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Processor for HTPC

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October 17, 2014 12:43:20 PM

AMD or Intel? Which one for Gaming

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October 17, 2014 12:46:47 PM

Gaming = Intel but then what games do you intend to play and what's your budget ?
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October 17, 2014 12:59:03 PM

AMD is the budget choice. Good processors, but they are not as capable as their Intel counterparts.

Intel chips can be pricey, but comparing apples to apples, they are considerably superior in performance.
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October 17, 2014 1:04:12 PM

If your gaming I wouldn't consider it a HTPC, just a regular PC in a small form factor case. Are you going to have a dedicated GPU? If not then I would look into the AMD APUs, they should give you better gaming performance over intel's HDXXXX. If you go this route though get the fastest RAM you can because the APUs really benefit from it.

Otherwise intel is generally the better choice, but depending on the GPU you are getting you may not encounter a bottleneck from a cheaper AMD CPU.
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