Author Topic: Unofficial HTPC users thread: Tips, Tricks, and everything HTPC (Read 230688 times)

Stagea · « **Reply #810 on:** Feb 05, 2013 at 05:56 PM »

^ HD 6670 1GB DDR5 for me.

Or dagdag ka 700 pesos for HD 7750.

defined · « **Reply #811 on:** Feb 05, 2013 at 06:22 PM »

got for preowned 6770...i think mrn 3k nun

ngek2x · « **Reply #812 on:** Feb 06, 2013 at 08:38 AM »

Malaki po ba difference ng DDR5 sa DDR3 for watching movies?
may nakita kasi ako Asus HD 6670 1gb/128bit ddr3 pero 3.7K

Stagea · « **Reply #813 on:** Feb 06, 2013 at 08:53 AM »

Quote from: ngek2x on Feb 06, 2013 at 08:38 AM

Malaki po ba difference ng DDR5 sa DDR3 for watching movies?
may nakita kasi ako Asus HD 6670 1gb/128bit ddr3 pero 3.7K

Nope, there's very little difference between them for movie playback. It's the shader power that matters more for this purpose (for GPU-accelerated post-processing).

≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦ · « **Reply #814 on:** Feb 06, 2013 at 08:55 AM »

Quote from: ngek2x on Feb 06, 2013 at 08:38 AM

Malaki po ba difference ng DDR5 sa DDR3 for watching movies?
may nakita kasi ako Asus HD 6670 1gb/128bit ddr3 pero 3.7K

DDR5 is much lesser in power consumption than DDR3 IMHO.

defined · « **Reply #815 on:** Mar 01, 2013 at 09:59 AM »

Gudam...question lang po...does all sata cables the same?

AC · « **Reply #816 on:** Mar 01, 2013 at 11:52 AM »

yes sa alam ko... sa sata.. same ang saksakan pati sa notebook hd.. hehe
maliban lang sa.. dvd ng laptop mas maliit saksakan.. di ko lang alam kung sata din tawag dun..

defined · « **Reply #817 on:** Mar 09, 2013 at 06:03 AM »

ahh..hmm does all sata cables have same speed?i mean yun mga nabibili sata cables..ala nm po kasing nka indicate if sata 1,2 or 3..thank you...

≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦ · « **Reply #818 on:** Mar 09, 2013 at 08:39 PM »

Quote from: defined on Mar 09, 2013 at 06:03 AM

ahh..hmm does all sata cables have same speed?i mean yun mga nabibili sata cables..ala nm po kasing nka indicate if sata 1,2 or 3..thank you...

Not all sata are same new board are sata 3 but backward compatible to sata. Sayang naman ang sata 3 kung gagamitin mo ng sata lalo na pag sata 3 na din ang hdd mo.

ajt · « **Reply #819 on:** Mar 11, 2013 at 08:05 PM »

Good pm mga sir, tanong lang ako kung ma improve ba video and sound quality pag xtreamer pro to htpc?

may onkyo avr kasi ako tapos xtreamer pro pero wala pa ako pang audio plano ko bumili ng cd player kaso parang mas sulit htpc para nandun na lahat music, movies, bluray, cds..

same lang ba audio quality cd player vs htpc?
mahirap ba mag setup ng kailangan na drivers and softwares na pang htpc?

Thanks

Clondalkin · « **Reply #820 on:** Apr 10, 2013 at 04:44 PM »

Hi Guys!

I havent been updated on laptop CPUs for the past 3 years and the last Vaio I bought has Core i3. Now, Im considering getting a new laptop again. All my current and previous PCs are Intel-powered but all my GPUs are ATI. Anyway, I saw an AMD A10-4600M powered Toshiba with integrated AMD 7660 GPU that seems to be nice and reasonable. How does that CPU compare with Intel's Core i?

Nope, I dont need an HTPC. I need a new laptop. hehehe

Thanks!

DTNS · « **Reply #821 on:** Apr 10, 2013 at 09:12 PM »

Quote from: Clondalkin on Apr 10, 2013 at 04:44 PM

Hi Guys!

I havent been updated on laptop CPUs for the past 3 years and the last Vaio I bought has Core i3. Now, Im considering getting a new laptop again. All my current and previous PCs are Intel-powered but all my GPUs are ATI. Anyway, I saw an AMD A10-4600M powered Toshiba with integrated AMD 7660 GPU that seems to be nice and reasonable. How does that CPU compare with Intel's Core i?

