The irony in that sentence makes meGC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
Cheap shit is good, million ppl can't be wrong.Narupug wrote:
Celeron and MSI
Freezer, I am disappoint
Narupug wrote:
Celeron and MSI
Freezer, I am disappoint
Guys, the E3300 is a full-fledged Core 2 Duo with a little less cache (1MB as opposed to 2~6). It's a really powerful processor.FloppY_ wrote:
I'm guessing Vista... He's already picked Sell-and-run & MSICapnNismo wrote:
what OS would said HTPC be running?
Windows 7, of course.CapnNismo wrote:
what OS would said HTPC be running?
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
The E3300 is a 2.5GHz 1MB cache CPU, right? In that case it'll be perfect for HTPC duties. It'll have no problem decoding, well, anything.
Can the intel GPU do DXVA?
Can the intel GPU do DXVA?
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Yeah, dual-core, too. It's really far too powerful for my needs, but it's the cheapest CPU I can get my hands on.max wrote:
The E3300 is a 2.5GHz 1MB cache CPU, right? In that case it'll be perfect for HTPC duties. It'll have no problem decoding, well, anything.
Can the intel GPU do DXVA?
And I have no idea about what the IGP can do, I never planned on using it as I have a spare HD2400 lying about that I was going to put in it. It's mandatory, as my TV hates VGA.
That's of less importance now, however, as I e-mailed the reseller and told them to cancel the purchase. I'll be returning it to them for a full refund, and buying an ASUS P5G41-M for a tenner more instead. It has both optical audio output and DVI on-board, so I won't have to use either a separate graphics card, nor an S/PDIF riser.
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The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
Yay asusFreezer7Pro wrote:
Yeah, dual-core, too. It's really far too powerful for my needs, but it's the cheapest CPU I can get my hands on.max wrote:
The E3300 is a 2.5GHz 1MB cache CPU, right? In that case it'll be perfect for HTPC duties. It'll have no problem decoding, well, anything.
Can the intel GPU do DXVA?
And I have no idea about what the IGP can do, I never planned on using it as I have a spare HD2400 lying about that I was going to put in it. It's mandatory, as my TV hates VGA.
That's of less importance now, however, as I e-mailed the reseller and told them to cancel the purchase. I'll be returning it to them for a full refund, and buying an ASUS P5G41-M for a tenner more instead. It has both optical audio output and DVI on-board, so I won't have to use either a separate graphics card, nor an S/PDIF riser.
I didn't know you could get DVI onboard gfx...
Are there any HDMI onboard out yet?
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Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
Yeah, they come with i5 boards.
ASUS / Gigabyte example?Finray wrote:
Yeah, they come with i5 boards.
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
I allmost wish I had the use for a HTPC media centreFinray wrote:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131623
Looks fun to put a system together that is so compact...
My current HTPC-ish P4 Compaq which I mounted on a plexi-plate has a xbox hueg PSU, IDE cables and old agp gfx card that takes up space...
oh well.. maybe when I move away from home and my old TV breaks which leads to a new HDMI compatible monitor
EDIT: Anyone tell me if it's possible to get a decent quality small PSU that will supply sufficient power for the low end i3?
All I can find is a regular sized OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W modular...
Last edited by FloppY_ (2010-04-21 09:51:01)
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
Oh, yeah, that board had HDMI, not DVI.FloppY_ wrote:
Yay asusFreezer7Pro wrote:
Yeah, dual-core, too. It's really far too powerful for my needs, but it's the cheapest CPU I can get my hands on.max wrote:
The E3300 is a 2.5GHz 1MB cache CPU, right? In that case it'll be perfect for HTPC duties. It'll have no problem decoding, well, anything.
Can the intel GPU do DXVA?
And I have no idea about what the IGP can do, I never planned on using it as I have a spare HD2400 lying about that I was going to put in it. It's mandatory, as my TV hates VGA.
That's of less importance now, however, as I e-mailed the reseller and told them to cancel the purchase. I'll be returning it to them for a full refund, and buying an ASUS P5G41-M for a tenner more instead. It has both optical audio output and DVI on-board, so I won't have to use either a separate graphics card, nor an S/PDIF riser.
I didn't know you could get DVI onboard gfx...
Are there any HDMI onboard out yet?
I generally think about them as one the same, the signals are compatible anyhow.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
someone's doing eyefinity. what'd you pay for that, if i can ask?Computer_Guy wrote:
http://static.scan.co.uk/Images/Products/1183351-a.jpg
bought it from dell for 100 dollars
WAN
HUNDRA
DORRA?
That's expensive.
HUNDRA
DORRA?
That's expensive.
i knew i'd seen it somewhere. the NVS 295's we get are dual DP, with dongles for the DVI. the bastard's a re sending the passive ones though.Computer_Guy wrote:
bought it from dell for 100 dollars
let me know how that works for eyefinity, thx!
Yeah, i bought a passive to try that at first for 10 dollars but that didnt work and the only active adapters i found were around 100 dollars.Finray wrote:
WAN
HUNDRA
DORRA?
That's expensive.
I think I would have gotten a better / second GFX card instead of wasting that much on an adapter tbhComputer_Guy wrote:
Yeah, i bought a passive to try that at first for 10 dollars but that didnt work and the only active adapters i found were around 100 dollars.Finray wrote:
WAN
HUNDRA
DORRA?
That's expensive.
comment / help plox..FloppY_ wrote:
I allmost wish I had the use for a HTPC media centreFinray wrote:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131623
Looks fun to put a system together that is so compact...
My current HTPC-ish P4 Compaq which I mounted on a plexi-plate has a xbox hueg PSU, IDE cables and old agp gfx card that takes up space...
oh well.. maybe when I move away from home and my old TV breaks which leads to a new HDMI compatible monitor
EDIT: Anyone tell me if it's possible to get a decent quality small PSU that will supply sufficient power for the low end i3?
All I can find is a regular sized OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W modular...
http://xpriserpic.edbindex.dk/Screenshots/110620.jpg
Need compact PSU
Last edited by FloppY_ (2010-04-21 11:14:36)
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
corsair HX520 tbh
once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.
My $100 Gigabyte board has onboard HDMI.FloppY_ wrote:
Yay asusFreezer7Pro wrote:
Yeah, dual-core, too. It's really far too powerful for my needs, but it's the cheapest CPU I can get my hands on.max wrote:
The E3300 is a 2.5GHz 1MB cache CPU, right? In that case it'll be perfect for HTPC duties. It'll have no problem decoding, well, anything.
Can the intel GPU do DXVA?
And I have no idea about what the IGP can do, I never planned on using it as I have a spare HD2400 lying about that I was going to put in it. It's mandatory, as my TV hates VGA.
That's of less importance now, however, as I e-mailed the reseller and told them to cancel the purchase. I'll be returning it to them for a full refund, and buying an ASUS P5G41-M for a tenner more instead. It has both optical audio output and DVI on-board, so I won't have to use either a separate graphics card, nor an S/PDIF riser.
I didn't know you could get DVI onboard gfx...
Are there any HDMI onboard out yet?
Not modular afaik...max wrote:
corsair HX520 tbh
I need it to be either compact or modular
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
It is modular, I had one.
Intel Core i7 CPU 920 @ 4GHz || 3x2 GB OCZ 1600Mhz DDR3 || 80GB Intel X25-M Gen 2 || KFA2 GTX 480 1536Mb ||| Samsung T220 || Xonar DX 7.1 || AV 40 || P6T Deluxe V2 || Win 7 HP 64 Bit || Lian Li P80
Not technically bought. But my company got it and I was playing around with it today for a couple of hours.
yea, with corsiar TX is cabled, HX is modular.FloppY_ wrote:
Not modular afaik...max wrote:
corsair HX520 tbh
I need it to be either compact or modular
Oh yeah... I should be able to remember that since I have a HX620 myselfSonderKommando wrote:
yea, with corsiar TX is cabled, HX is modular.FloppY_ wrote:
Not modular afaik...max wrote:
corsair HX520 tbh
I need it to be either compact or modular
Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me
