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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2040 on: Dec 09, 2012 at 08:37 AM »
Quote from: xrampage on Dec 09, 2012 at 08:37 AM
Wag na HD mag crossfire ka na lang or yet HD7xxx low profile.
yep natypo...another vc un haha
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2041 on: Dec 09, 2012 at 08:38 AM »
mga guru, question lang po. currently i have a htpc with the ff specs:

amd x2 3600+ socket am2
emaxx mobo
8600gt gpu
1.5gb ram

ok naman sya but may occasional lags lang with xbmc menu pero sa playback no problems. ok lang ba if dagdagan ko nalang muna ang rams instead of doing an upgrade? if upgrade naman plano ko trinity pero right now wala pa allocated budget kasi uunahin ko muna yung tv para sa room.
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2042 on: Dec 09, 2012 at 08:39 AM »
Quote from: [dcw]aaron on Dec 09, 2012 at 08:38 AM
mga guru, question lang po. currently i have a htpc with the ff specs:

amd x2 3600+ socket am2
emaxx mobo
8600gt gpu
1.5gb ram

ok naman sya but may occasional lags lang with xbmc menu pero sa playback no problems. ok lang ba if dagdagan ko nalang muna ang rams instead of doing an upgrade? if upgrade naman plano ko trinity pero right now wala pa allocated budget kasi uunahin ko muna yung tv para sa room.
kung walang 3d playback ram idagdag mo
how much power consumption nya?
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2043 on: Dec 09, 2012 at 08:42 AM »
Quote from: [dcw]aaron on Dec 09, 2012 at 08:38 AM
mga guru, question lang po. currently i have a htpc with the ff specs:

amd x2 3600+ socket am2
emaxx mobo
8600gt gpu
1.5gb ram

ok naman sya but may occasional lags lang with xbmc menu pero sa playback no problems. ok lang ba if dagdagan ko nalang muna ang rams instead of doing an upgrade? if upgrade naman plano ko trinity pero right now wala pa allocated budget kasi uunahin ko muna yung tv para sa room.

Puwede pero bat 1.5Gb ram mo isang 1GB and 512mb? Kung pag dual channel yung mobo better get a dual channel memory to have a good combination.  ;) ;) ;)

Quote from: raider125jeigh on Dec 09, 2012 at 08:39 AM
kung walang 3d playback ram idagdag mo
how much power consumption nya?

Mataas pa power consumption niyan kasi mga lumang pc parts pa.  O0
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2044 on: Dec 09, 2012 at 09:36 AM »
yep 1gb and 512mb..bale kase mga spare parts lang yan dito sa bahay na nakatambak at binuo ko lang..di ko alam kung mataas ba power consumption pero ok lang..mas malakas pa kumain yung main rig ko na halos 24hrs bukas.
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2045 on: Dec 09, 2012 at 10:31 AM »
Quote from: raider125jeigh on Dec 09, 2012 at 08:31 AM
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

Try running GPU-Z during video playback. That way makikita mo kung graphics adapter ang bottleneck mo during playback. It can also help you optimize the amount of post-processing that your system can handle.
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2046 on: Dec 09, 2012 at 12:17 PM »
Quote from: Stagea on Dec 09, 2012 at 10:31 AM
Try running GPU-Z during video playback. That way makikita mo kung graphics adapter ang bottleneck mo during playback. It can also help you optimize the amount of post-processing that your system can handle.

thank you brader ..download ko nga...
cpu z lang alam ko ..may gpu z din pala haha
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2047 on: Dec 09, 2012 at 01:33 PM »
Quote from: raider125jeigh on Dec 09, 2012 at 12:17 PM
thank you brader ..download ko nga...
cpu z lang alam ko ..may gpu z din pala haha

You're welcome. Your GPU should be able to handle video quite well when configured properly, as long as you go easy on post-processing (granted that your playback software/decoder takes proper advantage of Avivo).
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2048 on: Dec 09, 2012 at 01:34 PM »
Quote from: Stagea on Dec 09, 2012 at 01:33 PM
You're welcome. Your GPU should be able to handle video quite well when configured properly, as long as you go easy on post-processing (granted that your playback software/decoder takes proper advantage of Avivo).

saan ko makikita ung bottle neck brader ivan?
nakikita ko kung ilan ung mb na nagagamit ng buil in gpu

any other specific details i need to check?
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2049 on: Dec 09, 2012 at 01:38 PM »
Quote from: raider125jeigh on Dec 09, 2012 at 01:34 PM
saan ko makikita ung bottle neck brader ivan?
nakikita ko kung ilan ung mb na nagagamit ng buil in gpu

any other specific details i need to check?

Check GPU load. If it's close to 100%, magdrop yan ng frames or babagal ang playback depende sa software na gamit.

