Topic: Share your HTPC set-up Part2

[rhodem24]

I think napaka takaw ng setup ko.. Old skul kasi. 4-year old rig.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
MSI P45-NEO2
2x2GB DDR2 800
Palit HD4850 Sonic 512MB <--- Will be replaced with HD7770
Gigabyte Superb 720W

[ninjababez®]

I think napaka takaw ng setup ko.. Old skul kasi. 4-year old rig.

Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz
MSI P45-NEO2
2x2GB DDR2 800
Palit HD4850 Sonic 512MB <--- Will be replaced with HD7770
Gigabyte Superb 720W

wag mo na kasi OC yung proc bro di naman kailangan 

[Stagea]

Dumadami naka HTPC. Congrats sa lahat ng humakot.

[rhodem24]

wag mo na kasi OC yung proc bro di naman kailangan 

Yan po talaga stock speed ng E8500 bro. Hehehe

[sientobente]

Buo na din HTPC ko hehe-wala palang VC haha...pero sulit na it plays 3D.iso without problem.
format ang will try to install windows8 hehe

LIAN-LI HTPC Casing
AMD A6 3500
ASROCK A75 PRO4-M
CORSAIR VENGEANCE CL9 4GB 1600
GIGABYTE E570 80plus 570W
80GB MAXTOR HD   

Bro magkano ang ganyang casing? Ano din itsura niya? Can it accomodate large video cards?

[ninjababez®]

Yan po talaga stock speed ng E8500 bro. Hehehe

my bad .. duling puyat at nasa office pa 
honestly akala ko parang core 2 duo 6400 (yung 2.1 ang stock) 

[AC]

habang nagsesetup ng htpc mga sir.. pag gusto niyo malaman saan weak link ng pc niyo maganda po gumamit ng ganitong device..

para malaman kung saan kailangan ng fan.. at saan naman sapat na.

[Stagea]

Bro magkano ang ganyang casing? Ano din itsura niya? Can it accomodate large video cards?

How large a graphics adapter? Mga GTX 690?

[sientobente]

How large a graphics adapter? Mga GTX 690?

master i'm eyeing the hd7770.

just checked the price of lian-li's htpc casing sa tpc, mahal pala 

[Stagea]

master i'm eyeing the hd7770.

just checked the price of lian-li's htpc casing sa tpc, mahal pala 

The HD7770 isn't that big (at least the board isn't). It's just a full height card na madalas dual-slot cooler, pero in terms of length maikli lang siya. Basta kaya ng case na full height and may extra slot beside the x16 slot, chances are pasok yan.


For really compact casings, there's the HD7750 low-profile single slot solution.

[joko11]

droool mode
tsalap tsalap

[jaime4i]

droool mode
tsalap tsalap

pwede rin eto sir

[Stagea]

What's interesting is that there are low profile and single slot HD 7850 boards.

Single Slot


Low Profile

[Wildfire™]

pansin ko lang bakit mas preferred ang ati for ht instead of nvidia?

[jaime4i]

@Stagea: sir yung processor ko kasi na Llano 3850 with Radeon HD 6550D, currently im using sapphire 7750. may improve ba sir pa e remove ko ang 7750 then kabitan ko ng 6550 para maging crossfire. thanks

[joko11]

pansin ko lang bakit mas preferred ang ati for ht instead of nvidia?

as far as im concern may gusto ko timpla ng ati over nvidia.

[Wildfire™]

as far as im concern may gusto ko timpla ng ati over nvidia.

parang mas 3d friendly kasi nvidia base on the review i read

[joko11]

parang mas 3d friendly kasi nvidia base on the review i read

paanong 3D friendly? sa player naman ang settings nyan eh.

[mickmads]

Luma na pero pwedeng-pwede pa (for me) 





- Antec ISK 300-150
- ECS H55 itx mobo
- Intel Core I3 2500 proc
- 4gb Corsair XMS DDR3
- 40GB OCZ Vertex 2 SSD
- Wireless keyboard and mouse

Sana makabuo ulit bago matapos ang taon 

[Stagea]

@Stagea: sir yung processor ko kasi na Llano 3850 with Radeon HD 6550D, currently im using sapphire 7750. may improve ba sir pa e remove ko ang 7750 then kabitan ko ng 6550 para maging crossfire. thanks

HD 7750 is better than HD 6550D + HD 6670 crossfire. Crossfire relies on profiles to work well with applications, so it does not work in all cases (and it doesn't work for video at the moment). The HD 7000 series also has a slight image quality advantage over the HD 6000 series.

pansin ko lang bakit mas preferred ang ati for ht instead of nvidia?

