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Hey guys,
I'm building a new media center on the cheap. Super cheap actually. Am I right in assuming that I can get just about any low end processor provided I get a decent graphics card? In this case a GeForce 210.
Thanks
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Correct and then use vdpau under linux or dxva2 under windows.
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just remember, while a video card may do 1080p with no problems, having too slow of a cpu/system will make the menus and everything else sluggish.
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last I saw, a dev stated that the menus and main app are not really helped by video card.
even if they are, CPU still determines how fast non graphics processes and library database is processed/accessed/updated.
anyway, xbmc + appletv + linux is pretty snappy, so I would expect anything around 1ghz or more would be sufficient for most, but I would not want to run xbmc & windows at 1ghz (even with dx support).
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You don't get a major speed boost in the menus by CPU- it levels off quickly. The real boost comes from a SSD.
My new Atom HTPC with a SSD is MUCH snappier in menus and loading fanart than my old HTPC with a Q6600 and a regular HD.