Topic: Share your HTPC set-up Part2

[Stagea]

will a DDR3-1866 with cl9 latency be good enough? wala ako plan mag dedicated videocard e

Yep, DDR3-1866 CL9 should be okay. Medyo mataas na din kasi price ng CL8 and lower.

[Wildfire™]

thanks check ko na lang availability

[javauser]

Is there any fm2 85x microatx board available locally?

[Stagea]

thanks check ko na lang availability

You're welcome. Check out the clearance of the case you're intending to buy din to see if you can fit in a quiet cooler. Mas madali kasi yung isang buo na lang, than to dismantle again later on when you realize that the supplied one is too loud for you.

I suggest getting a 130W or 150W TDP capable cooler (these are normally fairly large), para maski full load pwedeng tumatakbo lang at low rpms. Remember that the same cooler has to dissipate heat from both the CPU and the GPU. This will give you some headroom din, in case you'd like to push the clock rate up later on.

[Wildfire™]

im planning to use a self-contained liquid cooler pero i cant find any for fm2, will the fm1 cooler work with fm2?

[Stagea]

im planning to use a self-contained liquid cooler pero i cant find any for fm2, will the fm1 cooler work with fm2?

Yup. A waterblock that has FM1 mounts would very likely fit on an FM2 motherboard.

[akrasul]

Yup. A waterblock that has FM1 mounts would very likely fit on an FM2 motherboard.

Most Waterblocks suppport FM1 and FM2, I would recommend Corsair or Antec

[akrasul]

Baka naman kasi sa iyo yung lag sobrang OC mo saka baka naman hardcore gamer kasi FPS ka na nag babase sa akin kasi di naman ako nag babase sa FPS pero sa experience ko ala talaga lag. Casual gamer na lang kasi ako now pero yung lag naman wala talaga ako naexperience with my 51 inch 720p samsung. Di ko pa natext sa PJ ko natatamad kasi ako. Di kasi ako mahilig mag check sa FPS basta di lag ok na sa akin ang lag. Basta smooth play okay na yan. Iba iba naman kasi tayo ng experience sa lag and kung ano ung malag or hindi.   

Just for anyone who might mistake that A10-5800K as adequate to bring out the best out of battlefield 3, it is not. Best to use a dedicated Video card to max out the game. Battlefield 3 is one of the most demanding games in the PC market, thus atleast a GTX 560 or AMD 6850 will be need at full resolution

[Wildfire™]

Yup. A waterblock that has FM1 mounts would very likely fit on an FM2 motherboard.

Most Waterblocks suppport FM1 and FM2, I would recommend Corsair or Antec

thanks, i might get corsair H60 if its quiet enough

[DTNS]

I'll probably get this as my blu-ray player:
http://www.sony-optiarc.eu/products/retaildrives/bdxs500u.html

reason?:
1. I can use it on my htpc, laptop, and desktop.
2. So I can use all my htpc's SATA ports for hard drives! 

[Stagea]

thanks, i might get corsair H60 if its quiet enough

Corsair waterblocks are fairly quiet if they're running okay (no air and good condition), imo. I heard a lot are RMA'd though because of a high defect rate (grinding sound). You also may want to supply your own fans (Corsair fans don't usually have the quietest bearings).

If you can have the unit plugged-in at the store for noise testing, that'd be great.

[raider125jeigh]

brader ivan -
whats the cheapest reliable 60-80gb SSD?
i want to use SSD ...
kahit used bilhin ko lang to try out the diff.....

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brader ivan -
whats the cheapest reliable 60-80gb SSD?
i want to use SSD ...
kahit used bilhin ko lang to try out the diff.....

Mag WD black ka na lang.

Just for anyone who might mistake that A10-5800K as adequate to bring out the best out of battlefield 3, it is not. Best to use a dedicated Video card to max out the game. Battlefield 3 is one of the most demanding games in the PC market, thus atleast a GTX 560 or AMD 6850 will be need at full resolution

May kanya kanya naman kasi tayo ng tingin sa gaming experience for me kasi naka max settings in 51 inch 720p and no lag na experience. As i said baka naman kasi lag na sinasabi niyo is basis niyo is the FPS na sa akin kasi i don't base on FPS basta di naman humihinto ung player ko puwede na alam ko naman din ang lag sa in game kasi nag oonline games din ako. Di ko din sinabi na the best yung experience ko basta for me as a casual gamer i my experience with my A10-5700 no lag and okay na un. may hard core gamer ka baka yun no lag sa akin eh malag na sa inyo. Sabi ko nga i built my pc mostlty for HTPC not for hard core gaming. I'm happy na wala lag sa BF3 yung A10 ko in my gaming experience for a max settings.

