Richard Chao
05-07-2012, 04:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.anandtech.com/show/5773/intels-ivy-bridge-an-htpc-perspective' target='_blank'>http://www.anandtech.com/show/5773/...tpc-perspective</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"The ability to cram in more and more transistors in a die has made it possible to have both the CPU and GPU in the same silicon."</em></p><p><em></em><em><img height="398" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com//wpt/auto/1336359513.usr117680.png" style="border: 0;" width="450" /></em></p><p>AnandTech has posted their review of Intel's Ivy Bridge from the perspective of a HTPC user. They looked at refresh rates, decoding and rendering benchmarks, network streaming capabilities, power consumption, etc. Their review is pretty comprehensive and should be a must read for anyone wondering if they should update or keep what they have. </p>