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Which old CPU to build a HTPC

EMach2
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Hi Friends,

I've got an MSI MS-7536 945GCM478 DDR2 PCIe 16x motherboard.

I'd like to build a HTPC to watch full-HD movies, family recordings, youtube HD videos and playing Tanki Online MMO Flash Game.

I also have a Radeon 6450 PCIe 16x 1GB HDMI VGA and a Samsung Full HD HDMI monitor

I've found 2 great CPU's, but each of them has a little incompleteness.

Which one would be better for my purproses?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281348139994?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 1. Intel Pentium 4 511 SL7E2 2.80GHz/1MB/533MHz FSB Socket 478 Prescott

+: 64 bit (example CPU)

+: Windows 8/8.1 x64 compatible by NX bit exists

-: one thread in the core

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181341290205?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649 2. Mobile Intel Pentium 4 HT 538 3.2 GHz CPU Processor 1MB Socket 478 SL7NB E0

?: Is it a REAL s478 one or a notebook s479, what is shown az PPGA478 on Intel's page as the other notebook Socket M & Socket P CPU'S?

+: HyperThread

-: 32 bit

-: Win7 x86 max

So, which one would you use, or any other cheap, fast and "cool" alternative?

Thanks, mache

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Jose_H_Intel1
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http://ark.intel.com/products/27369/Mobile-Intel-Pentium-4-Processor-538-supporting-HT-Technology-1M-Cache-3_20-GHz-533-MHz-FSB?q=538# @specifications The Intel® Pentium 4 processor 538 is listed as a mobile processor while http://ark.intel.com/products/27453/Intel-Pentium-4-Processor-511-1M-Cache-2_80A-GHz-533-MHz-FSB?q=511# @ordering the Intel® Pentium 4 processor 511 was available for two different sockets (LGA775 and mPGA478) for both retail box and OEM. At this moment only the motherboard manufacturer can provide a list of compatible processors.

We can only recommend buying Intel® processors from authorized distributors or resellers.

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