[akrasul]

Mag WD black ka na lang.

May kanya kanya naman kasi tayo ng tingin sa gaming experience for me kasi naka max settings in 51 inch 720p and no lag na experience. As i said baka naman kasi lag na sinasabi niyo is basis niyo is the FPS na sa akin kasi i don't base on FPS basta di naman humihinto ung player ko puwede na alam ko naman din ang lag sa in game kasi nag oonline games din ako. Di ko din sinabi na the best yung experience ko basta for me as a casual gamer i my experience with my A10-5700 no lag and okay na un. may hard core gamer ka baka yun no lag sa akin eh malag na sa inyo. Sabi ko nga i built my pc mostlty for HTPC not for hard core gaming. I'm happy na wala lag sa BF3 yung A10 ko in my gaming experience for a max settings.

Ok, for me kasi the same passion you guys take into home theater, I have for gaming and computers, enthusiast eh. So to me its like saying a htib is as good as a proper home theater setup, because it produces enough sound and has bass or that a regular 480p movie is as good as a 1080p, or that an mp3 codecs is as good as dts-HD etc. There is a difference, that is why we need benchmarks and comparisons. In gaming there is a huge difference between constant 60 fps and 30fps, it a difference that the eye can see, specially in an action packed game lack BF 3 in which constant motion is at a work.  That is why we have the need to upgrade our systems. I'm not here to argue, just voicing that A10 alone is not good enough to play BF3 at max settings, and max settings being  1920x1080, with all the bells and whistles (ultra setting, Max Aliasing etc.). It will barely handle it a low settings at full resolution. I just feel that the statement "Kaya ng A10 and BF3 at max setting" can lead people to false expectations.

[Wildfire™]

Corsair waterblocks are fairly quiet if they're running okay (no air and good condition), imo. I heard a lot are RMA'd though because of a high defect rate (grinding sound). You also may want to supply your own fans (Corsair fans don't usually have the quietest bearings).

If you can have the unit plugged-in at the store for noise testing, that'd be great.

thanks for the tip brader

[Stagea]

brader ivan -
whats the cheapest reliable 60-80gb SSD?
i want to use SSD ...
kahit used bilhin ko lang to try out the diff.....

Based on limited market data, it seems like Samsung and Intel make the most reliable mass-market SSDs. Crucial also has very good statistics.

I've also had good experiences with Kingston and OCZ (I was lucky enough not to get their fault-prone models).

[DTNS]

brader ivan -
whats the cheapest reliable 60-80gb SSD?
i want to use SSD ...
kahit used bilhin ko lang to try out the diff.....

get an Intel SSD. also comes with a 3.5" to 2.5" adapter.

[AC]

lagi galit tao sa ocz sa forums..
swerte lang siguro kami ni stagea.. ok naman ocz namin..

im using 60gb ocz on htpc (soon to be replaced kingston 120... hihihi)
120 extreme on notebook (ang bilis)

parang sulit yata ngayon... 120gb exteme 3999 lang sa pchub..

[Stagea]

lagi galit tao sa ocz sa forums..
swerte lang siguro kami ni stagea.. ok naman ocz namin..

I agree. I think OCZ's getting better. Madami kasi silang failure-prone or defective na models before.

Kingston made one bad model which happened to sell very well, kaya ayun nasira reputation. Their other models have good reliability numbers pa naman.

Sandisk SSDs are priced very well, and I'm thinking of trying one. I'm also intrigued by TLC NAND flash storage, as I think that there is future in it (so the Samsung 840 is something that I'd probably tinker with as well).

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I have finally setup my HTPC with the specifications below.

