Palermo 3100 vs Newcastle 2800

[filterxg]

For the last month I've been telling myself I'd buy a 3200 Venice. But the market is changing too fast to justify that expense (introduction of dual cores). So I'm going cheap. I'm trying to decide between these two processors based on encoding performance. Why? I figure the two will perform similarly but when I do get a dual core, one of these will go into an HTPC and will have to decode HD (1080i) content on the fly. I'm not sure either is up to it, but for the same dollar I'd like to go with the safest bet.

EDIT: I should add that I probably will not do a big overclock in an HTPC case, so any advice you may give me plz assume stock.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

That is a tough call, so let me be the :evil: for a minute I'd get the 3100+ and overclock it in that little HTPC. Why? It will out ramp that NC with almost absolute certainty, and you should be able to get it to 2.3-2.4ghz on default vcore and it probably won't have a cooling issue even in SFF case. Particularly if you aren't pairing it with a hot running vid card. I don't see 64bit being a factor before you go X2 so that isn't a real factor. That's just me though

 

[exar333]

ill second the 3100...good ocer and runs very cool

 

[Budman]

As long as you get the newer .09nm 3100+ Sempron,those run lower voltages and would run cooler.

 

[milkrocks]

As long as you get a good video card designed for 1080i output (some of the current ATI offerings come to mind) either of these chips should perform just fine.

 

[mindwreck]

sempron. They run overclock well and run cool even when oc'ed