Be-2300 $29.99 + free ship @ egg!

Good deal but I still have an unused BE-2400 from the last $30 deal. :D
 
<3 the BE-2400. After my Zalman 8700 fan died it is running great passive.
 
You guys think the 2300 or the 2350 would playback 1080p x264 encodes or Blu-ray/HD-DVD discs ok?

My x2 5200+ is running way to hot and I was thinking that maybe these run a bit cooler.
 
if you can't off-load to a gpu or igp, then you may want to step upto the 5050e.
 
DyNe__ said:
BE-2400 deals were better. I wish they still had those up.
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were they $30 shipped as well ?

Lower speed = lower power + dual core = fast for a lot of simple applications.

That + cheap motherboard beats the crap out of an atom/via solution.
 
Robstar said:
were they $30 shipped as well ?

Lower speed = lower power + dual core = fast for a lot of simple applications.

That + cheap motherboard beats the crap out of an atom/via solution.
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The BE-2400 was $25, $31.99 and $30 in previous deals: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1343323 http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1353845 http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1336203

$30 for the 2300 is still very good. The extra 400MHz in the older deals was just better. ;) I have a retail BE-2300 from Fry's and a BE-2400 from newegg running in a couple of SFF systems. I got in on the $25 and $30 newegg deals.
 
the 2400 in my HTPC came from the $25 deal also, but I"m still tempted to grab this just to start a build for my brother. A 754 semp with 1gb DDR 333 to a 2300 with 2gb DDR2 800 should be a nice step up for under $75 after MIR if I find a cheapy board.
 
FromTheLou said:
You guys think the 2300 or the 2350 would playback 1080p x264 encodes or Blu-ray/HD-DVD discs ok?

My x2 5200+ is running way to hot and I was thinking that maybe these run a bit cooler.
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Only if you can offload the processing to the GPU, say a 8400GS or above graphics card.

The generally accepted required GHZ rating that I found for 1080p video processing without stutter on a home theatre PC without video card assistance was pretty much said to be 2.2 - 2.4Ghz.

That being said - these chips do run cool - at idle they don't even generate enough heat to feel heat from the heatsink. My BE-2400 powered HP slimline with a 500GB drive and a 8400GS only draws .3 amp at 120volt when idling according to my Monster Power HTS line conditoner.
 
Can someone recommend me a cheap and decent MB to pair this with. I would love to do a little OC'ing and give me little brother a cheap gaming rig. All he plays is CS 1.6 and CSS. Thanks!
 
Cheap 20 pin mobo to go with this?:)

I'd like to upgrade my file server, the little duron, it takes like a week and a 1/2 to do a virus scan:(
 
I just bought a BE-2350 and a Biostar TA780G. I might have gone with the 2300 if I would have seen this thread before buying... a cached Newegg shopping cart is dangerous. :D

This board is currently a good value with its MIR.
 
Omegas said:
if you can't off-load to a gpu or igp, then you may want to step upto the 5050e.
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Archaea said:
Only if you can offload the processing to the GPU, say a 8400GS or above graphics card.

The generally accepted required GHZ rating that I found for 1080p video processing without stutter on a home theatre PC without video card assistance was pretty much said to be 2.2 - 2.4Ghz.

That being said - these chips do run cool - at idle they don't even generate enough heat to feel heat from the heatsink. My BE-2400 powered HP slimline with a 500GB drive and a 8400GS only draws .3 amp at 120volt when idling according to my Monster Power HTS line conditoner.
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Hmm, I might have to look into the BE-2400. I am able to offload the processing to the GPU as I am using the jetway mini-itx 8200 board.

Just tired of the CPU fan running full blast in such a small case.

Thanks for the info!
 
^ The BE-2300, BE-2350, BE-2400 and the new 48 series models are all 45 watt. So your CPU fan should work no more with the BE-2300 than the BE-2400. And with your ability to offload the 1080p material work to the graphcis card then I wouldn't worry too much about processor speed for media playback since you say you have a proven chipset.

My BE-2400 overclocked to 2.7Ghz from the stock 2.3Ghz at stock voltage.

I will say that my core 2 quad q6600 seems incredibly faster (well it's the fastest computer I've ever used) than the BE-2400 feels - so for daily use I'd recommend nothing less than a quad Intel proc. But for a HTPC the BE series 45 watt chips work perfectly.
 
Archaea said:
Only if you can offload the processing to the GPU, say a 8400GS or above graphics card.

The generally accepted required GHZ rating that I found for 1080p video processing without stutter on a home theatre PC without video card assistance was pretty much said to be 2.2 - 2.4Ghz.

That being said - these chips do run cool - at idle they don't even generate enough heat to feel heat from the heatsink. My BE-2400 powered HP slimline with a 500GB drive and a 8400GS only draws .3 amp at 120volt when idling according to my Monster Power HTS line conditoner.
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Would 8200 Geforce (onboard) video work?
 
Eh my 4850e isn't enough to run XBMC + 1080p mkv h.264's (Highish bit-rates)

XBMC can't offload to GPU... when I use MPC-HC it's perfect because the 780g does most of the work.

But my plan is to go with a m-atx case + m-atx 780g + a phenom and be good... spend $60 on a M-ATX motherboard and $$80 on a used phenom vs. $160 on a mini-itx board >_<
 
I run XBMC + 1080p mkv h.264's (Highish bit-rates) off my XPS M1330 with a T7500 and 8400GS and 2GB Ram flawlessly :)

I was thinking of building a dedicated HTPC with the 2300e but your words discourage me now. Can someone else confirm Blazestorm's claims re: the 4850e ?
 
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