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Intel or AMD for HTPC not using IGP

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FatcatX

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Some of the sticky threads here and on other sites are outdated by at least a year. From what I have been reading, AMD cpu's are better for systems which you buy a GPU. Intel is better if you use a board with IGP.

Is this still the case to date? Also, if I go Intel, is the Core 2 Duo still better for the P/G965 chipsets, what about the P35? I've been loyal to AMD since K2's.

I was going to go with the gigabyte mATX board with onboard IGP because people say you can run 1080p off it...but I also hear it's not the ideal board for someone who wants to watch a show and record one in the background.
 
FatcatX said:
From what I have been reading, AMD cpu's are better for systems which you buy a GPU. Intel is better if you use a board with IGP.
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It's the other way around, how did you come to that conclusion?

If you're going ATX then it doesn't really matter but you'll build a better system (performance-wise) going with Intel; if you need to go with an MATX system and use an IGP then go AMD since they have the best IGPs out there.
 
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