HTPC Phenom 9500 780G Good idea?

[torjs99]

Hi, I'm looking to put together a HTPC and was looking at phenom 9500 & 780G is this a good idea or should I stick with intel?

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[Richdog]

The 780G is by all reports an absolutely cracking motherboard with the best integrated GPU ever created, and plays HD material perfectly. It would be very good for a HTPC.

 

[Trunks9486]

I say go for it as well

HyperTransport 3 from the Phenom improves the performance of the integrated graphics.

Unless you want to wait for the Phenom based Tri cores and Dual cores. Technically a dual core is sufficient but they wont provide you with the HT3 of the phenom right now.

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

When is the low clocked, cheap Phenom 9100 out? Should be under £100, would be alright for an HTPC.

 

[torjs99]

Thanks for your replies. I think I may wait a couple of weeks to see if the new intel quads push down the phenom’s price.

Cheers

 

[spicypixel]

Its unlikely as the current crop beat it senseless so the new ones wont effect it too much. However I agree a Phenom + 780G seems like the best budget/HTPC system available at the moment.