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2012-04-16, 05:12
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LOL your an intel guy I am an AMD guy...... I would like to see this one in action.... I think the ram you posted can not be used with the mobo.... 1333? you have 1600 ram? I guess I see you like my case eh? sweet....
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2012-04-16, 05:24
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That is true Eskro.... I have read on the sandforced ........ oh cool I did not bother to see the list! my fault...
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but it'll run at 1333 anyways. whats the point? lower price?
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Cost aside, if one doesn't intend on gaming (ever) on their HTPC, is there an advantage at all the AMD A6-3500 chip with it's better GPU versus say this Intel chip? Seems the Intel chip would have more processing power based on CPU benchmarks.
Just curious if the GPU on the AMD makes a difference for anything other than gaming I guess? I.e., 1080p streaming, video editing, etc.
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2012-04-16, 23:56
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Close to my setup:
Case/PSU: Antec ISK 300-65 Black Steel Mini-ITX
CPU+iGPU: Intel Core i3-2100T Sandy Bridge 2.5GHz + HD2000 35W
MOBO: ZOTAC H67-ITX WiFi Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0
HDD: 3 x Western Digital 500 GB Blue Scorpion in RAID-Z
SSD: Kingston Compact Flash 32GB Elite Pro 133x with a CF to SATA adaptor
RAM: OCZ Gold DDR3 1600MHz 2 x 2GB, CL8-8-8-20
TV-TUNER: Sundtek MediaTV Digital Home (DVB-CT) USB
OS: Mythbuntu 11.04
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So the advantage is mainly cost (almost half) for the AMD I guess, while the i3 should stomp it from a processing power perspective (I think it rates higher than the A6-3600). I.e., if one plans on using the HTPC for video editing or other more intensive CPU tasks, I assume the i3 would perform much better.
Like the 35W spec, especially for something that one may want to keep on all day.