Intel Sandy Bridge

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Originally Posted by Jameseh

If your doing just a playback HTPC, atoms can playback 1080p (from a file not a BD) fine.

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*dual core

Although if I was going for a HTPC I'd go for something with Nvidia ION for the 1080p playback.

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Originally Posted by Recursion

*dual core

Although if I was going for a HTPC I'd go for something with Nvidia ION for the 1080p playback.

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No, you'd just put a C2D in there and save lots of hassle.

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Originally Posted by N!ck

No, you'd just put a C2D in there and save lots of hassle.

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Until you're looking for something that runs quietly on an mITX board in an mITX case :P

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Originally Posted by Recursion

*dual core

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The Atom does not need be Dual Core.

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Originally Posted by Jameseh

The Atom does not need be Dual Core.

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Since when did single core Atoms handle 1080p without a decent video card to off load it onto?

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Originally Posted by Recursion

Since when did single core Atoms handle 1080p without a decent video card to off load it onto?

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This. From a simple google search this is obvious.

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Originally Posted by Recursion

Until you're looking for something that runs quietly on an mITX board in an mITX case :P

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It can run quietly. Just not the mITX case...

I'd much rather have a slightly bigger C2D HTPC than a smaller atom based one.