Because AMD (or ATi) has had the lead in video quality in consumer video for quite some time now and offers better built-in video processing features. AMD's past 3 (and Intel's past 2) GPU generations have offered such great video, in all honesty. Nvidia has been trying to close the gap recently (and they've made quite some progress with the Geforce 500 and 600 series), but they're still behind AMD's and Intel's solutions (particularly with noise/artifact reduction and video conversion).

Nvidia offers advantages in some other aspects, but they're not quite the HTPC darling because they haven't polished their video processing to match the competition. It seems like they're just realizing this market now, as their high end products up until the Geforce 500 series did not support HD Audio bitstreaming.

I like both AMD and Nvidia, and I use both solutions. However, I handle video processing via software when running my Nvidia-based rig to work around Nvidia's video issues.

[Wildfire™]

paanong 3D friendly? sa player naman ang settings nyan eh.

mas nauna kasi silang nag support ng 3D video pero sabi nga ni brader stagea walang HD Audio bitstreaming

Because AMD (or ATi) has had the lead in video quality in consumer video for quite some time now and offers better built-in video processing features. AMD's past 3 (and Intel's past 2) GPU generations have offered such great video, in all honesty. Nvidia has been trying to close the gap recently (and they've made quite some progress with the Geforce 500 and 600 series), but they're still behind AMD's and Intel's solutions (particularly with noise/artifact reduction and video conversion).

Nvidia offers advantages in some other aspects, but they're not quite the HTPC darling because they haven't polished their video processing to match the competition. It seems like they're just realizing this market now, as their high end products up until the Geforce 500 series did not support HD Audio bitstreaming.

I like both AMD and Nvidia, and I use both solutions. However, I handle video processing via software when running my Nvidia-based rig to work around Nvidia's video issues.

brader im already using a HD5850 right now for my gaming rig and im planning to build a dedicated htpc im planning to use the HD5850 on the htpc and use a nvidia for gaming but im not sure if the 5850 can do 3D video

[Stagea]

brader im already using a HD5850 right now for my gaming rig and im planning to build a dedicated htpc im planning to use the HD5850 on the htpc and use a nvidia for gaming but im not sure if the 5850 can do 3D video

HD 5850 can support 3D output, but does not offer UVD support for BD 3D (you may be able to make it work via software).

[rhodem24]

Mga boss, is it okay if I'll add 2 more RAM sticks that have different brands with my current 2x2GB rams?

But they're all PC2-6400 DDR2-800

[Stagea]

Mga boss, is it okay if I'll add 2 more RAM sticks that have different brands with my current 2x2GB rams?

But they're all PC2-6400 DDR2-800

Since you're using a P45, chances are you'd be okay. There are cases when the BIOS selects the wrong memory timing and/or voltage for mixed memory, and in such cases you'd likely have to enter these things manually. It just works automatically in the majority of cases, however.

[nerveblocker]

HD 5850 can support 3D output, but does not offer UVD support for BD 3D (you may be able to make it work via software).

Sir Ivan, my HTPC has ATI HD6450 has AMDHD3D technology.  I have played my videos via PowerDVD 12 and DVDfab Media Player.  Both are 3D compatible but both media players only show the 3D BD ISO in 2D.  Is your post above the reason why this is so?

[Stagea]

Sir Ivan, my HTPC has ATI HD6450 has AMDHD3D technology.  I have played my videos via PowerDVD 12 and DVDfab Media Player.  Both are 3D compatible but both media players only show the 3D BD ISO in 2D.  Is your post above the reason why this is so?

Hi Doc,

The HD 6450 has UVD 3 (which supports BD 3D). It's the HD 5000 series (UVD 2.2) and older models that lack this functionality. What screen are you using? Have you gone through the 3D configuration of your player?

[nerveblocker]

Hi Doc,

The HD 6450 has UVD 3 (which supports BD 3D). It's the HD 5000 series (UVD 2.2) and older models that lack this functionality. What screen are you using? Have you gone through the 3D configuration of your player?

I've read a lot forums and the problem is common.  I couldn't find any concrete solution to this.  Seems like the problem is only for 3D BD ISO but no problem in 3D BDs.  Causes stem from the ripping of the BDs to ISO.

I'll go back again to the settings.  Maybe I missed on something.

[Wildfire™]

thanks i think i'll just get a newer model ati for the htpc and stick with the 5850 for gaming

[Stagea]

thanks i think i'll just get a newer model ati for the htpc and stick with the 5850 for gaming

That's also an option. Because of the lack of UVD 3, a system using HD 5000 series graphics requires far more CPU power to run 3D (and you're limited to full-screen use).

Here's a 6-core CPU being taxed to about half capacity:

[ninjababez®]

just checked the price of lian-li's htpc casing sa tpc, mahal pala 

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