Author Topic: Share your HTPC set-up Part2 (Read 305288 times)

Stagea · « **Reply #1080 on:** Jan 03, 2012 at 06:05 PM »

Quote from: yygoob on Jan 03, 2012 at 11:42 AM

thanks ..can u direct me to a site or link on how to properly configure windows 7 to be more effecient? thanks

Search ka na lang, it's probably out there.

Settings that extend battery life for portables are the same settings that reduce power consumption.

klpangan · « **Reply #1081 on:** Jan 03, 2012 at 08:44 PM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 03, 2012 at 06:54 AM

AMD A6-3500 APU - 4250
Asrock A75M-ITX - 4450
G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB DDR3-1600 - 2180
Samsung 1TB 2.5" HDD - 4995
Antec ISK-100 -3690

Total: 19565

Ayan sample ng sobrang portable na build, 8GB RAM na para less likely mo i-upgrade sa future. Eto hitsura nyan:

like like like.... heheh san nakakabili nito.. kung ganito mga setup well well well... di ko na kailangan ng xtreamer ultra or manli... heheh remote controller na lang aus na.... may alam ka po ba na board na may built-in wifi and bluetooth?

Parang Mac Mini na lang, less the optical drive. Take note that you may have to make some mods sa included HSF (or replace it with a low profile one) for proper fitting sa ganitong type ng case. Most likely baka kailangan na tanggalin yung Fan sa Heatsink, since may fan na din naman on top yung casing.

The included power supply is very efficient, kung power consumption ang biggest issue mo. Also take note that the proper PC software configuration has more to do with your actual consumption than the parts that you use. Maski matitipid pa sa kuryente yung parts mo, if you don't use the power saving features of those parts, in the end baka mas mataas pa konsumo than mga matatakaw na parts.

Parang sa car, maski matipid sa fuel na model ang bilhin kapag bad ang driving habits ng magmaneho, gastador pa din.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1082 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 02:06 AM »

para di kayo mahirapan, get the best of both worlds

laptop with Intel I3 2.53Ghz, ATi HD6470 dedicated 1gb ram, 8GB ram

was supposed to be a gaming laptop pero bitin pala, htpc nalang

joko11 · « **Reply #1083 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 02:33 AM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jan 04, 2012 at 02:06 AM

para di kayo mahirapan, get the best of both worlds
laptop with Intel I3 2.53Ghz, ATi HD6470 dedicated 1gb ram, 8GB ram
was supposed to be a gaming laptop pero bitin pala, htpc nalang

bagong hakot mo to brader jamy?

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1084 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 03:04 AM »

Quote from: joko11 on Jan 04, 2012 at 02:33 AM

bagong hakot mo to brader jamy?

tagal na nyan bro (6 months), actually bago nag 1 year old yung older laptop ko (i3 with ati 5470) pinalitan ko na nito, though konti lang naman ang difference nila sa speed.
pang room pc ko lang ito dati, browsing + 32" lcdtv for viewing tv series lang. ngayon naging main htpc ko na

Stagea · « **Reply #1085 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 03:10 AM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jan 04, 2012 at 02:06 AM

para di kayo mahirapan, get the best of both worlds
laptop with Intel I3 2.53Ghz, ATi HD6470 dedicated 1gb ram, 8GB ram
was supposed to be a gaming laptop pero bitin pala, htpc nalang

Hindi pa ata best of both worlds yan, Master Jamy. Kasi mas mabilis yung integrated ng AMD Llano sa HD64xx eh (though the HD64xx is more capable than Intel's integrated solution).

The Llano integrateds have an HD65xx designation because of their relative performance (between the HD64xx and HD66xx dedicated solutions). The Llano processors can also run the integrated graphics in Crossfire mode with a dedicated board for improved performance, up until a certain level (aka Radeon Dual Graphics).

