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I have roughly $200 to spend on cpu + motherboard + graphics.
Need opinions on the best way to go.
This is basically going to be a HTPC/server.
I do not game, but I want it to dominate all media playback (3D, bluray, 1080p avi, mkv, dixv, etc...)
I already have-
Cooler Master N200 microATX case
Cooler Master GX 450w psu
G.Skill Ares 2x4GB 1866mhz ddr3 RAM
Samsung 830 64GB ssd for Windows 7 ultimate
2x2TB internal HDD data storage
I would prefer not to use a discrete graphics card if possible, but won't rule it out if it makes sense.
My top choices would be any of the 5 AMD A10s because of their powerful igpu or any of the 5 Haswell I3s with their HD 4400 or 4600.
I prefer to stay away from the 100w A10s but their 65w counterpart is around the same price :/
A10-5800k and A10-6800k are both 100w
A10-5700 and A10-6700 are both 65w
A10 6700t is 45w but hard to find and about $10-15 more.
i3-4130, 4330, and 4340 are 54w
i3-4130t and 4330t are both 35w
I know the i3s are far superior in single threaded tasks but the AMDs are at least competitive overall on the cpu side and they destroy the i3s on the gpu side, but at a higher power level.
A10 5xxxs are $120ish each
A10 6xxxs are $140ish each
i3 4130 is $120ish
i3 4130t is $130ish
i3 4330 is $140ish
i3 4340 is $150ish
The A10 6700 is what I want the most but I can't bring myself to get it over the similarly priced 6800k.
It almost comes down between the A10 6800k and the i3 4330.
What do you guys think?
Need opinions on the best way to go.
This is basically going to be a HTPC/server.
I do not game, but I want it to dominate all media playback (3D, bluray, 1080p avi, mkv, dixv, etc...)
I already have-
Cooler Master N200 microATX case
Cooler Master GX 450w psu
G.Skill Ares 2x4GB 1866mhz ddr3 RAM
Samsung 830 64GB ssd for Windows 7 ultimate
2x2TB internal HDD data storage
I would prefer not to use a discrete graphics card if possible, but won't rule it out if it makes sense.
My top choices would be any of the 5 AMD A10s because of their powerful igpu or any of the 5 Haswell I3s with their HD 4400 or 4600.
I prefer to stay away from the 100w A10s but their 65w counterpart is around the same price :/
A10-5800k and A10-6800k are both 100w
A10-5700 and A10-6700 are both 65w
A10 6700t is 45w but hard to find and about $10-15 more.
i3-4130, 4330, and 4340 are 54w
i3-4130t and 4330t are both 35w
I know the i3s are far superior in single threaded tasks but the AMDs are at least competitive overall on the cpu side and they destroy the i3s on the gpu side, but at a higher power level.
A10 5xxxs are $120ish each
A10 6xxxs are $140ish each
i3 4130 is $120ish
i3 4130t is $130ish
i3 4330 is $140ish
i3 4340 is $150ish
The A10 6700 is what I want the most but I can't bring myself to get it over the similarly priced 6800k.
It almost comes down between the A10 6800k and the i3 4330.
What do you guys think?
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