Topic: planning for a htpc...please advice ...

[dmag10]

i just owned a lh70 hdtv and im planning to upgrade my pc a little bit for the sake of watching mkv smoothly on 1080p..please advice ...thanks

this is my current spec...

mobo: ecs 662/1066t-m2   (dont have any idea if i should change this or not)
proccesor: c2d e4300 @1.80ghz (i think this will do)
video card: nvidia geforce 7300 se/7200 gs ( planning to change it to Palit 9600GT 512mb 256Bbit for the hdmi output or so please advice on which vc should i use the cheaper)
ram: 1gb ddr2

honestly im a newbie in hd movies.... my budget is only on 6-7k on this pc upgrade....

[Verbl Kint]

I suggest you get a Palit HD4670 and get an extra 1GB of RAM.

Your PSU might not be compatible with a 9600GT and the HD4670 would be more than enough for your needs, and it is a bit cheaper.

[gutierrez]

i just owned a lh70 hdtv and im planning to upgrade my pc a little bit for the sake of watching mkv smoothly on 1080p..please advice ...thanks

this is my current spec...

mobo: ecs 662/1066t-m2   (dont have any idea if i should change this or not)
proccesor: c2d e4300 @1.80ghz (i think this will do)
video card: nvidia geforce 7300 se/7200 gs ( planning to change it to Palit 9600GT 512mb 256Bbit for the hdmi output or so please advice on which vc should i use the cheaper)
ram: 1gb ddr2

honestly im a newbie in hd movies.... my budget is only on 6-7k on this pc upgrade....

You NEED to upgrade your video card and Ram to at least 2GB

[Dowals]

i have tried a dual core 1.6ghz procie, It can't handle 1080p, sinok pa minsan with some 720p

[dmag10]

thanks you po sa mga responde anyway about sa psu pag palit 9600gt po ba yung bibilhin eh about ilan po dapat na psu power ang ikakabit?....and also mas ok ba ung hd4670 kesa sa g600gt?

[raptor]

i agree with the recommendations to replace your video card to HD4670 and add another 1GB of memory ...that should be able to handle 1080p movies .... your processor speed should be fine ... use KMPlayer and coreavc decoders and you should not have any issues with the 1080p's

[dmag10]

sir if i get the Palit HD4670 will i still need to change my mobo?...and where can you recommend me buying this vc?how much?

[cHess]

try checking at tipidpc.com

Marami sellers doon. I think no need to change your mobo. Just add 1G ram then the VC. HTH.

[Clondalkin]

Instead of changing the VC, it would be more effective to upgrade the CPU itself.  What can you buy for 6-7K? 

Or keep the PC as is and supplement it with a Mede8er for 8K.  Solved.   Dalawa pa possible players mo 

[dmag10]

Mede8er ?......what is better Mede8er or xtreamer?

[cHess]

try checking out the threads. There are some info there. HTH.

[alistair]

Walang mention sa sound card?

You'll want at least a sound card that can output the DD/DTS signal over optical. Dunno how it'll work with HDMI connections from your video card—unless your video card can also carry the audio signals.

That is, if you already have a receiver. Otherwise, you'll need sound card that itself can decode at least 5.1 DD/DTS and output line-level suitable for 5.1 PC speaker sets. But I'd rather have a dedicated receiver and 'real' speakers for audio.

[LBJem23]

pagamit na din po ako ng thread na ito.. im buying next week a lg 32"  full hdtv.. ok po ba syang gawin pc monitor? and i have a quad core Q6600 procie, 4gb team elite ddr3, corsair hx650.. sa video card gusto kong bilhin yung HD5770.. ano pong magandang motherboard for my htpc set up? more on hd movies po.. maraming salamat

[Alfie]

pwedeng pwede...ako nga 42 LGFr60 at Acer Aspire X3200 lang.

Mag-e-enjoy ka talaga 

[LBJem23]

about po sa motherboard ser, ano po maganda na i pang htpc ko.. motherboard na lang po xe kulang ko.. 

[Alfie]

Kung Intel ang procie....Asus na may solid capacitors pa rin ako...kaya lang, marami ngayon Gigabyte (lahat kasi mukhang solid capacitors kaya lang mas mahal sa Asus) ang gusto.

Kung AMD....mukhang Gigabyte na nga ang lamang.  

p.s.
Kung gusto mong gamitin ay ATI na video card, humanap ka nang walang on board video kasi karamihan nang lumalabas ay NVIDIA ang on board nila, mayroon din naman naka ATI(Gigabyte yata), kaya lang nasa 6K yata ang presyo.

[keema]

pa tanong na lang din po mga sirs..

if not thinking of a budget HTPC setup ano po ang mga parts na bibilin nyo para maka-buo?

kse tinutulungan ko ung friend ko at the same time baka mag buo din ako.

requirements lang nya is parang malalagyan ng 4 hardisks, makakapg play ng Hi-def na movies, and pang gaming.

-anong motherboard?
-anong video card?
-kung mag quadcore or i7 na ba or core 2 duo pa din?
-AMD x4?

kung makakapag suggest po kayo mga sirs..salamat po..

[Verbl Kint]

sir if i get the Palit HD4670 will i still need to change my mobo?...and where can you recommend me buying this vc?how much?

You can check tipidpc for the current market prices.  Baka less than 3k na lang yung price.

If you have a 7300 then your mobo is compatible with an HD4670.

If you want to update your processor, you can get a C2D e7400/e7500 for around 5k, I believe.

[questforthegoodlife]

Mga masters, medyo OT: Can i connect a powered / active sub to a pc? Is there a possibility it can damage the onboard soundcard or a creative xifi titanium sound card?

The powered sub has a built in amplifier. and it has an rca connection type. so i just an adapter to connect it to my pc?