AMD Value Platform Analysis Part 2: The Performance

Conclusion

I hope you liked all the extra features along with the regular staple diet of graphs. What we saw today is nothing short of extraordinary value. For $400, or even less if you migrate your old hardware, you get to play lots and lots of games on this PC with maximum details at 1280×1024 resolution and some of the older ones at probably higher resolution. This gives you more value than your current console when you consider the HTPC use, web browsing and all other capabilities you get with a PC. Although this PC would not play some of the latest games such as Crysis, STALKER:Clear Sky, World in Conflict, Lost Planet with absolutely maximum details with AA+AF – it will play a lot of other games that have been released on PC in its history.

GIGABYTE MA770T-UD3P

Pros
Great Overclockability
Numerous BIOS options for overclocking
Ample USB ports
8 channel HD audio
Support for 140W TDP CPUs

Cons
Smaller in width (about 3cm) than normal sized ATX motherboards     
First memory slot close to the CPU cooler
Placement of the 8-pin CPU connector near the middle of the board
Bare CPU power circuitry

AMD Athlon II X2 250

Pros
Great Overclockability
Small size, not just a harvested Phenom die
Low power consumption and heat output, ideal for HTPCs

HD 4650

Pros
Good Overclockablity
Good performance for its price
Low power usage, more than enough for HTPC use

Stay tuned for the next part, where I replace the CPU with Phenom II X2 550 and see what kind of performance advantage we get over the Athlon II.

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