I've been considering the most efficient way of building my next htpc as a mini-itx that can double-duty as a steambox, and I have been very intrigued by the prospect of the Richland A10-6800K being able to do the job and allowing me to avoid the addition of a dedicated videocard.
The latest details on how Richland will achieve it's performance boost over Trinity has me worried however about whether the advantage of AMD's Temperature Smart Turbo Core technology will be moot in a mini-itx enclosure - especially if I'm looking to keep it as quite as possible for HTPC use.
This brings me to my question for anyone with mini-itx building experience: should I expect to get an advantage from Richland even in a mini-itx htpc, or should I just get a Trinity cpu and maybe save some money?
The latest details on how Richland will achieve it's performance boost over Trinity has me worried however about whether the advantage of AMD's Temperature Smart Turbo Core technology will be moot in a mini-itx enclosure - especially if I'm looking to keep it as quite as possible for HTPC use.
This brings me to my question for anyone with mini-itx building experience: should I expect to get an advantage from Richland even in a mini-itx htpc, or should I just get a Trinity cpu and maybe save some money?
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