Disabling post-processing features under "Video Quality" in Vision Engine Control Center and adjusting the deinterlacing mode should reduce GPU utilization. Disabling advanced video color controls under "Video Color" also help somewhat, if in a squeeze. It's a balancing act, but chances are you'd find a good compromise.
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2050 on: Dec 09, 2012 at 08:09 PM »
Quote from: raider125jeigh on Dec 09, 2012 at 01:34 PM
saan ko makikita ung bottle neck brader ivan?
nakikita ko kung ilan ung mb na nagagamit ng buil in gpu

any other specific details i need to check?

Mag spike yan ung HD7660 nga nag spike sa 80% naka 2GB na yun. 
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2051 on: Dec 09, 2012 at 08:29 PM »
hindi nagspike ung gpu ko....gang 20percent lang 200mb usage...

play ako later ng mga 3d etc....
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2052 on: Dec 10, 2012 at 03:22 AM »
Quote from: xrampage on Dec 09, 2012 at 08:09 PM
Mag spike yan ung HD7660 nga nag spike sa 80% naka 2GB na yun. 

Quote from: raider125jeigh on Dec 09, 2012 at 08:29 PM
hindi nagspike ung gpu ko....gang 20percent lang 200mb usage...

play ako later ng mga 3d etc....


Hindi naman masyado memory-intensive ang video playback, unless you render many frames ahead. Ang matakaw sa video memory is textures, ang video wala naman textures generally.

Pwede siyang maging shader-intensive depending on the software used and the file format. Possible na with one file mataas ang gpu utilization, and with another mababa. GPU-accelerated post-processing is also shader-intensive for the most part, kaya pwedeng bawasan kapag kinakapos yung shader performance ng GPU.

Play mo yung files na nagkakaproblem ka with GPU-accelerated software. If your GPU utilization stays low, check mo CPU utilization mo sa task manager to see kug CPU-limited ka. If mababa both, baka software configuration problem or iba pa.
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2053 on: Dec 10, 2012 at 03:26 AM »
brader ivan anung player gamit mo sa htpc? thanks
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2054 on: Dec 10, 2012 at 03:33 AM »
Quote from: raider125jeigh on Dec 10, 2012 at 03:26 AM
brader ivan anung player gamit mo sa htpc? thanks

PowerDVD 12 Ultra more often than not, Splash Pro EX 1.13.1 paminsan.
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2055 on: Dec 10, 2012 at 03:42 AM »
Quote from: Stagea on Dec 10, 2012 at 03:33 AM
PowerDVD 12 Ultra more often than not, Splash Pro EX 1.13.1 paminsan.
laggers ako minsan sa powerdvd 12 pero hindi ata ultra

ung arcsoft..smooth playing ako dun...
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2056 on: Dec 10, 2012 at 06:56 AM »
Quote from: raider125jeigh on Dec 10, 2012 at 03:42 AM
laggers ako minsan sa powerdvd 12 pero hindi ata ultra

ung arcsoft..smooth playing ako dun...

Yung lag is it only for audio sync or pati yung video mabagal? HDMI audio and video connection yan? Is hardware acceleration enabled? Single screen ba gamit mo?
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2057 on: Dec 10, 2012 at 07:00 AM »
Quote from: Stagea on Dec 10, 2012 at 06:56 AM
Yung lag is it only for audio sync or pati yung video mabagal? HDMI audio and video connection yan? Is hardware acceleration enabled? Single screen ba gamit mo?

kapag 2d no problems wiht audio and video - may times lang na sa start medyo laggish hehe
sa 3d nun nagtest kami connected sa projector ni louie naglalag ung video...

ang arte ko 2nd playback lang naman ako haha...
gusto ko lang malaman ung best settings for specific players and sa gpu

player what setting to select
GPU what setting to select
windows 7
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2058 on: Dec 10, 2012 at 02:05 PM »
Quote from: raider125jeigh on Dec 10, 2012 at 07:00 AM
kapag 2d no problems wiht audio and video - may times lang na sa start medyo laggish hehe
sa 3d nun nagtest kami connected sa projector ni louie naglalag ung video...

ang arte ko 2nd playback lang naman ako haha...
gusto ko lang malaman ung best settings for specific players and sa gpu

player what setting to select
GPU what setting to select
windows 7


Llano lacks hardware MVC decode, but it should still be powerful enough for 3D video playback.
Try disabling all post-processing features sa Control Center under Video Color and Video Quality then select Bob or Weave for deinterlacing. Tweaking the 3D Application settings can also help if you're running short of shader performance.

Were you using a Bluray for this? Under PowerDVD, did you select HDMI 1.4 enabled 3D TV and Enable Hardware Acceleration?

