NewEgg lists the 850 and 860 as HD graphics... but others are listed as specific HD2000 or HD3000.
Are you sure the G series is HD2000 ? Is that the same ?
It's been a while since I reviewed sandy chart so I forgot. I know the i3's and up.. but I forgot the pentium differences.
I stand corrected. The 850 appears to have HD2000 but the 860 does not.
My HTPC has a 3570k. It has HD4000 graphics. I was thinking about swapping that CPU with either a G630 or a G860 (have both already) and using the i5 for my new server.
But then I thought against it- because the superior graphics of the HTPC. realistically... it would get upgraded at some point because that's how I roll. But I would wait for a spectacular deal.
I paid $55 for the G860 and while it has crappy graphics- It had a bit more CPU power for a very low cost so in a WHS server it made sense. I am not sure it will even power a monitor that often so graphics is a total non factor for me.
So- back to my question:
Is there a difference in cheap CPU's graphic performance that is significant ???
I had used the G630 on Z68 Asrock Xtreme as my HTPC CPU before I upgraded to the 3570k on Z77 PRO3. I can't honestly say I noticed much of anything. I guess I went from HD2000 to HD4000 in that swap.
My server is on G630 also now. On Asrock H61 US3S board I got open box for $45. I am going to make a HTPC out of that for my brother for Christmas gift. My new server is Asrock Xtreme4 Z77+G860 I got for $55.
So... I am just curious does anyone know first hand the real difference ???
Real world I never really bothered to test anything- But I can not say it's a big deal. Even the i5 real world is no different than the G630 I replaced in pure HTPC duties. It was only when I removed the HTPC and hooked up to my monitor to set it up that I noticed it was even faster at all.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...E19-116-775-TS