Poffertjesporem
Standard Member
Hello all,
I hope someone can give me some quick advice: I'm currently assembling a htpc with these core components:
2 gb 800 Mhz DDR2 (Kingston)
Asus P5N7A-VM (Geforce 9300 chipset)
to build in a Antec New Solution NSK1380
The only question is which Intel cpu would be best for this pc for running 1080P content when the GPU does not support the format? Of course, it needs to be cheap, power efficient, run cool (hope to cool it passively) and still have some horsepower
. I currently have my mind set on a Dual Core E5200 (@2.5 Ghz) which I found for around 60 euro's. Would this be enough for 1080p if the GPU fails to decode properly? Is it worth investing more money for a core 2 duo (even though the cheapest is twice as expensive?)
Hope someone knows, thanks in advance!
I hope someone can give me some quick advice: I'm currently assembling a htpc with these core components:
2 gb 800 Mhz DDR2 (Kingston)
Asus P5N7A-VM (Geforce 9300 chipset)
to build in a Antec New Solution NSK1380
The only question is which Intel cpu would be best for this pc for running 1080P content when the GPU does not support the format? Of course, it needs to be cheap, power efficient, run cool (hope to cool it passively) and still have some horsepower
Hope someone knows, thanks in advance!