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To: eracer who wrote (255390)8/8/2008 11:44:29 AM
From: wbmwRespond to of 275872
 
Re: There is no good Intel alternative yet for your situation. The Intel G45 boards are still expensive and all of the Intel G35/G33/G31 chipsets are too slow.

Try the G43. It's supposed to have identical graphics and feature set, and only lacks the ability to do hardware decode of Blu-Ray discs. If that's a primary function of the system, then it's probably not appropriate. But for most consumers, they already have a dedicated set-top box for that, so they don't need their general purpose PC to play the Blu-Ray discs for them.



To: eracer who wrote (255390)8/8/2008 11:46:06 AM
From: VattilaRead Replies (1) | Respond to of 275872
 
I wouldn't settle for anything less than 780G/790GX if you insist on staying with integrated graphics.

That supports my findings as well.

Should I give up that insistence, how low could I get the total system power and price with a E7200 solution and a graphics card at 790GX levels (passively cooled)?


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