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Lowest cost Intel CPU that wont botteneck HTCP

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The Pentium G3240 is working great for my build, it has PLENTY of power for a HTPC. Handles 4K well, Bluray is great, and obviously any other method of video playback. If you plan to use it for games, it does not run smoothly with the exception of Minesweeper.

All in all, great processor. Happy with its price to power ratio.

I am going to be building a Home Theater PC soon and I am wondering what the lowest cost Intel CPU I should go for. I do plan on using an discrete/dedicated GPU so integrated graphics is not going to be important for me.

I have a few ideas in mind:

Intel Celeron G1850  -  This one is the bottom of the Haswell refreshes

Intel Pentium G3220 -  Is this any step up from the Celeron?

Intel Pentium G3240 - This is just the refresh of the previous G3220.

Intel Core i3-4130T - I know this low power i3 will do the trick, but is it necessary as I dont need the improved HD 4400?

 

Links:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116999&cm_re=1150-_-19-116-999-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116950&cm_re=1150-_-19-116-950-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116998&cm_re=1150_cpu-_-19-116-998-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116947&cm_re=1150-_-19-116-947-_-Product

 

Thanks for your feedback!

i3 or maybe try for G3258 (and OC le shit of it) 

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  • 4 weeks later...

pretty much any cpu made in the last decade can handle it just fine

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