Similar lang ng CPU and GPU load ang Arcsoft TMT at Cyberlink PowerDVD normally (granted similar ang settings), though slower-loading ang PowerDVD since bigger program siya (mas matakaw din ng konti sa RAM). Disable mo din scanning ng media ng PowerDVD baka nagscan sa background kaya bumabagal playback mo.
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2059 on: Dec 11, 2012 at 10:17 AM »
Sharing my HTPC setup for 2012

Low end Gigabyte AMD Athlon 3.0 GH (just fine for 1080p movies, no gaming)
Powerlogic 550 w PSU
8 GB RAM running 64-bit Windows 7 Enterprise (no planned upgrades for Win 8 for the next 12 mos)
Low end GE Force graphics card
couple of 500 Gb HDD from Western and Seagate and an external 750 Gb from Western
couple of monitors:  29" Changhong and 20" LG
250w Acurus stereo power amp
Rotel pre-amp
Mordaunt-Short speakers

Have been completely on HTPC for the last 3 years, routing my once dedicated multichannel system to it. Now using just two channels and a sub.   This setup was from my 2nd upgrade last year with just a recent upgrade to one of the monitors.  Have not bought a single CD or DVD since, all HD movies and music from online sources ;D


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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2060 on: Dec 11, 2012 at 12:10 PM »
Quote from: av_phile1 on Dec 11, 2012 at 10:17 AM
Sharing my HTPC setup for 2012

Low end Gigabyte AMD Athlon 3.0 GH (just fine for 1080p movies, no gaming)
Powerlogic 550 w PSU
8 GB RAM running 64-bit Windows 7 Enterprise (no planned upgrades for Win 8 for the next 12 mos)
Low end GE Force graphics card
couple of 500 Gb HDD from Western and Seagate and an external 750 Gb from Western
couple of monitors:  29" Changhong and 20" LG
250w Acurus stereo power amp
Rotel pre-amp
Mordaunt-Short speakers

Have been completely on HTPC for the last 3 years, routing my once dedicated multichannel system to it. Now using just two channels and a sub.   This setup was from my 2nd upgrade last year with just a recent upgrade to one of the monitors.  Have not bought a single CD or DVD since, all HD movies and music from online sources ;D




sir magkano yang changhong 29"? full hd res ba?
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2061 on: Dec 11, 2012 at 02:41 PM »
Quote from: [dcw]aaron on Dec 11, 2012 at 12:10 PM
sir magkano yang changhong 29"? full hd res ba?

That 29" changhong LED was on sale for P13,500 at SM appliance.  It's full HD, I could configure it to 1080p at 60htz just like my older 1080p Philips 22"  What attracted me to it was the thin bezel. 
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2062 on: Dec 11, 2012 at 09:44 PM »
something worth considering to any htpc build/ setup:
http://pcx.com.ph/asus-blu-ray-combo-drive.html  ;)
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2063 on: Dec 11, 2012 at 10:27 PM »
Quote from: DTNS on Dec 11, 2012 at 09:44 PM
something worth considering to any htpc build/ setup:
http://pcx.com.ph/asus-blu-ray-combo-drive.html  ;)

Kung ang HTPC mo 5.25 bay parang mas maganda pa din na naka internal saka bluray writer na din siya not just combo drive.
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2064 on: Dec 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM »
Quote from: xrampage on Dec 11, 2012 at 10:27 PM
Kung ang HTPC mo 5.25 bay parang mas maganda pa din na naka internal saka bluray writer na din siya not just combo drive.

sayang ang SATA port. sa hard disk na lang gamitin. ;D
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Re: Share your HTPC set-up Part2
« Reply #2065 on: Dec 12, 2012 at 10:52 AM »
badtrip most of the budget laptops with windows 8 only have 1 usb 3.0 slot :(
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« Reply #2066 on: Dec 12, 2012 at 10:57 AM »
Quote from: ninjababez® on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:52 AM
badtrip most of the budget laptops with windows 8 only have 1 usb 3.0 slot :(

buti na lang may 2x USB 3.0 ang MSI GE620DX ko. ;D
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« Reply #2067 on: Dec 12, 2012 at 11:02 AM »
Quote from: DTNS on Dec 12, 2012 at 10:44 AM
sayang ang SATA port. sa hard disk na lang gamitin. ;D

Madami paraan para mag kasata port pa puwede mag add ng sata port pcie Which i will do my 10x HDD kasi most ng mobo now has a 7 sata port so i need 3 more sata port. Kaya matx din kinuha ko na board and HTPC case para sa additional na sata port for pcie.  >:D >:D

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« Reply #2068 on: Dec 12, 2012 at 01:00 PM »
ok lang ba gumamit for pc ng lcd/led monitors 26-29" na hd ready lang(1366x768)? or masyadong mababa nang mababa ang res? thanks!
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« Reply #2069 on: Dec 12, 2012 at 02:06 PM »
Quote from: [dcw]aaron on Dec 12, 2012 at 01:00 PM
ok lang ba gumamit for pc ng lcd/led monitors 26-29" na hd ready lang(1366x768)? or masyadong mababa nang mababa ang res? thanks!

Pwede naman, pero bihira ata ang PC monitors na ganyan kababa ang resolution sa size na yan (unless TV ang sinasabi mo).

Noticeable na ang pixels sa ganyan kababang resolution pag malapit at ganyan kalaki ang screen, but if you don't mind eh walang kaso.
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