Intel gains graphics parity with AMD once you get to the HD67xx level (or higher) for desktops and HD68xx (or higher) for notebooks, as those models no longer run in tandem with AMD's integrated GPU. At that point, it makes a lot less sense to go for an AMD solution, since Intel has the upper hand with general processing.

It's all a matter of choosing one that fits your needs.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1086 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 03:21 AM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 04, 2012 at 03:10 AM

Hindi pa ata best of both worlds yan, Master Jamy. Kasi mas mabilis yung integrated ng AMD Llano sa HD64xx eh (though the HD64xx is more capable than Intel's integrated solution).

The Llano integrateds have an HD65xx designation because of their relative performance (between the HD64xx and HD66xx dedicated solutions).

i stand corrected, if you want the better of both worlds

medyo curious ako sa actual performance ng AMD Llano. pag di nabenta yung old htpc casing ko, i might assemble a new one with Llano platform

Stagea · « **Reply #1087 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 03:33 AM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jan 04, 2012 at 03:21 AM

i stand corrected, if you want the better of both worlds
medyo curious ako sa actual performance ng AMD Llano. pag di nabenta yung old htpc casing ko, i might assemble a new one with Llano platform

Ayun o.

Sa Desktops, the Llanos are tagged with HD65xxD graphics, while sa notebooks they get to the HD66xxM level since mas mabagal ang dedicated GPUs ng notebooks kaya they elevated the same chips numerically to reflect yung relative performance sa mobile market.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1088 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 03:47 AM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 04, 2012 at 03:33 AM

Ayun o.

asan?

before 2012 ends siguro.

btw since im using my latop for my HTPC, is it OK to use usb hub for my external 2tb hdd's?
may sariling power supply naman yung mga external HDD's ko, pero ok lang kaya let's say 4x 2tb via usb hub?
currently using 2x2tb OK naman, but im not sure if 4x2tb is pushing it.

Stagea · « **Reply #1089 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 03:52 AM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jan 04, 2012 at 03:47 AM

btw since im using my latop for my HTPC, is it OK to use usb hub for my external 2tb hdd's?
may sariling power supply naman yung mga external HDD's ko, pero ok lang kaya let's say 4x 2tb via usb hub?
currently using 2x2tb OK naman, but im not sure if 4x2tb is pushing it.

As long as you're not overloading the hub, and you're not bothered with the performance, ok lang yan. Tignan mo yung power requirement nung USB device tapos i-sum mo kung kakayanin nung hub. Powered hub ba ang gamit mo?

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1090 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 03:54 AM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 04, 2012 at 03:52 AM

As long as you're not overloading the hub, and you're not bothered with the performance, ok lang yan. Tignan mo yung power requirement nung USB device tapos i-sum mo kung kakayanin nung hub. Powered hub ba ang gamit mo?

re: performance, ok lang naman no hiccups so far

btw it's not powered, i never thought i would need a power hub kasi may sariling adapter yung mga external hdd's $:-\$
how would i know if im overloading it?

Stagea · « **Reply #1091 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 04:40 AM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jan 04, 2012 at 03:54 AM

btw it's not powered, i never thought i would need a power hub kasi may sariling adapter yung mga external hdd's $:-\$
how would i know if im overloading it?

You should be able to see your USB devices under Device Manager. May Power tab yung mga hub, and it will tell you the total power available from the hub, and the power required of each device that's connected to it.

As long as the total power required of the attached devices do not exceed the power available value, then you'd normally be okay.

A powered hub's main advantage is that it can normally deliver full power to each of its ports, while a non-powered hub will split the power that it sources from your PC's USB port.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1092 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 04:54 AM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 04, 2012 at 04:40 AM

You should be able to see your USB devices under Device Manager. May Power tab yung mga hub, and it will tell you the total power available from the hub, and the power required of each device that's connected to it.

As long as the total power required of the attached devices do not exceed the power available value, then you'd normally be okay.

