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If you have some hardware that can support this already, you should go for it, as it would be a cheap PC. But what these kiddies are saying about it handling HTPC applications... Celerons have NO...
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This is exactly what I did. G530, Biostar B75, SSD + RAM and I am VERY happy with the performance. Zero problems with the setup even when I'm using this machine to watch streaming Netflix & network...
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Don't ya really like it when someone makes it easy to stick them on your ignore list? About 95% of what the guy said is wrong or irrelevant. Chances are pretty good he'll never say anything useful...
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Not necessarily power consumption but it does mean max power consumption for the cpu. Your graph shows that G540 at full load is 70.2W which is 5W greater than the TDP of 65W which is within range...
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I use a dedicated HTPC with a PCI-E Ceton card. However, its tuners can be network shared. I have heard of people making the Ceton card work on WHS 2011 box, but I am sure that is not a supported...
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lol celeron. The most worthless thing Intel has ever produced.[/QUOTE
How come they are still in the market? Celeron! haha
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I actually don't mind crippled chips like this as long as it was still overclockable. As is, this generation Celeron has very favorable price/performance ratio. Definitely much better than any...
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I agree with you. I was thinking the same thing that sales numbers for the Celerons were calculated. If Intel wanted to sell more Celerons, they would re-brand. Same with the Pentium branding. ...
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I dread the slow waiting time of typing in Word and surfing the net with my G530/Samsung 830 as compared to a i7. It's insufferable. So much so I think I'll drop another couple hundred for a...
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While in college I did phone based tech support for HP products, and would usually ask for the PC specs of the caller while troubleshooting. I was often surprised at the powerful systems some of...
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It is, I'm just giving you guys a hard time lol. Celerons/Pentiums are what I use in all my business class machines. Having IT administration means the users can't load their machines with crapware...
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This just says it all ...40 bucks today will give you a high end core2duo or x2 athlon of just 3 years ago not bad....throw in a 40 dollar m/b and 25 bucks for 4gb dual ram and you have a very snappy...
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Thanks OP! In 4 1, no tax in NY.
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AMD Fusion (APU)? They can be had for under $60 and the performance is quite decent.
I owned a Celeron and I have to say, back in the beforetime they were a great alternative to the P4 chips for...
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I realize that you are a troll, but I'll bite. WHS is great for centralized media storage and management of a house full of PCs. I have a HTPC with WMC. The integration with WHS and WMC is useful. I...
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It's actually their intention to preserve this.
It's just like store brands, etc. Although they are almost as good, often people will pay more for something with a better name.
So, the people who...
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Good processor..
Microcenter had some Pentium G620 for $39 for a while but not every one can get it apparently.
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Can this handle 1080p mkv files around 15-20GB? Will it be able to run XBMC smoothly?
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A6 for $50:
https://slickdeals.net/f/4915798-AMD-A4-3400-Processor-39-Micro-Center-B-M?
Skip the GPU for an office PC or crossfire with the card you bought:...
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i use one of these with a 560 Ti, and it's still the video card that bottlenecks my games. if you're just going for gaming, this is an insanely good value for the money. i'm beyond satisfied with it.
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Good info chung_chang. I would just like to add to the confusion a little:
Yes, the Pentium and Celeron line are listed as not having QuickSync functionality. However if you install a newer Intel...
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Haha yeah, old people are stupid.
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I'm glad you actually explained that. I might be trolling the Celeron, but I was genuinely curious as to what WHS could actually do that was useful. From the description, it just sounded like...
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network streaming... to what exactly? another machine? that kind of defeats the purpose of attempting to virtualize every machine you need.
stop posting already, you sound (read: are) foolish.
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Talked a little about "celeron" and also did an unboxing/installation. Really not that complicated, but just in case anyone wants to see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX1kgE_wYAw
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Go back to your "IT administrator" job and go purchase more "business class machines".
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Want. Def don't need.
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these celerons work great for little htpc boxes and need that extra ohmp for netflix etc.....in what one.
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Ugh, dual band wireless N already sucks donkeys between floors at my house trying to stream compressed video and SDTV DVDs. I can't imagine how horrible it must be trying to stream uncompressed...
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If anyone has links to inexpensive 1155 boards, please post. Thanks!
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It's really too bad tax in CA and shipping kills the deal, total for me comes to $44.71 while it's $44.99 on amazon, so no deal at all for CA people. Thanks for posting though.
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Stop feeding the troll @Zephom13
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but amazon doesn't have it instock right now... and I think this is still the best price for CA ppl or you can get one from Directron for $44.99.
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Since when does TDP equate to actual power consumption? Here is a chart comparing the power consumption of a few comparable CPUs from xbitlabs.com:
http://snag.gy/DAo9b.jpg
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So much mis-information in this thread that can throw off novices who might be interested in this low cost CPU...
These are good for HTPC. It can decode H.264 in hardware and bitstream HD audio...
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Firstly, there's something called redundancy; apparently something you've never come across despite working with "business class machines".
Also, it's significantly cheaper to have several low-end...
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My point was that "incremental performance increase" means *nothing* to the average American. People usually don't change unless they're overloaded with malware (and don't realize a simple backup...
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http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/celeron-g540-g440_8.html#sect0
The entire APU line from the E-series to the A series were sort of cute but overpriced a year ago. They're redundant and...
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