Need help buying a Processor

[srinivas1015]

According to PowerDVD's requirements, this is what I need for using TrueTheater with blu-rays :


TrueTheater HD and TrueTheater 3D for Blu-ray and HD video: Intel Core i5 (with 4 Cores), AMD Phenom II X6 or above



I currently have an AMD Athlon X2 2.7Ghz Processor which means I have an AM2 or AM3 socket on my motherboard. (This means I can't buy an Intel processor, right?) Which is the cheapest processor that can get the job done? I need help as I have no idea when it comes to processors.

[BLindsay]

Originally Posted by srinivas1015

According to PowerDVD's requirements, this is what I need for using TrueTheater with blu-rays :


TrueTheater HD and TrueTheater 3D for Blu-ray and HD video: Intel Core i5 (with 4 Cores), AMD Phenom II X6 or above



I currently have an AMD Athlon X2 2.7Ghz Processor which means I have an AM2 or AM3 socket on my motherboard. (This means I can't buy an Intel processor, right?) Which is the cheapest processor that can get the job done? I need help as I have no idea when it comes to processors.

A Phenom II X6 will likely be the cheapest, cant do an intel cpu without a new motherboard. Speaking of motherboard though, I would need to know more details about your currently motherboard before I could suggest a cpu. If you don't know the model of your motherboard (IE if its a prebuilt) then if you can tell me the make and model of the computer I should be able to find out

[srinivas1015]

^^ I just found out the model number of the motherboard. It's an Asus M3N78-EM .
Going by the this list it supports almost every AMD processor including the Phenom II X6 as it has an AM2 / AM2+ slot.

http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/l...m=m3n78-em&p=1

I'm looking for advice on which CPU to get though and I don't really know which processor frequency to choose either. I currently have DDR2 8GB RAM and an Nvidia GTX-460.
I'm not going to use the computer for gaming, only for playing blu-rays and applying TrueTheater enhancements.

Processor requirements for TrueTheater are given at the bottom :
http://www.cyberlink.com/products/po...n_US.html?&r=1

Thanks a lot for your help so far.

[srinivas1015]

There are many X6 Processors here starting at 80$. I don't know which to choose :

http://shop.amd.com/us/All/Search?Na...promoid=piip01

[BLindsay]

the 1055T is on the list and seems like a good choice between price/performance


http://shop.amd.com/us/All/Detail/Pr...ry%3AProcessor