Nope, I dont need an HTPC. I need a new laptop. hehehe

Thanks!

it's about as powerful as mobile Sandybridge i5. check this out: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

that same APU is in MSI's gaming laptop, the GX60! http://www.villman.com/Product-Detail/MSI_GX60_1AC_A10+

raptor · « **Reply #822 on:** Apr 11, 2013 at 06:07 AM »

Quote from: defined on Mar 01, 2013 at 09:59 AM

Gudam...question lang po...does all sata cables the same?

nope, SATA3 cables are backward compatible to 1 an 2, but if you use SATA1 or SATA2 cables for SATA3 ports, it is possible that you would not achieve the rated speed

Nikkie · « **Reply #823 on:** Apr 14, 2013 at 07:46 AM »

May nabibilhan ba nung feet gaya ng sa receivers?

ninjababez® · « **Reply #824 on:** Apr 14, 2013 at 08:36 AM »

Quote from: Nikkie on Apr 14, 2013 at 07:46 AM

May nabibilhan ba nung feet gaya ng sa receivers?

why not cones from kuya obet aka Narayan, mas maganda

Pero may nakita ako sa japan 88 peso store dati na bump on
88 each or 66 each yata maganda parang pang receiver, kaso adhesive sya di screw type
try ace hardware din

≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦ · « **Reply #825 on:** Apr 14, 2013 at 08:47 AM »

Eto mga cones form kuya obet thread.

Nikkie · « **Reply #826 on:** Apr 14, 2013 at 01:41 PM »

Thanks! I'll check his thread.

defined · « **Reply #827 on:** Apr 24, 2013 at 08:13 PM »

Gudpm...any users of a10-5700..pa help nm po sa adjustment..mdyo blurred kc yun outut nya eh..thx

≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦ · « **Reply #828 on:** Apr 24, 2013 at 08:20 PM »

Quote from: defined on Apr 24, 2013 at 08:13 PM

Gudpm...any users of a10-5700..pa help nm po sa adjustment..mdyo blurred kc yun outut nya eh..thx

Nakakuha ka na pala ng A10-5700. What player you are using? What kind of blurred sa text or sa movies? What is the setting of your setup. I remember the default setup on my A10-5700 is not blurred when i first setup my HTPC.

defined · « **Reply #829 on:** Apr 24, 2013 at 08:50 PM »

opo hehe im using splash pro sir...hmm nka peg pla kya blurred...i try to use igd ok na po sya heheh..sir ano po temp ng a10-5700?idle and with load..thx po

≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦ · « **Reply #830 on:** Apr 25, 2013 at 08:42 AM »

Quote from: defined on Apr 24, 2013 at 08:50 PM

opo hehe im using splash pro sir...hmm nka peg pla kya blurred...i try to use igd ok na po sya heheh..sir ano po temp ng a10-5700?idle and with load..thx po

Di ko regular na check ang temp ng HTPC. Pero alam ko last time na check ko di pa abot ng 40.

defined · « **Reply #831 on:** Apr 26, 2013 at 09:42 AM »

awts..hmm sir did you use aftermarket cooler or the stock fan?thx

≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦ · « **Reply #832 on:** Apr 26, 2013 at 11:26 AM »

Quote from: defined on Apr 26, 2013 at 09:42 AM

awts..hmm sir did you use aftermarket cooler or the stock fan?thx

Nope i dont use after market cooler but i have tested the temp last january which is di pa ganun kainit. I tested today and the max is 48 which is i think okay pa din naman.

Additional software for our HTPC reclock.

Reclock x86 : This software is very clever, thanks to it everything will be perfect if your TV does not be set to the frequency of the video. Indeed it will change the framerate of the video to be set to the frequency of the screen to avoid stutters.

defined · « **Reply #833 on:** Apr 26, 2013 at 11:57 AM »

baba ng temps nyo sir...skin po kasi normal 55 to 60...hmm ill already use aftermarket cooler...nag iisp tuloy me to change my case and use tower cooler...i will try the reclock x86 thank you sir..

≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦ · « **Reply #834 on:** Apr 26, 2013 at 12:04 PM »

Quote from: defined on Apr 26, 2013 at 11:57 AM

baba ng temps nyo sir...skin po kasi normal 55 to 60...hmm ill already use aftermarket cooler...nag iisp tuloy me to change my case and use tower cooler...i will try the reclock x86 thank you sir..

No problem why not use silverstone HTPC case with a lot of HDD slots. If you go matx or uatx build make sure na ang case mo has a head room for air flow and kung puwede aluminum case like lian li.

Yung sa akin pag naka close ang harap parang amp din lang. Yung case ko can accomodate 6x120mm and default installed 3x120mm. I use Arctic Silver 5 for the thermal solution of my proc.

@doc mel

Eto ba gamit mo sa MCE Remote Control mo?

