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<blockquote data-quote="ziphnor" data-source="post: 50285" data-attributes="member: 14215">If you are going to buy intel for a HTPC, go Core Duo, the Intel CPUs use lots of power and heat up excessively making them unfit for HTPC duty.The Core Duo is very fast and generate very little heat, but the mobos are hard to come by and are expensive. Furthermore the heatsink mounting system is not standarized. Furthermore it doesnt support 64-bit instructions, a limitation which is hard to gauge the importance off currently.Personally im waiting for the AMD 35W A64 X2 3800 on the AM2 socket, which seems born for HTPC service with such a low TDP.Im currently running an A64 Venice 3000+ E6, which i have undervolted to 1.1V at full speed. My 3000+ handles 1280x720p HD MPEG-4 files without any issue, using my Ati X550(i didnt play them in MP though). I guess HD deinterlacing adds extra work.I would go for a 7600GT, but just buy one with a stock cooler, and install a silent or passive heatsink yourself(the Zalman VF900 comes to mind, im sure its fan will run at such a low speed that it will be inaudible), otherwise there are some fanless heatsinks out there for the 7x00 series. Note however, that the nvidia 6150 onboard GPU lists the feature of HD deinterlacing so maybe its better to start with an onboard GPU(cheap) and see what happens.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ziphnor, post: 50285, member: 14215"] If you are going to buy intel for a HTPC, go Core Duo, the Intel CPUs use lots of power and heat up excessively making them unfit for HTPC duty. The Core Duo is very fast and generate very little heat, but the mobos are hard to come by and are expensive. Furthermore the heatsink mounting system is not standarized. Furthermore it doesnt support 64-bit instructions, a limitation which is hard to gauge the importance off currently. Personally im waiting for the AMD 35W A64 X2 3800 on the AM2 socket, which seems born for HTPC service with such a low TDP. Im currently running an A64 Venice 3000+ E6, which i have undervolted to 1.1V at full speed. My 3000+ handles 1280x720p HD MPEG-4 files without any issue, using my Ati X550(i didnt play them in MP though). I guess HD deinterlacing adds extra work. I would go for a 7600GT, but just buy one with a stock cooler, and install a silent or passive heatsink yourself(the Zalman VF900 comes to mind, im sure its fan will run at such a low speed that it will be inaudible), otherwise there are some fanless heatsinks out there for the 7x00 series. Note however, that the nvidia 6150 onboard GPU lists the feature of HD deinterlacing so maybe its better to start with an onboard GPU(cheap) and see what happens. [/QUOTE]

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