Intel CPUs with onboard video

http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/4_HTPC/HTPC_Hardware/Video_Cards_(GPUs)/Intel_-_Onboard_GPUs

AMD CPUs with onboard video

http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/4_HTPC/HTPC_Hardware/Video_Cards_(GPUs)/AMD_-_Onboard_GPUs

Heat vs Speed

The faster the CPU, the hotter it gets
The faster the CPU, the smoother MediaPortal will run
The faster the CPU, more simultaneous tasks can be done

Now, with all of these there is a major trade off, and that is the first point. the heat. This is more of an issue for Intel processor owners as generally, they are the hotter CPU (when compared to AMD products).

More Speed = Heat

The trade off here is that whilst we want a slick, fast and smooth Media Portal experience, the faster the CPU we put into our PC, the hotter it gets. And the hotter the CPU gets, the more air required to keep the CPU cool. And the more air we move around our systems, the louder they get. And the louder they get, the less acceptible they become in our living and lounge rooms. So when organising your hardware, have a think about hwat tasks your Media Portal PC will do, and buy the hardware to suit.

EG. If you only want to perform standard functions, like record one digital channel and watch another digital channel at the same time. A 2.0 GHz CPU will do just fine, and it wont be too hard to keep cool

More Speed = Smoother

This is only an issue when you have low end hardware. If you have a slow 1GHz CPU and an older video card and you are running Media Portal on a TV at a high resolution, then you may see a slight jerkyness to Media Portal, this is not caused by the application, but by your hardware. You first need to determine which part of your system is causing the bottle neck, and upgrade the components to suit your installation.

More Speed = More Tasks

This is what we are after isn't it? Like above, a 2GHz CPU will be fine for recording and watching of different channels, or Listening to a disk based CD and watching a slide show. So any more horsepower then this will be overkill. That is unless you are recording in 1080p, then you will need a faster CPU, say 2.8GHz or better.

CPU Charts

AMD

CPU	Socket	Core	Rating	TDP	VTemp
ATHLON XP	Socket A	Palomino	1900+ - 2100+	68 - 71 Watt	90°
ATHLON XP	Socket A	Thoroughbred	2100+ - 2600+	62,1 - 68,3 Watt	85°
ATHLON XP	Socket A	Thoroughbred	2800+	74,3 Watt	85°
ATHLON XP	Socket A	Barton (FSB 333)	2500+ - 2800+	63,8 - 68,5 Watt	85°
ATHLON XP	Socket A	Barton (FSB 333)	3000+	74,3 Watt	85°
ATHLON XP	Socket A	Barton (FSB 400)	3000+	63,8 Watt	85°
ATHLON XP	Socket A	Barton (FSB 400)	3200+	76,8 Watt	85°
SEMPRON	Socket 754	Paris	3100+	62 Watt	70°
ATHLON 64	Socket 754	Clawhammer	3000+ - 3700+	89 Watt	85°
ATHLON 64	Socket 754	Clawhammer	4000+	89 Watt	70°
ATHLON 64	Socket 754	Winchester	3000+ - 3500+	67 Watt	68°
ATHLON 64	Socket 939	Winchester	3000+ - 3500+	67 Watt	68°
ATHLON 64	Socket 939	Venice	3000+ - 3800+	62 - 68 Watt	65°
ATHLON X2	Socket 939	Manchester	3800+ - 4200+	89 Watt	65°
ATHLON X2	Socket 939	Manchester	4600+	110 Watt	65°
ATHLON X2	Socket 939	Toledo	4400+ - 4800+	110 Watt	65°

