Topic: low cost low power consumption 24/7 torrent rig + htpc build help

[bashi]

good brands are corsair, seasonic, antec, enermax, and hec ... look for models with 80%+ efficiency, normally those would have good components and better quality ... plus those would have less power consumption due to high efficiency

thank you very much for your reply, will choose one of those brands that you mentioned, will be going for either an a6 or a8 amd proc... my current rig decided it was time to rest it was long in the tooth na rin and served its purpose extremely well, hehehe

[DTNS]

thank you very much for your reply, will choose one of those brands that you mentioned, will be going for either an a6 or a8 amd proc... my current rig decided it was time to rest it was long in the tooth na rin and served its purpose extremely well, hehehe

take out HEC from that list. I've had a bad experience with their psu before.

[Stagea]

thank you very much for your reply, will choose one of those brands that you mentioned, will be going for either an a6 or a8 amd proc... my current rig decided it was time to rest it was long in the tooth na rin and served its purpose extremely well, hehehe

If you're going with Trinity, I suggest going all the way up to the A10. The local A8 models consume nearly as much power, without performing nearly as well.

[bashi]

take out HEC from that list. I've had a bad experience with their psu before.

thank you very much, noted

If you're going with Trinity, I suggest going all the way up to the A10. The local A8 models consume nearly as much power, without performing nearly as well.

oh okay, i'm currently looking at a8-3870k or a6-3500, suggestion mo is the a10-5800k? will keep that in mind, i was a bit partial sa a6 because of budgetary constraints since sudden yun need ko for a new set-up but i'm willing to add a little to the overall budget to ensure it will adapt easily to whatever comes for the next few years, as for the motherboard, ano suggest nyo that works well with amd's (the reasonably priced models)? i'm keen on msi (since i've had a very favorable experience with that brand before) but i'm also looking at gigabyte because of the extra options within the same price range nung msi models and good reviews from my brother, thank you very much

[Stagea]

thank you very much, noted

oh okay, i'm currently looking at a8-3870k or a6-3500, suggestion mo is the a10-5800k? will keep that in mind, i was a bit partial sa a6 because of budgetary constraints since sudden yun need ko for a new set-up but i'm willing to add a little to the overall budget to ensure it will adapt easily to whatever comes for the next few years, as for the motherboard, ano suggest nyo that works well with amd's (the reasonably priced models)? i'm keen on msi (since i've had a very favorable experience with that brand before) but i'm also looking at gigabyte because of the extra options within the same price range nung msi models and good reviews from my brother, thank you very much

Ahh for Llano, A6-3500 is decent naman when it comes to power consumption vs. performance. Trinity's a generation newer on the other hand, saka mas mahaba pa ang life ng FM2 motherboards so it makes sense to look at FM2 over FM1.

[raptor]

Ahh for Llano, A6-3500 is decent naman when it comes to power consumption vs. performance. Trinity's a generation newer on the other hand, saka mas mahaba pa ang life ng FM2 motherboards so it makes sense to look at FM2 over FM1.

agree with this ... FM1 boards are already being phased out

[DTNS]

htpc builders, you might want to wait for these:
http://techreport.com/news/24180/home-theater-pcs-targeted-by-new-silverstone-cases

[bashi]

Ahh for Llano, A6-3500 is decent naman when it comes to power consumption vs. performance. Trinity's a generation newer on the other hand, saka mas mahaba pa ang life ng FM2 motherboards so it makes sense to look at FM2 over FM1.

thank you uli, will calculate parts pagpunta ko gilmore later, will try to fit in a trinity set-up sa budget

[bashi]

do i need to get a cooling fan for amd's? the store in gilmore was trying to sell me those cooling fans specially the watercooled ones, i went with a trinity proc & fm2 mobo, medyo nagtipid muna ako sa ibang parts but will upgrade or add parts little by little......ang di pa pala nabili yun monitor, will buy this weekend, any comments on several brands will be highly appreciated, according to several friends, samsung has one of the best service of all the current brands available

[Stagea]

do i need to get a cooling fan for amd's? the store in gilmore was trying to sell me those cooling fans specially the watercooled ones, i went with a trinity proc & fm2 mobo, medyo nagtipid muna ako sa ibang parts but will upgrade or add parts little by little......ang di pa pala nabili yun monitor, will buy this weekend, any comments on several brands will be highly appreciated, according to several friends, samsung has one of the best service of all the current brands available

If you purchased a retail processor, then it should come with a cooling solution. It would do for most applications, but a more powerful aftermarket cooler can reduce noise or bring down average temperatures.

Since you're putting together a budget build, stick with the supplied cooler for now. You can replace it later on if you find it too loud.

[bashi]

If you purchased a retail processor, then it should come with a cooling solution. It would do for most applications, but a more powerful aftermarket cooler can reduce noise or bring down average temperatures.

Since you're putting together a budget build, stick with the supplied cooler for now. You can replace it later on if you find it too loud.

thanks, medyo sudden lang kasi yun need for a new set-up, was really planning on getting a new one either late 1st quarter or probably summer but my previous desktop didn't cooperate with my sched, being flooded with a ton of choices, i want to make sure bang for the buck yun assemble ko and reliable