[Mini-ITX] A6-3600 (4x2.1Ghz/2.4Ghz) + HD6530D

(2012-03-31 20:10)evanl81 Wrote:  Is the 3500 better than the 3600 on only a cost/benefit basis? Besides being out an extra $35, is there any disadvantage to using the 3600 over the 3500?
Thanks again.

You almost answer your own question...as far as which APU is better, the A6-3600 is better than A6-3500.....

(2012-03-31 20:10)evanl81 Wrote:  Ok, this my last "last question."

If price were not an issue at all, are there any qualities that make the 3500 better than the 3600? Less power, cooler temps, etc? I guess what I'm trying to figure out is: Is the 3500 better than the 3600 on only a cost/benefit basis? Besides being out an extra $35, is there any disadvantage to using the 3600 over the 3500?

Thanks again.

The a6 3500 is 65w were as a6 3600 is 100w, as blurb states a6 3600 is a quad core rather than triple so you will get better performance ya ya ya there are no real disadvantage except price and power usage but it depends what your using it for ? I was going to go for the 3600 but was swayed by Eskro and the 3500 does the job for me nicely.

How does this compare to an i3 with nVidia graphics? I've seen benchmarks and it seems pretty even.

I believe the 3600 is also 65w, no?

(2012-04-01 00:40)jj19790 Wrote:  The a6 3500 is 65w were as a6 3600 is 100w,

Please get the fact straight- AMD Accelerated Processors for Desktop PCs....A6-3600 is 65w and A6-3650/A6-3670K are 100w!

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(2012-04-01 00:43)xecutionx Wrote:  How does this compare to an i3 with nVidia graphics? I've seen benchmarks and it seems pretty even.

Of course, i3 with discrete GPU equivalence to HD6530D is much better than AMD APU!

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(2012-04-01 01:11)evanl81 Wrote:  I believe the 3600 is also 65w, no?

A6-3600 is 65w.....

I'm trying to put this together and hit my first hiccup: where do I put the ssd? I have the motherboard in, but don't know where I'm supposed to mount the hard drive.

Also - there seems to only be an attachment for the 15 pin power segment. Is that right?

Thanks so much (again).

u place the ssd anywhere u see fit using double sided tape

I see, thanks.

(2012-04-02 01:46)evanl81 Wrote:  where do I put the ssd?
Thanks so much (again).

Check this out- post #5

Built this machine to the exact specifications and I love it, but I can't seem to get the display working correctly. I'm using Ubuntu 11.10 with the proprietary drivers for the graphics card, but the display is off on my 1080 toshiba 46 inch. The display is just a bit too large and stretches out so that the Unity panel on the left is barely visible.
I have tried several versons of drivers but am having little luck. Anyone else have this problem?