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<blockquote data-quote="deebo" data-source="post: 191226" data-attributes="member: 19876"><p>why are people buying these overkill cpus for htpc's</p><p></p><p>id go for low power usage over cpu power anyday</p><p></p><p>my old 3800+x2 played 1080p flawlessly, and a passive 8500gt handles bluray and hddvd</p><p></p><p>my new htpc will be (new as in my server broke and had to put my htpc hardware in it:</p><p>2.3ghz amd dualcore (45tdp "BE" model)</p><p>2GB mem</p><p>8500gt</p><p>250GB hdd just for random stuff and OS (server has 2TB storage)</p><p>terratec diversity dvb-t dualtuner</p><p></p><p>this one will handle 1080p just fine (ive watched plenty with the slower 3800+ x2)</p><p>and total cost is like</p><p>cpu 90eur</p><p>mem 70eur</p><p>gpu 100eur</p><p>motherboard 50eur</p><p>dvb tuner 100eur</p><p></p><p>total 410eur, add a case of your choice (im using an antec nsk2400) and a remote (im using mce receiver with harmony525)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="deebo, post: 191226, member: 19876"] why are people buying these overkill cpus for htpc's id go for low power usage over cpu power anyday my old 3800+x2 played 1080p flawlessly, and a passive 8500gt handles bluray and hddvd my new htpc will be (new as in my server broke and had to put my htpc hardware in it: 2.3ghz amd dualcore (45tdp "BE" model) 2GB mem 8500gt 250GB hdd just for random stuff and OS (server has 2TB storage) terratec diversity dvb-t dualtuner this one will handle 1080p just fine (ive watched plenty with the slower 3800+ x2) and total cost is like cpu 90eur mem 70eur gpu 100eur motherboard 50eur dvb tuner 100eur total 410eur, add a case of your choice (im using an antec nsk2400) and a remote (im using mce receiver with harmony525) [/QUOTE]
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