<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Joseph Fry <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joe@thefrys.com" target="_blank">joe@thefrys.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I would definitely spend a few dollars more and go for Ivy Bridge. I have read that it works better with VAAPI (not sure if that information is accurate today) and provides an easier upgrade path in the future when you can grab an I7 used for $50.<div>
<br></div><div>Additionally, purchase the RAM/Mobo such that you only fill half the slots if possible... makes for a cheap upgrade in the future too and typically only costs a couple of dollars today.</div></div><br></blockquote>
<div><br></div><div>Looks like an Ivy Bridge G1610 is a dollar more than a Sandy Bridge G530, so that works for me :) <br></div></div><br></div></div>