Proc: AMD A10-5700 with HD7660G iGPU
Mobo: Asus FM2 MAtx Entry level
Memory: Gskil 2x4GB
HDD: 2x4TB Samsung F4 and 1x1TB wD Black
PSU: Seasonic 520Watts
Case: Silverstone HTPC CAse

There is a tweak on the AMD software that you can lower down the processor CPU speed at 1.4MHz

Actual Usage


AMD A10 1.4MHz
Idle
4x2TB Samsung F4, 1x1TB WD Black and 3x120MM Fan @57Watts

Load
Bluray 2D
4x1TB WD Black,1x2TB Samsung F4 and 3x120MM Fan @78Watts

Bluray 3D
4x1TB WD Black,1x2TB Samsung F4 and 3x120MM Fan @79Watts

Splash Pro Ultra Motion and Motion 2(5) enable 1080p Remux
4x1TB WD Black,1x2TB Samsung F4 and 3x120MM Fan @81Watts


AMD A10 3.4MHz

Idle
4x2TB Samsung F4, 1x1TB WD Black and 3x120MM Fan @80Watts

Load
Bluray 2D
4x1TB WD Black,1x2TB Samsung F4 and 3x120MM Fan @95Watts

Bluray 3D
1x1TB WD Black and 3x120MM Fan @65Watts
4x1TB WD Black,1x2TB Samsung F4 and 3x120MM Fan @96Watts

Splash Pro Ultra Motion and Motion 2(5) enable 1080p Remux
4x1TB WD Black,1x2TB Samsung F4 and 3x120MM Fan @110Watts

Before my AMD A10-5700k HTPC build i have the G620 2.6GHz 32NM 65Watts Load @110Watts.

Mobo Asus MATX LGA1155
Intel G620 2.6GHz
2x2GB Memory
2.5 320GB HDD
Corsair 500Watts PSU
Video Card: HD7550
Lian Li MATX Case
Veris Remote for HTPC

Idle: 80Watts
Load: 110Watts+

[Wildfire™]

I have finally setup my HTPC with the specifications below.

Proc: AMD A10-5700 with HD7660G iGPU
Mobo: Asus FM2 MAtx Entry level
Memory: Gskil 2x4GB
HDD: 2x4TB Samsung F4 and 1x1TB wD Black
PSU: Seasonic 520Watts
Case: Silverstone HTPC CAse

brader anong mobo yan and san available? mas gusto ko din asus e

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brader anong mobo yan and san available? mas gusto ko din asus e

Brader available kay pchub as per post nila Asus F2A55-M LK PLUS MATX @3380.00.



http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_Socket_FM2/F2A55M_LK_PLUS/

Yung kasing sa akin sa amazon binili Asus F2A85-M MATX mas mahal ng kaunti ung sa akin nasa 4k+.



http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_Socket_FM2/F2A85M/

Ano ba build ang plan mo? 

[[dcw]aaron]

Ano mas ok? Amd trinity A6 o intel core i3 2120? For htpc use.

[joko11]

Ano mas ok? Amd trinity A6 o intel core i3 2120? For htpc use.

pure htpc no multitasking?
A6

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Ano mas ok? Amd trinity A6 o intel core i3 2120? For htpc use.

Get an A6 with HD7xxx iGPU its better than i3. I3 has a HD3000 and A6 has HD7xxx series iGPU FM2 up to 2GB memory on the iGPU. 

[[dcw]aaron]

pure htpc no multitasking?
A6

yep htpc and lil bit of surfing. i think amd trinity would suffice.

[raider125jeigh]

elms@ kaya want ko itry ung ssd
kasi gamit kong hd sa pc ko 80gb maxtor year 2005 pa to ....medyo mabagal.baka pagnapalitan e bumilis...hihihi...

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elms@ kaya want ko itry ung ssd
kasi gamit kong hd sa pc ko 80gb maxtor year 2005 pa to ....medyo mabagal.baka pagnapalitan e bumilis...hihihi...

Bibilis lang loading/opening ng files niyan like mo test natin ang 1TB ko na WD black pag naka open na yung file or software same na yan ng 7200rpm. Pero ikaw bahala kasi yung iGPU mo 512mb lang yan ang culprit sa HTPC mo atleast sana 1GB man lang.   

[raider125jeigh]

Bibilis lang loading/opening ng files niyan like mo test natin ang 1TB ko na WD black pag naka open na yung file or software same na yan ng 7200rpm. Pero ikaw bahala kasi yung iGPU mo 512mb lang yan ang culprit sa HTPC mo atleast sana 1GB man lang.   

hindi ko muna gagamitin na htpc to..para sa kwarto lang pc ni misis at ng anak ko
kapag may budget na bili nalang ako ng another hd - crossfire or ung 7series hihi

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hindi ko muna gagamitin na htpc to..para sa kwarto lang pc ni misis at ng anak ko
kapag may budget na bili nalang ako ng another hd - crossfire or ung 7series hihi

Wag na HD mag crossfire ka na lang or yet HD7xxx low profile.