Athlon 64 5050e vs Athlon II 250 Regor 3.0GHz

[sleepychink125]

HTPC... low power

best bang for buck? what is necessary for smooth 1080p playback?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103298

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103681

 

[dna708]

Either would probably work out for 1080p playback with a video card that's at least like a ATi HD4350 or geforce 9400gt. The 5050e takes less power but it's quite a bit slower overall. However, it uses AM2/AM2+ which would probably be cheap enough that it's definitely worth considering.

 

[Guest]

You might want to just get a asus ion nettop. They feature 1080p playback ability, plus they look nice as well. Inside, they have the 9400 which will be sufficient unless you're playing crysis on a 40" plasma lol