A powered hub's main advantage is that it can normally deliver full power to each of its ports, while a non-powered hub will split the power that it sources from your PC's USB port.

thanks ..

nerveblocker · « **Reply #1093 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 11:35 AM »

Just reposting my E350 HTPC:

Specifications:

Motherboard: Asrock E-350M1 w/ AMD Dual-Core Processor E350/E350D
Memory: Emaxx 4GB DDR3
Graphics: Sapphire ATI HD6450
HDD: 500GB WD Scorpio Blue

*small footprint...gets the job done even on 1080p mkvs. Using XBMC on this machine.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1094 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 08:58 PM »

Quote from: nerveblocker on Jan 04, 2012 at 11:35 AM

Just reposting my E350 HTPC:

Motherboard: Asrock E-350M1 w/ AMD Dual-Core Processor E350/E350D
Memory: Emaxx 4GB DDR3
Graphics: Sapphire ATI HD6450
HDD: 500GB WD Scorpio Blue

*small footprint...gets the job done even on 1080p mkvs. Using XBMC on this machine.

doc pag nakapasyal ako dyan ulit, dala ako power calculator. kung mas mababa ito sa laptop ko .. alam na!

klpangan · « **Reply #1095 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 09:49 PM »

Quote from: nerveblocker on Jan 04, 2012 at 11:35 AM

Just reposting my E350 HTPC:

Specifications:

Motherboard: Asrock E-350M1 w/ AMD Dual-Core Processor E350/E350D
Memory: Emaxx 4GB DDR3
Graphics: Sapphire ATI HD6450
HDD: 500GB WD Scorpio Blue

*small footprint...gets the job done even on 1080p mkvs. Using XBMC on this machine.

musta power consumption??? pero according to stagea panalo daw yung AMD A6... hirap pala magbuo kung limited budget hay..... sa Gilmore ba lahat makukuha ang mga parts na ito??

joko11 · « **Reply #1096 on:** Jan 04, 2012 at 10:00 PM »

zacate way is one of the cheapest htpc you can build.panalo din sa konsumo sa 1.8 dual core with 6450 igp.
eto sana plan ko ipalit sa current htpc ko but the 6450 does not support hd audio so discreet low profile 6xxx ang napuntahan..

klpangan · « **Reply #1097 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 02:39 AM »

Quote from: joko11 on Jan 04, 2012 at 10:00 PM

zacate way is one of the cheapest htpc you can build.panalo din sa konsumo sa 1.8 dual core with 6450 igp.
eto sana plan ko ipalit sa current htpc ko but the 6450 does not support hd audio so discreet low profile 6xxx ang napuntahan..

zacate is e350 right?? pede na sa light gaming ito.. tama po ba... kasi yung suggestion ni stagea mas okay daw A6... 15k lng kaya strench budget so sana maayos na htpc mabuo ko hehe..

nerveblocker · « **Reply #1098 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 03:00 AM »

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 04, 2012 at 09:49 PM

musta power consumption??? pero according to stagea panalo daw yung AMD A6... hirap pala magbuo kung limited budget hay..... sa Gilmore ba lahat makukuha ang mga parts na ito??

Nabuo ko to for P10-11k lang. Got parts from tipidpc. Wala pako pangtest ng power consumption.

Stagea · « **Reply #1099 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 03:06 AM »

Quote from: joko11 on Jan 04, 2012 at 10:00 PM

zacate way is one of the cheapest htpc you can build.panalo din sa konsumo sa 1.8 dual core with 6450 igp.
eto sana plan ko ipalit sa current htpc ko but the 6450 does not support hd audio so discreet low profile 6xxx ang napuntahan..

HD 6310 po ang integrated video ng E-350, while HD 6320 naman sa E-450. Both are Zacate APUs; both are HD Audio capable via HDMI.

