Author Topic: Share your HTPC set-up Part2 (Read 305724 times)

klpangan · « **Reply #1170 on:** Jan 09, 2012 at 09:53 PM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 09, 2012 at 07:17 PM

That's a mixture of uATX and mITX boards. Anong form factor ba ang gusto mo? Check the board features din kung kumpleto ang mga hinahanap mo.

In terms of brand, I generally prefer Gigabyte, followed by Asus. Asrock is a good budget brand din naman.

ITX na po napagdecisionan ko.. para talagang small form factor lang... 4 and ITX dito...

GA-A75N-USB3
F1A75-I DELUXE
A75M-ITX
Zotac A75-ITX WiFi

Based sa mga nabasa ko mas napabor yung ASRock above all... natry niyo na po ba ito in action??? also regarding sa processor A6-3500 vs A6-3650 may malaking diff ba??? malaki po ba ang lose ko pag nag 3500 ako??

Stagea · « **Reply #1171 on:** Jan 10, 2012 at 04:36 AM »

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 09, 2012 at 09:53 PM

ITX na po napagdecisionan ko.. para talagang small form factor lang... 4 and ITX dito...

GA-A75N-USB3
F1A75-I DELUXE
A75M-ITX
Zotac A75-ITX WiFi

Based sa mga nabasa ko mas napabor yung ASRock above all... natry niyo na po ba ito in action??? also regarding sa processor A6-3500 vs A6-3650 may malaking diff ba??? malaki po ba ang lose ko pag nag 3500 ako??

A75M-ITX gamit ni Paul, so far so good. Maganda din.

Zotac is PC Partner, I don't think it's at the same level as the other brands here. Lower cost ang target nya compared to Gigabyte and Asus.

The A6-3500 will work for your needs, since particular ka sa power consumption. The A6-3650 is not as power-efficient and runs a little hotter. Sa Llano processors, those ending with 00 ang model number (3500, 3800, etc.) are power-optimized units, while those ending with 50 or 70 ang model number are regular power products.

If possible, choose DDR3-1600 (or higher) memory for Llano APUs for improved performance.

klpangan · « **Reply #1172 on:** Jan 10, 2012 at 10:01 AM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 10, 2012 at 04:36 AM

A75M-ITX gamit ni Paul, so far so good. Maganda din.

Zotac is PC Partner, I don't think it's at the same level as the other brands here. Lower cost ang target nya compared to Gigabyte and Asus.

The A6-3500 will work for your needs, since particular ka sa power consumption. The A6-3650 is not as power-efficient and runs a little hotter. Sa Llano processors, those ending with 00 ang model number (3500, 3800, etc.) are power-optimized units, while those ending with 50 or 70 ang model number are regular power products.

If possible, choose DDR3-1600 (or higher) memory for Llano APUs for improved performance.

ah yun pala ang diff nun.. hehe sino pong paul???

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1173 on:** Jan 10, 2012 at 10:19 AM »

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 10, 2012 at 10:01 AM

ah yun pala ang diff nun.. hehe sino pong paul???

time magazine man of the year 2014 sya bro

he's actuall Billabong, good friend nila jojodpogi and ivan

Stagea · « **Reply #1174 on:** Jan 10, 2012 at 10:37 AM »

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 10, 2012 at 10:01 AM

ah yun pala ang diff nun.. hehe sino pong paul???

Yup, the 3650 is faster while the 3500 needs less power. 3 cores lang yung active sa 3500 plus mababa yung base clock nya kaya matipid sa kuryente.

klpangan · « **Reply #1175 on:** Jan 10, 2012 at 11:42 AM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 10, 2012 at 10:37 AM

Yup, the 3650 is faster while the 3500 needs less power. 3 cores lang yung active sa 3500 plus mababa yung base clock nya kaya matipid sa kuryente.

4gb enough na po yun.. meron kasi nagquote sa akin 8gb masyado ng overkill sa tingin ko

Stagea · « **Reply #1176 on:** Jan 10, 2012 at 11:51 AM »

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 10, 2012 at 11:42 AM

4gb enough na po yun.. meron kasi nagquote sa akin 8gb masyado ng overkill sa tingin ko

Just my opinion:

At the moment kaya na talaga ng 4GB, but since memory is cheap nowadays bat mo pa titipirin. Get enough RAM habang mura pa, assurance na din at baka magtaas prices ng DDR3 later on pag naluma na (like what happened to DDR2 and DDR DRAM DIMMs and SODIMMS).

Kung ITX ang bubuoin mo, chances are dalawa lang ang DIMM slots. You can no longer choose to upgrade that pag nilagyan mo ng dalawang 2 gig sticks unless dispose mo yung existing ram na nakakabit.

klpangan · « **Reply #1177 on:** Jan 10, 2012 at 07:24 PM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 10, 2012 at 11:51 AM

Just my opinion:

At the moment kaya na talaga ng 4GB, but since memory is cheap nowadays bat mo pa titipirin. Get enough RAM habang mura pa, assurance na din at baka magtaas prices ng DDR3 later on pag naluma na (like what happened to DDR2 and DDR DRAM DIMMs and SODIMMS).

