Hi All,
I am researching to build an HTPC/Server/Medium Gaming rig. I have gone through so may reviews and head-to-heads that my head is exploding!
My system will be connected to a Yamaha A/V Receiver. Going to use Win 7 64bit with XBMC or WMC. Everything connected via Gigabit ethernet and HDMI 1.4 cables.
The stresses I could put the system through:
The choices I have in CPU are:
I have read that Xbit showed that even the lowest i3 beat the crap out of highest AMD Richland. Then I read that Xbit is biased towards Intel. Sigggghhhhh. Which would you recommend and why?
I am not going to have discrete graphic cards due to budget.
Thx for the help!
I am researching to build an HTPC/Server/Medium Gaming rig. I have gone through so may reviews and head-to-heads that my head is exploding!
My system will be connected to a Yamaha A/V Receiver. Going to use Win 7 64bit with XBMC or WMC. Everything connected via Gigabit ethernet and HDMI 1.4 cables.
The stresses I could put the system through:
- HD 1080p video encoding/decoding/transcoding - No DVR functions - mainly backing up my DVD/BluRay collection to ISO format and then seeing it via XBMC/WMC
- HD Audio for DTS/Dolby Surround
- Steam gaming - I like FPS/Car Racing and so on. The max rez I would want to play at would be 1080p since that is my TV currently. Would love to play Battlefield and such games. I am not sure at what fps since I have no idea. Have been out of gaming for a while.
- Netflix HD streaming / Youtube HD
- File Server for my other PC (AMD Phenom X4 960T)
The choices I have in CPU are:
- Intel Haswell i3 - higher end
- Intel Haswell i5 - lower end
- AMD A10-6800K - Richland
- AMD A10-7K series - Kaveri
I have read that Xbit showed that even the lowest i3 beat the crap out of highest AMD Richland. Then I read that Xbit is biased towards Intel. Sigggghhhhh. Which would you recommend and why?
I am not going to have discrete graphic cards due to budget.
Thx for the help!