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 05, 2012 at 02:39 AM

zacate is e350 right?? pede na sa light gaming ito.. tama po ba... kasi yung suggestion ni stagea mas okay daw A6... 15k lng kaya strench budget so sana maayos na htpc mabuo ko hehe..

If your idea of light gaming comes in the form of flash games and older titles running low res, then yes, you could.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1100 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 03:22 AM »

Quote from: nerveblocker on Jan 05, 2012 at 03:00 AM

Nabuo ko to for P10-11k lang. Got parts from tipidpc. Wala pako pangtest ng power consumption.

doc may rom drive na ba yan @ that price?

klpangan · « **Reply #1101 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 04:15 AM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 05, 2012 at 03:06 AM

HD 6310 po ang integrated video ng E-350, while HD 6320 naman sa E-450. Both are Zacate APUs; both are HD Audio capable via HDMI.

If your idea of light gaming comes in the form of flash games and older titles running low res, then yes, you could.

based sa mga nabasa ko parang okay ang ASRock question na lang ngayon... will I go to AMD or Intel.... pag AMD A75 pag intel naman Z68... which is which??? Same pa rin ang requirement

1. ITX
2. No lag or hiccup when playing 1080p
3. light gaming
4. Power consumption

Stagea · « **Reply #1102 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 04:45 AM »

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 05, 2012 at 04:15 AM

based sa mga nabasa ko parang okay ang ASRock question na lang ngayon... will I go to AMD or Intel.... pag AMD A75 pag intel naman Z68... which is which??? Same pa rin ang requirement

1. ITX
2. No lag or hiccup when playing 1080p
3. light gaming
4. Power consumption

Both can meet requirements 1, 2 and 4. AMD handles number 3 a whole lot better.

nerveblocker · « **Reply #1103 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 05:08 AM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jan 05, 2012 at 03:22 AM

doc may rom drive na ba yan @ that price?

Not yet. Maybe another P4k for a BD combo drive. Pasok parin sa P15k budget.

Nishi · « **Reply #1104 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 09:50 AM »

HTPC/Gaming

Intel Core i5 760
EVGA P55 FTW
EVGA GTX260 SSC core 216
Corsair Dominator 2x4GB DDR3 1600mhz
Corsair HX620
640GB WD Caviar Black
500GB WD Caviar Green
2x2TB Samsung F4 SATA
Klipsch ProMedia 5.1

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1105 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 12:55 PM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 04, 2012 at 04:40 AM

You should be able to see your USB devices under Device Manager. May Power tab yung mga hub, and it will tell you the total power available from the hub, and the power required of each device that's connected to it.

bro i did not see the power tab, checked under details then chose power. wala naman details dun.
what i saw howerver is 20% system reserve, 1% blutooth, 1% (forgot) for bandwidth usage $:-\$

Stagea · « **Reply #1106 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 01:15 PM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jan 05, 2012 at 12:55 PM

bro i did not see the power tab, checked under details then chose power. wala naman details dun.
what i saw howerver is 20% system reserve, 1% blutooth, 1% (forgot) for bandwidth usage $:-\$

It should look like this:

joko11 · « **Reply #1107 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 06:33 PM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 05, 2012 at 03:06 AM

HD 6310 po ang integrated video ng E-350, while HD 6320 naman sa E-450. Both are Zacate APUs; both are HD Audio capable via HDMI.

oops oo nga pala..6310

nag-rambulan na hardware sa isipan ko.and 6450 also support hd audio.

Stagea · « **Reply #1108 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 07:42 PM »

Quote from: joko11 on Jan 05, 2012 at 06:33 PM

oops oo nga pala..6310
nag-rambulan na hardware sa isipan ko.and 6450 also support hd audio.

Yup. AMD HD5xxx and HD6xxx GPUs support lossless-compressed HD Audio format bitstreaming.

joko11 · « **Reply #1109 on:** Jan 05, 2012 at 07:56 PM »

i heared ATI5xxx with updated driver can now used for 3D