super cheap CPU for HTPC machine

[Lokken86]

Hi there,

putting together a (really) cheap wee machine together to put in the living room as a sort of entertainment hub.

It only has to run Netflix/Amazon prime etc on 1080p HD possibly blue ray dvds and be good for internet browsing and the like. The mrs will be using it most and her laptop utterly sucks.

Anyway the CPU for the rig I'm considering;

AMD Kabani 5350 2.05ghz quad core or AMD Trinity A4 6300 3.7 ghz duel core.

Will either these be good enough? It is not for running games. Or should I consider a cheap pentium processor?

 

[Lokken86]

Any cheap AMD dual core APU will do. Even a Haswell based Celeron will be fine with its iGPU.

Thanks. So the cheaper the better which is what I was hoping for.

I can get the cpu/board/memory for under 80 quid lol.

 

[Lokken86]

This should be fine but I bought OCUK's last 5350 yesterday

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD Athlon 5350 2.05GHz Quad Core Processor - Retail (Socket AM1) £35.99
1 x MSI AM1I AMD AM1 (Socket FS1b) Mini ITX Motherboard £24.95
1 x TeamGroup Elite 4GB (1x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Single Channel Module (TED34GM1600C1101) £17.99
Total : £78.92 (includes shipping : Ex.VAT).

Dam you!!! . Bloody bargain though.

Thanks yeah looks perfect.

 

[Lokken86]

i had a 5150 in mine worked perfectly for 1080 films. saves a little more cash as well

Nice. Probably just get that one then. Cheap 120gb ssd and itl be rocking.