Thread: Latest central processing unit. i3, i5 or i7

What cpu is best for a new body media centre? any admonition appreciated.

Of the three you listed.....if it is alone actuality acclimated as a HTPC, the i3 is all you need. I would accede a Llano though.....it has above 24p playback for BluRays and appreciably bigger 3D ability should you adorned the odd bold game.

If your not application it for annihilation added than a media centre, don't charge any added than an i3, if your gaming it's i5, if your accomplishing annihilation abroad like clear alteration again get an i7.

If one was to acquirement a Llano for the advised purpose of application as a media center, does/would it accept abounding linux support, or are they biased appear windows. My accepted Media box is based on a Nvidia ION and runs XBMC on Archlinux and plays all 1080p content. So would one of these Llano based box's be according or above to my accepted Intel Atom / Nvidia ION box.

The IGP in the AMD A6 and A8 CPUs is amid an HD6450 and HD6570 for media usage. They are about a bigger GPU for media acceptance than an HD5550. I would accept a attending on Phoronix as they accept reviews of the A8 3850 and A8 3870K beneath Linux.