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Which processor would be better for a home theater PC?
I am building a home theater PC out of some spare parts. I have a good used ASUS motherboard and two processors. One is a dual core AMD 64 X2 4400+ (2.4GHz) and the other is a triple core AMD Phenom X3 8350e (1.9GHz). Either of these will work in my mobo, but which one do you think would be a better choice? I have all of my DVDs and BluRays ripped and encoded to mp4s and mkv files. Many of them are 720p or 1080p. I have a good video card as well which is capable of handling HD content, so my choice is down to which processor. I am not planning on gaming or anything, this is strictly used for playing movies thru Media Center on my HD tv.
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- evaohellLv 710 years agoFavorite Answer
Either processor is fine. I'd spend more time thinking about the video card and getting the most ram.
- ?Lv 710 years ago
dual core would be best IMHO, I have a single core 2.7GHz that chokes on hd(sometimes smooth but mostly spikey), 2.4 dual would be plenty. Granted WMP refuses to use graphics card to play hd for me.
