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acer revo single core ion - tvwatcher - 2011-01-23
So I have the single core ion revo working well with windows 7 and xbmc, 2 gigs of memory. What I am wondering is if it would be worth upgrading to the new 1.8ghz jetway nettop with dual core? How much difference would I see going from the 1.6ghz ion revo single core to a 1.8 dual core with ion 2? I will run the same 2 gigs of memory and 32 bit windows 7. I have also thought of building a small dual core amd 45nm rig.. any input is appreciated..
- eskro - 2011-01-23
i wouldn't change to buy another nettop...
if your willing to change, i agree with buying a small dual core amd rig... all the way....
a low cost HTPC could be using these parts:
[cpu] Athlon X2 3.0GHz AM3 65W ($60) http://fwd4.me/u0U
[ram] GeIL 2 x 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 1066 CL7 ($40) http://fwd4.me/u0V
[mobo] MSI AM3 USB2 MicroATX ($60) http://fwd4.me/u0W
[gpu] ASUS HD5450 512MB DDR2 64-bit Low Profile ($35 + $0 - $15 MIR) http://fwd4.me/u0b
[case + psu] Sentey SS1-2422 MicroATX 450W ($52) http://fwd4.me/u0Y
- spencers - 2011-01-23
What are you doing with the machine?
Have you considered running XBMC Live instead?
- fekker - 2011-01-23
if looking to keep it small and power use down, maybe one of the ulv cpu based zbox's, alot more horsepower then an atom dual core
Zotac ZBOX HD-ND22
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1069-page1.html
- tvwatcher - 2011-01-24
looks good, but the gpu comes up at 75 bucks.. would it be ok to go with a mobo with nvidea video built in? if so can you recommend one? I'll be going with windows 7 ultimate 32 bit, so I guess 2 gigs is enough? I have a hard drive already, and i'll use a external dvd drive to load the OS. how loud do you think that cpu fan will be in a small case? again any input appreciated very much!