We need to change permissions on the default launcher so we can copy over it:
1. Go to "C:\Windows\ehome"
2. In the "ehome" directory, right click "ehshell.exe" and choose "Properties"
3. Click on the "Security" tab and click on the "Advanced" button at the bottom.
4. Click on the "Owner" tab and click the "Edit" button.
5. Select "Administrators" and hit "OK."
6. Click "OK" in the "Advanced Security Settings for ehshell.exe" dialog.
7. In the "ehshell.exe Properties" dialog, click on "Administrators" under "Group or user names" and click the "Edit" button.
8. Select "Administrators" (or add that group if it isn't already there) and check the "Full Control" box in the Allow column.
9. "OK" out of all the properties and permissions dialogs.
10. While in "C:\Windows\ehome", copy ehshell.exe and paste it somewhere safe as a backup, in case you ever need to restore.

Now, we can copy the new launcher.
11. From this folder (the one this readme file is in), copy ehshell.exe
12. Paste the modified "ehshell.exe" in the "C:\Windows\ehome" directory.

Now when you press the start button on your Windows media remote, it will launch XBMC instead.

OPTIONAL: Command Line Arguments
13. If you want to add command line arguments, place a file named "XBMCLaunchArgs.txt" in the "C:\Windows\ehome" directory.
14. The contents of the text file should be the command line arguments you would like to run with.

XMBC Launcher file http://www.2shared.com/file/N_vnG17x/ehshell.html

External player with XMBC with download links that you can save and use.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?pid=957966%23pid957966#post957966

intellution · « **Reply #835 on:** Apr 26, 2013 at 04:13 PM »

To the HTPC experts out there...planning to build my first htpc soon just want to ask some queries that I have in mind.
- Planning to have it as small as possible using an SSD as OS/XBMC storage and run my files (movies, music, etc) from a NAS..is this possible?
- Is there a minimum GPU to use to run 1080p non-3D? Do they all allow DTS/Dolby passthru? Or is there a small form factor motherboard with an onboard GPU good enough to run 1080p with passthru.

TIA

DTNS · « **Reply #836 on:** Apr 26, 2013 at 05:32 PM »

Quote from: intellution on Apr 26, 2013 at 04:13 PM

To the HTPC experts out there...planning to build my first htpc soon just want to ask some queries that I have in mind.
- Planning to have it as small as possible using an SSD as OS/XBMC storage and run my files (movies, music, etc) from a NAS..is this possible?
- Is there a minimum GPU to use to run 1080p non-3D? Do they all allow DTS/Dolby passthru? Or is there a small form factor motherboard with an onboard GPU good enough to run 1080p with passthru.

TIA

onboard Intel graphics is enough for 1080P playback. you'll need at least an i3 if you want 3D.

≧◉◡◉≦xrampage≧◉◡◉≦ · « **Reply #837 on:** Apr 26, 2013 at 05:42 PM »

Quote from: intellution on Apr 26, 2013 at 04:13 PM

To the HTPC experts out there...planning to build my first htpc soon just want to ask some queries that I have in mind.
- Planning to have it as small as possible using an SSD as OS/XBMC storage and run my files (movies, music, etc) from a NAS..is this possible?
- Is there a minimum GPU to use to run 1080p non-3D? Do they all allow DTS/Dolby passthru? Or is there a small form factor motherboard with an onboard GPU good enough to run 1080p with passthru.

TIA

You need HD4000 lower that HD4000 is not good IMHO. If i300 make sure it has the HD4000 GPU.

You can also get AMD trinity for your HTPC.

AC · « **Reply #838 on:** Apr 27, 2013 at 04:39 AM »

imho i3 kahit first gen can easily play 1080p with no problems.. even celerons
as far as i know x4500 can play any 1080p.. and chipset pa yun ng cd/c2d days...

yung g31 kaya mag play ng maliit na file na 1080p... (and that is super old entry level intel)
(for non-3d)

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

nerveblocker · « **Reply #839 on:** Apr 27, 2013 at 04:56 AM »

Quote from: intellution on Apr 26, 2013 at 04:13 PM

To the HTPC experts out there...planning to build my first htpc soon just want to ask some queries that I have in mind.
- Planning to have it as small as possible using an SSD as OS/XBMC storage and run my files (movies, music, etc) from a NAS..is this possible?
- Is there a minimum GPU to use to run 1080p non-3D? Do they all allow DTS/Dolby passthru? Or is there a small form factor motherboard with an onboard GPU good enough to run 1080p with passthru.

TIA

I have an AMD E-350 1.6 GHz ITX build which can play even BDs and BD ISOs smoothly. With 3D, you need a more powerful proc.