Hi all. I'm looking for a little input on a few different items.
My main htpc server has died and seeing as it was an aging athlon xp2400 based system, I think its time to upgrade.
I am looking to use the system mainly for htpc use, as well as acting as a media server for the rest of the house. The system will need to hook up to my home theater rig via hdmi and will be used for light gaming from time to time.
What I'm torn between:
an amd based system with
phenom II x6 1090t
asrock 860 mb
4 gb ddr3 1333
a single 3 gb/s hdd
xfx 5770
or
an intel based with
core i5 2400 sandy
msi p67a-g43
4 gb ddr3 1600
a single 3 gb/s hdd
xfx 5770
I figure both of these setups are more than adequate for my needs. No OCing will occur. I will probably upgrade ram and vid-card in the future so I need to make sure I'm future proofed to an extent.
Another major concern is power consumption. The rig will be housed in an htpc case that has a proprietary 350w psu.
I'm looking for any and all advice/ suggestions.
Thanks for your time!
My main htpc server has died and seeing as it was an aging athlon xp2400 based system, I think its time to upgrade.
I am looking to use the system mainly for htpc use, as well as acting as a media server for the rest of the house. The system will need to hook up to my home theater rig via hdmi and will be used for light gaming from time to time.
What I'm torn between:
an amd based system with
phenom II x6 1090t
asrock 860 mb
4 gb ddr3 1333
a single 3 gb/s hdd
xfx 5770
or
an intel based with
core i5 2400 sandy
msi p67a-g43
4 gb ddr3 1600
a single 3 gb/s hdd
xfx 5770
I figure both of these setups are more than adequate for my needs. No OCing will occur. I will probably upgrade ram and vid-card in the future so I need to make sure I'm future proofed to an extent.
Another major concern is power consumption. The rig will be housed in an htpc case that has a proprietary 350w psu.
I'm looking for any and all advice/ suggestions.
Thanks for your time!