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HTPC Advice

livEwirE · 2013-09-24 10:16:16

Hi guys, I'm putting together components for a HTPC in a Streacom EVO FC8 Fanless case and need some advice please. I was originally going with ASRock FM2A85X-ITX and AMD A6 5400K(Trinity) Now I have decided to change the board to Gigabyte F2A85XN-WIFI. Should I still go with AMD A6 5400k or should I go with the A6 6400K…

24-09-2013 10:16am

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livEwirE

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Hi guys,

I'm putting together components for a HTPC in a Streacom EVO FC8 Fanless case and need some advice please.

I was originally going with ASRock FM2A85X-ITX and AMD A6 5400K(Trinity)

Now I have decided to change the board to Gigabyte F2A85XN-WIFI.

Should I still go with AMD A6 5400k or should I go with the A6 6400K (Richland).

I am attracted by the combination of the Richland gigabyte board with a Richland APU.

Comparision here.
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=4611

Any advice much appreciated!

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#2 24-09-2013 10:51am

marco_polo

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Much the same really as a general rule Richland brings about a ~10% CPU performance increase over Trinity with roughly the same power consumption.

If the A6-5400K is much more than 10% cheaper I'd stick with that (Its €48 vs €60 on HWVS atm).

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#3 24-09-2013 11:19am

livEwirE

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Cheers marco_polo, will probably stick with the 5400 so

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