2012-07-15, 08:10
(2012-07-15, 06:45)bossanova808 Wrote: I *am* the OP so I know what I meant.I know....you want our opinion on the best "ready made" fanless HTPC in your OP, and now you want to compare it to your own DIY HTPC.......
(2012-07-15, 06:45)bossanova808 Wrote: The A6 kills it in the sense of total performance - CPU passmark of 2000+ versus 800ish I think. That's all I meant. From a video perspective, much the same, but for the xbmc gui the A6 will kill it in comparison. I'm no expert but I have played with a few atoms and they are invariably sluggish. The A6 most certainly isn't.Atom shouldn't be compared to AMD APU......
(2012-07-15, 06:45)bossanova808 Wrote: Sure you can CPU render with an i7 (or even an i3) but there are many who don't consider intel up for the job 24p wise, but I've never tried them so I have no idea really, just going on the negative hearsay there.You might want to read up on it further......here are some newer threads on Intel.....
New build, looking for input
Assassin's Intel iGPU XBMC HTPCs (With Video)
Help on replacement build