Intel

CPU	Socket	Core	Rating	TDP	VTemp
Celeron 4 2000	Socket 478	Northwood	2000	70,4 Watt	67°
Celeron 4 2100	Socket 478	Northwood	2100	74 Watt	67°
Celeron 4 2200	Socket 478	Northwood	2200	76,1 Watt	67°
Celeron 4 2300	Socket 478	Northwood	2300	77,7 Watt	67°
Celeron 4 2400	Socket 478	Northwood	2400	79,1 Watt	67°
Celeron 4 2500	Socket 478	Northwood	2500	81,3 Watt	67°
Celeron 4 2600	Socket 478	Northwood	2600	83,5 Watt	67°
Celeron 4 2700	Socket 478	Northwood	2700	85,7 Watt	67°
Celeron 4 2800	Socket 478	Northwood	2800	87 Watt	67°
Celeron D 315	Socket 478	Prescott	2266	73 Watt	67°
Celeron D 320	Socket 478	Prescott	2400	73 Watt	67°
Celeron D 325	Socket 478	Prescott	2533	73 Watt	67°
Celeron D 330	Socket 478	Prescott	2666	73 Watt	67°
Celeron D 335	Socket 478	Prescott	2800	73 Watt	67°
Celeron D 340	Socket 478	Prescott	2933	73 Watt	67°
Celeron D 345	Socket 478	Prescott	3066	73 Watt	67°
Celeron D 325 J	Socket 775	Prescott	2533	84 Watt	67°
Celeron D 335 J	Socket 775	Prescott	2800	84 Watt	67°
Celeron D 340 J	Socket 775	Prescott	2933	84 Watt	67°
Celeron D 345 J	Socket 775	Prescott	3066	84 Watt	67°
Pentium 4 1700	Socket 478	Willamette	1700	85,3 Watt	75°
Pentium 4 1800	Socket 478	Willamette	1800	88,9 Watt	77°
Pentium 4 1900	Socket 478	Willamette	1900	92,3 Watt	75°
Pentium 4 2000	Socket 478	Willamette	2000	95,7 Watt	75°
Pentium 4 A 1800	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 400)	1800	49,6 Watt	68°
Pentium 4 A 2000	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 400)	2000	52,4 Watt	68°
Pentium 4 A 2200	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 400)	2200	55,1 Watt	69°
Pentium 4 A 2400	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 400)	2400	57,8 Watt	70°
Pentium 4 A 2500	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 400)	2500	59,3 Watt	71°
Pentium 4 A 2600	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 400)	2600	62,6 Watt	72°
Pentium 4 B 2533	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 533)	2533	59,3 Watt	71°
Pentium 4 B 2666	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 533)	2666	66,1 Watt	74°
Pentium 4 B 2800	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 533)	2800	68,4 Watt	75°
Pentium 4 B 3066	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 533)	3066	81,8 Watt	69°
Pentium 4 C 2600	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 800)	2600	69 Watt	72°
Pentium 4 C 2800	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 800)	2800	69,7 Watt	75°
Pentium 4 C 3000	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 800)	3000	81,9 Watt	70°
Pentium 4 C 3200	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 800)	3200	82 Watt	70°
Pentium 4 C 3400	Socket 478	Northwood (FSB 800)	3400	82,1 Watt	70°
Pentium 4 2800	Socket 478	Prescott	2800	89 Watt	70°
Pentium 4 3000	Socket 478	Prescott	3000	89 Watt	70°
Pentium 4 3200	Socket 478	Prescott	3200	103 Watt	70°
Pentium 4 3400	Socket 478	Prescott	3400	103 Watt	70°
Pentium 4 520	Socket 478	Prescott	2800	89 Wattv	68°
Pentium 4 530	Socket 478	Prescott	3000	89 Watt	68°
Pentium 4 540	Socket 478	Prescott	3200	103 Watt	68°
Pentium 4 550	Socket 478	Prescott	3400	103 Wattv	73°
Pentium 4 520	Socket 775	Prescott	2800	84 Watt	68°
Pentium 4 530	Socket 775	Prescott	3000	84 Watt	68°
Pentium 4 540	Socket 775	Prescott	3200	84 Watt	68°
Pentium 4 550	Socket 775	Prescott	3400	84 Watt	68°
Pentium 4 560J	Socket 775	Prescott	3600	115 Watt	73°
Pentium 4 570J	Socket 775	Prescott	3800	115 Watt	73°
Pentium 4 630	Socket 775	Prescott	3000	84 Watt	68°
Pentium 4 640	Socket 775	Prescott	3200	84 Watt	68°
Pentium 4 650	Socket 775	Prescott	3400	84 Watt	68°
Pentium 4 660	Socket 775	Prescott	3600	115 Watt	73°

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