AMD FX 6300 for htpc/wmc

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srini0603

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Is AMD FX 6300 good enough for HPTC? I am planning to view 1080P video and use WMC for my HDHomerun Prime.

planning to go with the AMD bundle promotion in Microcenter.

Do I need to go with Intel or AMD is good?
 
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Definitely overkill for an HTPC, like Durvelle said. If they offer the FX 4300 in the bundle then that might be a more appropriate choice. But if not, then the 6300 will do just fine.
 
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Durvelle27 said:
its fine but kinda overkill for a HTPC.

a Pentium G45 or AMD A4-3400 is plenty
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With respect to the motherboard they have 2 choices for mATX.

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P
Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

which one is good? is Asus better than Gigabyte? the asus one is $10 more than the gigabyte.
 
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Dam almost got some wood thinking this was an overclocking thread on the FX6300, lol just built a system a month ago and been to lazy to track down some good OC threads... by the way systems runs killer with everthing I hand it....
 
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I'd go with a Trinity based system instead of Vishera. It's a more modern platform (single FCH instead of separate northbridge and southbridge), with more chance of future upgrades being available. Plus the integrated graphics kick ass (by integrated graphics standards), so you wouldn't need a separate GPU for your HTPC. Something like the A8-5500 would do you well- 65W part so it's better suited to a HTPC. I wouldn't drop down to a dual core part (either AMD or Intel), as it doesn't give you much headroom at all for if you want to do more intensive things on it in future.
 
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Gikaseixas said:
A10-5800 (Trinity) if you can get at a good price
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The only issue is that it has a high TDP (100W) compared to the others in the range- the A10-5700 would be a better fit for a small HTPC box with a 65W TDP.
 
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that's true but it also depends on what kind of enclosure he's using. A well cooled box will have no issues keeping the 5800 in check.

I recommended that chip because he seems to want some punch
 
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srini0603 said:
With respect to the motherboard they have 2 choices for mATX.

Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P
Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS

which one is good? is Asus better than Gigabyte? the asus one is $10 more than the gigabyte.
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Both of those boards suck. They are VERY old chip designs.

I would make sure whatever board you get has a 950 or 850 southbridge. Good cheap northbridge chips are 970 and 880g, again as long as tyhe south is 950/850.
 
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Both of those boards use the AMD 760G chipset and the graphics in them is a gimped version of the 780G. The 760G does not offer hardware video acceleration or many of the post processing features found in the 780G. DON"T buy those boards for a HTPC unless you are planning on adding a discrete video card.

You really should be looking at FM1 or FM2 boards. Even the worst FM1 or FM2 CPU will have the video acceleration you need for playing video efficiently and will have the post processing feature you need. AM3+ isn't a great platform for a HTPC.

I'd suggest the A4-5300 on FM2 like others have. Trinity chips have very low idle power and make good HTPCs.
 
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He is going to MC. There are no FM2 bundles, so it is cheaper to get a mobo+cpu+video card there - or the same price. And you'll get a lot more CPU out of vishera, especially considering the single model Trinity parts.

I would get the ASROCK Pro4 for the combo board. For $170 you are getting a very nice CPU and a board that's got all the bells and whistles you might want. It is ATX... I guess I use ATX in all my HTPC builds, so that's not a problem for me ;)

It's nice to have enough CPU at hand that your HTPC can chew up whatever garbage files you throw at it without hesitation.

Don't forget Steam Big Picture :)

Of course, you can get a Z77 board and a i3 3225 for the same price, which is probably a better bet. Do you need to get Intel? No. Should you consider them? Absolutely.
 
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My HTPC is a FX-6300 overclocked to 4.2Ghz (also got all the parts at Microcenter). Although it's not really a HTPC, I just call it that because it's hooked up to my projector in my home theater.

It's really a mid-range gaming rig as it also has a Gigabyte 7870 in it. Nothing like playing Dead Space 3 on a 120" screen.

Anyway - while it is overkill, with the bundles MC has you can't really go wrong from a price perspective. They also offer the 50 dollar off bundle with the Core i3 3225 (which is 119.99 as well). That one will use less power and has built in graphics, though I'd still put one of the discrete cards AtenRa mentioned.

If I was building a non-gaming HTPC - I'd probably go with the Core i3.
 
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A lot of people are suggesting that you use an A4-5300. You can get a pre-built SFF Gateway SX2380-UR308 for $350 from both Amazon and Newegg. Specs:

A4-5300 APU
4 GB DDR3 RAM
1 TB HD
Win 8
 
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blckgrffn said:
He is going to MC. There are no FM2 bundles, so it is cheaper to get a mobo+cpu+video card there - or the same price. And you'll get a lot more CPU out of vishera, especially considering the single model Trinity parts.

I would get the ASROCK Pro4 for the combo board. For $170 you are getting a very nice CPU and a board that's got all the bells and whistles you might want. It is ATX... I guess I use ATX in all my HTPC builds, so that's not a problem for me ;)

It's nice to have enough CPU at hand that your HTPC can chew up whatever garbage files you throw at it without hesitation.

Don't forget Steam Big Picture :)

Of course, you can get a Z77 board and a i3 3225 for the same price, which is probably a better bet. Do you need to get Intel? No. Should you consider them? Absolutely.
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Ok I looked at the i3 3225 which is $119 and they give $50 off of the mobo. how about MSI B75MA-E33 which will cost me only $4 with the processor? is that mobo good? I see that it has usb 3.0 also.

I am only going with mAtx board only because I want the pc to be small.
 
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Yup, that's a good deal and the board is fine with solid caps. That's a much better processor for a HTPC than the FX6300. I wish my MC didn't close down.

Enjoy...
 
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They should have FM2 CPU + mobo combos with the same $50 discount as the AM3+ ones. The MSI FM2 board with A75 chipset should be free after bundle discount. Grab the A10 instead of the A4 ;)
 
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As blckgrffn suggested I am going to go with the i3 and the $50 off of the mobo if purchased together.

If someone can suggest a good mATX mobo it will be helpful for me. I am going to buy them tomm.
 
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An i3 IGP will not give a nice picture on your TV as the Trinity IGP does. I know.....I have them both.
 
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