Min Processor to run 1080P

[nod218]

Looking to upgrade my P4 2.0ghz processor on my media center pc. I want to be able to play the 1080P mov from apple trailer website, but don't want to spend more then 100 bucks on a process. Which one would be the best best for this doing so? A Pentium 4 641 Cedar Mill 3.2GHz or a Pentium D 820 Smithfield 2.8GHz. This will be a dedicated machine, so it won't be doing except run xp, and mediaportal. I have a mpeg2 hardware encoder card, so I am not worried about doing the tv tuner.

Any suggestions?

 

[DrMrLordX]

In all honesty, I would think your current processor would be able to handle the task.

If not, then I must question why you're restricting yourself to Cedar Mills and Smithfields. I wouldn't think that either processor would work in your current motherboard. If you're going to buy a new motherboard and RAM (which you would need to do to run a Cedar Mill or Smithfield), why not get a better CPU like an X2-3600+ or an E2140 or E2160?

 

[nod218]

I just recently got a new C2D computer, so I am using my old P4 machine as a downstairs PVR....mainly I don't want to spent more then 150 dollars on upgrading the processor and board to make the old computer usable for 1080p. I can reuse all the old parts (memory, tv tuner, and hard drive). I am just weighing my cheapest option.

 

[DrMrLordX]

In that case, your best bet would probably be a Core 2 Duo E2140 + ASRock dual-vsta.

 

[mercanucaribe]

You want to upgrade so you can watch Apple trailers? Or is that "trailers" *wink wink*?

 

[f4phantom2500]

Originally posted by: DrMrLordX
In that case, your best bet would probably be a Core 2 Duo E2140 + ASRock dual-vsta.

he's probably right at this point. if you can wait, you could probably get by with one of the celeron d 4 series chips when they come out.

From wikipedia:

These are single Core processors built on the Intel Core microarchitecture, hence are clocked much lower than the Cedar Mill Celeron's, but still outperform them. These make up the Celeron D 400 series. The FSB has been increased to 800 MHz from 533 MHz and the TDP has decreased from 65W to 35W. These will be priced very aggressively at $39 for the Celeron D 420 (1.6 GHz), $49 for the Celeron D 430 (1.8 GHz), and $59 for the Celeron D 440 (2.0 GHz). As is traditional with Celerons, these will lack SpeedStep and Virtualization Technology.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeron#Conroe-L