cpu for htpc

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building htpc for my bro based on amd 780g chipset and planning to use 4400+ cpu tho would like to know if i could use a cheaper amd cpu without too much performance drop?
will be using 400w psu that comes with case (cant link as its from competitor) so want to stick to built in gpu and dont think any intel mobo can match this one.
or is there intel way that could be had for same money?

no overclocking will be done on this :P

cheers guys
 
From what I've read, if your going to use onboard graphics you'll be offloading all the decoding on to your processor. If your talking HD material, it'll need to be pretty decent.

Best balance seems to be with a decent dual core and a GPU that can handle decoding well. Not fully up to speed on what you should go for but there's some pretty cost effective solutions IIRC.
 
Not true. 780G does a great deal of hardware decoding, especially the intensive H.264 codec. 4400+ is more than enough to do the job. If you can find one the best CPU to use is the X2 3800+ Energy Efficient 35 W model. Beyond that have a look at the 45 W CPUs. Always aim for lower wattage since it means less power for you to buy and less heat to have to noisily remove from the case.
 
cheers will have a look for x2 3800+
it wont be realy used for hd at least for a while anyway, he wants to buy dvd recorder but i dont realy see a point since he only has freeview and for not much more than decent dvd recorder we can build a htpc with freeview card and replace their 6 years old laptop at the same time
 
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