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Opinion on Processor speeds needed

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I am building my first HTPC and I have all the parts. The processor I bought is a AMD 5000+ Black Edition. I am trying to decide whether to put that in the HTPC or swap it out with the 3800+ in my desktop upstairs. I do most of my ripping/converting on the upstairs computer storing everything on a file server. The HTPC will only be doing playback. Will the 3800+ be enough processor for that? I have the gigabyte 780g board for the HTPC with the integrated graphics.
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I am building my first HTPC and I have all the parts. The processor I bought is a AMD 5000+ Black Edition. I am trying to decide whether to put that in the HTPC or swap it out with the 3800+ in my desktop upstairs. I do most of my ripping/converting on the upstairs computer storing everything on a file server. The HTPC will only be doing playback. Will the 3800+ be enough processor for that? I have the gigabyte 780g board for the HTPC with the integrated graphics.
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I believe that 3800+ (with atleast 2GB RAM) will be more than enough for HTPC needs. I'm currently running 4400+ with 2GB RAM and I can play all 1080p mkv files without a problem.
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