2012-02-20, 17:44
I'm looking to setup a new XBMC machine and cannot decide between two configurations which only differ in CPU/GPU (and motherboard of course):
Intel Celeron G530 + Ati HD6450 1GB
(discrete graphics because of the Sandy bridge frame-rate issue)
or
AMD A6-3500 with integrated graphics
I think that both configurations are more than capable of handling everything you throw at them and are in fact ideal for a XBMC Windows machine. But, since there is almost no price difference, the only concern left is the power consumption.
Would the Intel configuration draw more power because of the discrete GPU?
I’m not sure because according to reviews the G530 alone draws less power than the A6-3500 and the HD6450 is not a power hungry GPU.
Would there, besides the mentioned, be any other differences?
What would you buy between these two choices?
:confused2:
Intel Celeron G530 + Ati HD6450 1GB
(discrete graphics because of the Sandy bridge frame-rate issue)
or
AMD A6-3500 with integrated graphics
I think that both configurations are more than capable of handling everything you throw at them and are in fact ideal for a XBMC Windows machine. But, since there is almost no price difference, the only concern left is the power consumption.
Would the Intel configuration draw more power because of the discrete GPU?
I’m not sure because according to reviews the G530 alone draws less power than the A6-3500 and the HD6450 is not a power hungry GPU.
Would there, besides the mentioned, be any other differences?
What would you buy between these two choices?
:confused2: