AMD A8-6600K - A-Series APU Richland Quad-Core 3.9 GHz Socket FM2 100W AMD Radeon HD 8570D Desktop Processor - Black Edition - AD660KWOHLBOX

Pros: Low price
Great onboard video performance
Overclocks well
Quad core

Cons: Horrible included cooler
Performance per clock is not that high

Overall Review: I purchased this as a build for my mom who needed a cheap computer with decent ability to do light gaming. Got this as a bundle with a MSI FM2-A75MA-E35. At stock voltage, it easily overclocked to 4.65Ghz stable on the core and 1013Mhz on the gpu and had no issues with my ram at 2133Mhz. It can actually overclock even higher, but more voltage was needed. At these settings I was able to average 40fps in Batman Arkham Asylum @ 1680x1050 with medium-high settings. For a built in gpu solution, that is pretty solid.

Only negative is that included cooler is garbage. It really struggles to keep temps at a decent level when loaded heavily. Once replaced with a CM Hyper 212, full load temps dropped to 50C.

In the past I have used cheap i3 processors for integrated builds, but the positive performance of the A8-6600k has convinced me to recommend it over the i3 for most people who just need a simple computing solution with light gaming potential.

Pros: Runs wonderful handell games with decent fps alone.

Cons: Way to hot. instead of stock fan I bought a coolermaster one. little warm but nothing major

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