Kung ITX ang bubuoin mo, chances are dalawa lang ang DIMM slots. You can no longer choose to upgrade that pag nilagyan mo ng dalawang 2 gig sticks unless dispose mo yung existing ram na nakakabit.

ah.... parang ang laki kasi 8gb heheh..

jaime4i · « **Reply #1178 on:** Jan 10, 2012 at 07:57 PM »

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 10, 2012 at 07:24 PM

ah.... parang ang laki kasi 8gb heheh..

sir isagad mo na ng 8GB, mura lang naman ang DDR3 ngayon. Mine im using Kingston Hyper X DDR1600 16GB (4x4GB)

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1179 on:** Jan 10, 2012 at 08:38 PM »

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 10, 2012 at 07:24 PM

ah.... parang ang laki kasi 8gb heheh..

malaking factor din ang may extra ram.

if i could, ill get 2x8gb.

Stagea · « **Reply #1180 on:** Jan 10, 2012 at 09:17 PM »

Quote from: jaime4i on Jan 10, 2012 at 07:57 PM

sir isagad mo na ng 8GB, mura lang naman ang DDR3 ngayon. Mine im using Kingston Hyper X DDR1600 16GB (4x4GB)

I smell Sandy Bridge E.

joko11 · « **Reply #1181 on:** Jan 10, 2012 at 11:44 PM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jan 10, 2012 at 08:38 PM

malaking factor din ang may extra ram.
if i could, ill get 2x8gb.

me too brader jamy.i wish i could..
kaso 32bit lang OS ko

nyek.
so stock ako sa 4gb

klpangan · « **Reply #1182 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 01:03 AM »

Quote from: joko11 on Jan 10, 2012 at 11:44 PM

me too brader jamy.i wish i could..
kaso 32bit lang OS ko nyek.
so stock ako sa 4gb

@stagea di ba ang limit ng 32 bit sa windows 7 is 4gb anything lagpas dun will be wasted. I only have windows 7 32 bit unless meron magpapahiram sa akin dito ng 64 bit....

Nelson de Leon · « **Reply #1183 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 01:27 AM »

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 11, 2012 at 01:03 AM

@stagea di ba ang limit ng 32 bit sa windows 7 is 4gb anything lagpas dun will be wasted. I only have windows 7 32 bit unless meron magpapahiram sa akin dito ng 64 bit....

Time to upgrade then.

I'm not sure kung may relation ang 32bit or 64 bit sa limit ng transfer ng files...? I think it's more on sa pagkaka-format ng HDD.

ninjababez® · « **Reply #1184 on:** Jan 11, 2012 at 01:45 AM »

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 11, 2012 at 01:03 AM

@stagea di ba ang limit ng 32 bit sa windows 7 is 4gb anything lagpas dun will be wasted. I only have windows 7 32 bit unless meron magpapahiram sa akin dito ng 64 bit....

if you need a 64bit installer lang, dami naman online. i have a legit copy pero copy mo lang dvd ha wala nako legit product key eh

Quote from: Nelson de Leon on Jan 11, 2012 at 01:27 AM

Time to upgrade then. I'm not sure kung may relation ang 32bit or 64 bit sa limit ng transfer ng files...? I think it's more on sa pagkaka-format ng HDD.

DMF isa sa advantage ng Windows 7 64bit ay pwede mag install ng maximum of 192 GB RAM size.

klpangan · « **Reply #1185 on:** Jan 12, 2012 at 08:29 AM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Jan 11, 2012 at 01:45 AM

if you need a 64bit installer lang, dami naman online. i have a legit copy pero copy mo lang dvd ha wala nako legit product key eh
DMF isa sa advantage ng Windows 7 64bit ay pwede mag install ng maximum of 192 GB RAM size.

hehe mas maganda kung legit para mamaximize natin potential nun... and windows update na rin.. so kung 32 bit ako di na rin pala ako makikinabang sa 8gb ram tama??

Stagea · « **Reply #1186 on:** Jan 12, 2012 at 08:44 AM »

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 12, 2012 at 08:29 AM

hehe mas maganda kung legit para mamaximize natin potential nun... and windows update na rin.. so kung 32 bit ako di na rin pala ako makikinabang sa 8gb ram tama??

At bawal po pagusapan ang piracy dito.

Nelson de Leon · « **Reply #1187 on:** Jan 12, 2012 at 08:50 AM »

Kasi po, PDvd does NOT support illegal or pirated softwares and hardwares.

mikeer2002ph · « **Reply #1188 on:** Jan 12, 2012 at 09:14 AM »

Quote from: Nelson de Leon on Jan 12, 2012 at 08:50 AM

Kasi po, PDvd does NOT support illegal or pirated softwares and hardwares.

hala .. pati pirated hardware nasama na .. di na pala pwede pag usapan ang CD-R King/quiapo/baclaran/greenhills 'products' LOL

klpangan · « **Reply #1189 on:** Jan 12, 2012 at 09:20 AM »

