HTPC build

xander89 · Jul 17, 2012

For an inexpensive HTPC would the Intel Celeron G530's integrated graphics be able to handle 1080 playback ( on a program like xbmc) and emulators ( only up to n64)?

Any other suggestions on the cpu for a mATX/ itx htpc are welcome. Either amd or intel im not too bothered. But the best bang for your buck under £40 ( and no more than £60 on the mobo)

If not i might get a small gtx 430 / AMD Radeon HD 6450 ( although the 430 seems to be much better and very similar in price)

Any suggestions welcome!

johan851 · Jul 17, 2012

Should work fine. The G620 might be a small step up for a very similar price. That's what I'm using in my desktop now with no issues, and I'm planning on moving it to my HTPC where I'm sure it'll be more powerful than necessary.

Archer0915 · Jul 17, 2012

My 440 does great with playback and the IGP has no issues.

xander89 · Jul 18, 2012

cool handling 1080 is one thing, do you think it could handle an n64 emulator?

Archer0915 · Jul 18, 2012

xander89 said:
cool handling 1080 is one thing, do you think it could handle an n64 emulator?

Let me see later today.

xander89 · Jul 18, 2012

Archer0915 said:
Let me see later today.

ta very much!

Archer0915 · Jul 18, 2012

xander89 said:
ta very much!

Do you know the exact EMU and what roms?

xander89 · Jul 18, 2012

Archer0915 said:
Do you know the exact EMU and what roms?

project 64 ( that will be the most intense one, im sure it can handle snes ones etc.) I would say multiplayer games such as mariokart, etc. But ideally being able to play every ROM. ( zelda games etc)

Archer0915 · Jul 18, 2012

Thanks

Archer0915 · Jul 18, 2012

xander I did not have time this evening so I will try again in the morning.

xander89 · Jul 19, 2012

Archer0915 said:
xander I did not have time this evening so I will try again in the morning.

dw mate in your own time

no rush

Archer0915 · Jul 24, 2012

xander89 said:
dw mate in your own time no rush

Got busy and tied up I will try for the evening as it pertains to the EMU.

xander89 · Jul 24, 2012

Archer0915 said:
Got busy and tied up I will try for the evening as it pertains to the EMU.

haha you read my mind i was just thinking of posting and asking if there was any progress, thanks mate

Knufire · Jul 24, 2012

If you want a bit more GPU power than the Sandy Bridge integrated, why not go for an AMD APU?

xander89 · Jul 24, 2012

Knufire said:
If you want a bit more GPU power than the Sandy Bridge integrated, why not go for an AMD APU?

partly because it seems that the amd mITX boards tend to be a bit more expensive weirdly :screwy:

What sub £50 amd has a decent enough apu to run emulators?

johan851 · Jul 24, 2012

Since when do emulators need a good GPU? I ran emulators just fine on my PIII 600MHz, and my AXP 1700+ after that... that was almost 10 years ago.

xander89 · Jul 25, 2012

johan851 said:
Since when do emulators need a good GPU? I ran emulators just fine on my PIII 600MHz, and my AXP 1700+ after that... that was almost 10 years ago.

they dont, hence why im asking about the integrated graphics on the low end SB's/AMD APUs. I have no idea how powerful integrated gpus are, say if you want to run emulators on a 1080 screen? Hence the question :thup:

. I could just slap a £20 low profile graphics card in there and know it would be fine, but i want to keep size, cost and power consumption down to a bare minimum.

johan851 · Jul 25, 2012

Ah. Well, start here: http://www.anandtech.com/show/5771/the-intel-ivy-bridge-core-i7-3770k-review/8

Any integrated GPU, whether it's Intel or an AMD APU, seems like it would work fine for your purposes.

Knufire · Jul 25, 2012

Note that the Ivy Bridge integrated is much more powerful than the Sandy Bridge integrated.

Here's a direct comparison between the APUs and the SB Pentiums.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4524/...-review-pentium-g850-g840-g620-g620t-tested/4

Remember that CPU power wise, the APU is only an Athlon II. Both CPUs are going to meet your needs just fine. You'd also be looking at an A4, which is a bit less powerful than the A6 used for the comparison.

xander89 · Jul 25, 2012

is the integrated gpu on the celeron the same as the 2700k? :s otherwise this comparison just shows me what a 3770k can do

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