arena... for the "I just need a home use computer" and at $300 this has a lot of the check boxes covered.
Want to game @ 1080p that's the AMD Ryzen 5 2400G!https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2018/04/25/amd-ryzen-5-2400g-apu-performance-1080p-racing-edition/#e7c8d753aa00
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2018/06/28/can-amds-ryzen-2400g-apu-handle-demanding-shooters-at-1080p/#6f98920e4350
I think the 4GB will hold this thing back (no native memory -- all the video memory comes from system RAM) far more than the performance difference between the 2200G and the 2400G! Neither play very well at 1080 (depending on the game, of course) unless using lower quality settings and/or resolution scaling.
I like everything about this except the 4GB. A HDD in a new system in 2018 is a little crazy, but the low memory is a bigger issue, I think. And for the price, I guess HDD works.
Oh, at least the memory is 1x4GB stick, so another 4GB DDR-2666 stick can be added. And there is a 2.5" bay available so a cheap SSD can be added. Copying the install over may be a pain, though...macrium reflect (free) worked once for me easily enough to do it.
The 180w PSU may not be able to handle much of an add-in card to help with graphics in a couple of years. Certainly nothing needing an additional cable.
Why sure! I didn't mean to imply that "this" Desktop system even if it had a Ryzen 5 2400G was adequate.... Just that a system that is optimized; ram, SSD and such, is able to play various games @1080p medium settings, as Jason Evangelho and his two articles in Forbes is covering.
His system used 16GB G.Skill Flare X DDR4 (XMP 2 Profile @ 3200MHz) which like the minimum spec's I'd think if gaming is what is intended.
Thank you!