Quote from: Nelson de Leon on Jan 12, 2012 at 08:50 AM

Kasi po, PDvd does NOT support illegal or pirated softwares and hardwares.

tama kaya nga sabi ko mas maganda kung legit.. kasi gamit ko legit windows 7 32 bit.. sa memory lang ako naguguluhan kasi sabi 4gb lang max so kung mag lagay pala ako ng 8gb indi rin pala magagamit...

mikeer2002ph · « **Reply #1190 on:** Jan 12, 2012 at 09:42 AM »

32bit OS - WinXP,WinVista,Win7, WinServer (whether legit or not) = 4GB maximum memory address, 3GB-3.2GB maximum memory 'seen' by the OS because the 3-4GB area is for system resources mapping (you may even see only 2.98GB in windows if you have a 1GB-2GB video card since malaki kumain ng memory map ang video card)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_GB_barrier

64bit OS - WinXP, WinVista, Win7, WinServer (whether legit or not) = 128GB (WinXP/Vista) aximum memory address, 192GB (Win7) maximum memory address, 1TB (Windows Server 2003) maximum memory address, 2TB (Windows Server 2008) maximum memory address.

If you are using a 64 bit OS, your only barrier to memory 'bliss' is hardware limitation of the # of memory slots, memory capacity of the actual module, and memory capacity of the chipset (northbridge) or of the memory controller of the processor (for AMD / Intel Core iX-YYYY).

Stagea · « **Reply #1191 on:** Jan 12, 2012 at 02:44 PM »

It's not that simple. Windows Server comes in 32-bit variants that can address more than 4GB of RAM (2008 Enterprise and 2008 Datacenter for example). XP Starter is limited to using 512MB of RAM, Windows Vista Starter is limited to 1GB of RAM, while Windows 7 Starter is limited to 2GB of RAM.

Windows Vista / Windows 7 in Home Basic x86-64 and Home Premium x86-64 do not support more than 8GB and 16GB respectively. 64-bit Windows Server x86-64 variations also apply different artificial limitations to differentiate between the lines.

klpangan · « **Reply #1192 on:** Jan 12, 2012 at 07:50 PM »

Quote from: Stagea on Jan 12, 2012 at 02:44 PM

It's not that simple. Windows Server comes in 32-bit variants that can address more than 4GB of RAM (2008 Enterprise and 2008 Datacenter for example). XP Starter is limited to using 512MB of RAM, Windows Vista Starter is limited to 1GB of RAM, while Windows 7 Starter is limited to 2GB of RAM.

Windows Vista / Windows 7 in Home Basic x86-64 and Home Premium x86-64 do not support more than 8GB and 16GB respectively. 64-bit Windows Server x86-64 variations also apply different artificial limitations to differentiate between the lines.

ang gulo na... hehehe ito na lang po mabilisan na question windows 7 professional... putting 8gb ram will be useless tama po ba kasi limited to 4gb ang 32bit..

Stagea · « **Reply #1193 on:** Jan 12, 2012 at 09:50 PM »

Quote from: klpangan on Jan 12, 2012 at 07:50 PM

ang gulo na... hehehe ito na lang po mabilisan na question windows 7 professional... putting 8gb ram will be useless tama po ba kasi limited to 4gb ang 32bit..

Useless if you don't utilize it. Windows 7 Professional 32-bit can only manage 4GB, but there's nothing stopping you from allocating the unmanaged RAM for a RamDisk or some other purpose with the right utility. You can use a RAM drive for the page file and/or as an application scratch drive to improve performance.

The improvement may not be much, but you'd likely be thankful for investing in RAM once you migrate to a 64-bit OS.

Stagea · « **Reply #1194 on:** Jan 14, 2012 at 05:09 PM »

Sulit yung HTPC ni Master Paul after calibration. Naluma yung PQ ng Fermi ko.

As can be seen in the benchmark results below, computers do not normally deliver top-notch PQ without tweaking:

klpangan · « **Reply #1195 on:** Jan 14, 2012 at 09:42 PM »

After my long day in Gilmore... Finally natapos ko na yung akin beloved HTPC... wahoo... Thanks to all your suggestions... Especially kay Master Stagea... sa walang kasawaan sa pagsasagot ng tanong ko... ngayon its time to test the unit... xmbc muna hehehe downloading time....

AC · « **Reply #1196 on:** Jan 14, 2012 at 11:06 PM »

just wall mounted my dad's 55" htpc sa room niya:D hehe magulo pa wires:D

klpangan · « **Reply #1197 on:** Jan 15, 2012 at 12:08 AM »

Quote from: AC on Jan 14, 2012 at 11:06 PM

just wall mounted my dad's 55" htpc sa room niya:D hehe magulo pa wires:D

ano pong brand yan.. pm po how much and san.... heheheh thanks boss

AC · « **Reply #1198 on:** Jan 15, 2012 at 12:46 AM »

toshiba po yan.. 55SL417u from us.. surprisingly... so thin.. didnt expect it was going to be that thin...
around half the thickness of my lg led:D

Stagea · « **Reply #1199 on:** Jan 15, 2012 at 04:34 AM »

Congrats klpangan and AC!