Which old CPU to build a HTPC

EMach2 — Thu, 29 May 2014 13:21:03 GMT

Hi Friends,

I've got an MSI MS-7536 945GCM478 DDR2 PCIe 16x motherboard.

I'd like to build a HTPC to watch full-HD movies, family recordings, youtube HD videos and playing Tanki Online MMO Flash Game.

I also have a Radeon 6450 PCIe 16x 1GB HDMI VGA and a Samsung Full HD HDMI monitor

I've found 2 great CPU's, but each of them has a little incompleteness.

Which one would be better for my purproses?

+: 64 bit (example CPU)

+: Windows 8/8.1 x64 compatible by NX bit exists

-: one thread in the core

?: Is it a REAL s478 one or a notebook s479, what is shown az PPGA478 on Intel's page as the other notebook Socket M & Socket P CPU'S?

+: HyperThread

-: 32 bit

-: Win7 x86 max

So, which one would you use, or any other cheap, fast and "cool" alternative?

Thanks, mache

Re: Which old CPU to build a HTPC

Jose_H_Intel1 — Fri, 30 May 2014 15:33:53 GMT

http://ark.intel.com/products/27369/Mobile-Intel-Pentium-4-Processor-538-supporting-HT-Technology-1M-Cache-3_20-GHz-533-MHz-FSB?q=538# @specifications The Intel® Pentium 4 processor 538 is listed as a mobile processor while http://ark.intel.com/products/27453/Intel-Pentium-4-Processor-511-1M-Cache-2_80A-GHz-533-MHz-FSB?q=511# @ordering the Intel® Pentium 4 processor 511 was available for two different sockets (LGA775 and mPGA478) for both retail box and OEM. At this moment only the motherboard manufacturer can provide a list of compatible processors.

We can only recommend buying Intel® processors from authorized distributors or resellers.