HTPC Advice needed

Ben564 · Oct 8, 2012, 09:32 PM

Hey guys

How is this HTPC ? i will be using it for internet, music and HD videos.
Thanks for your advice guys

Krazy Owl · Oct 9, 2012, 03:15 AM

link not working .. hebraic symbols only there

Ben564 · Oct 9, 2012, 08:41 AM

I'm from israel

eidairaman1 · Oct 9, 2012, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben564

I'm from israel

got an english site by chance?

freaksavior · Oct 9, 2012, 08:48 AM

It works well enough, if you want to do HD video with HD audio, then you will need a different video card, otherwise, it seems okay spec wise.

Ben564 · Oct 9, 2012, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by eidairaman1

got an english site by chance?

The specs are in english

Ikaruga · Oct 9, 2012, 10:56 AM

I think this is only good for a htpc if you buy a cheap modern video card as as well, but you have to be really careful to buy a low-end one only, because of the 150W power supply.

Edit: ask them if they can sell it to you with an Intel i3-3220 or i3-3225 instead, you wouldn't need an extra video card that way.

Jetster · Oct 9, 2012, 10:59 AM

What is it. Why would he need a video card?

Because all we see is NOT SUPPORTED web site

Ikaruga · Oct 9, 2012, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Jetster

What is it. Why would he need a video card?

for HD videos? sandy bridge can't play BD for example

Jetster · Oct 9, 2012, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Ikaruga

for HD videos? sandy bridge can't play BD for example

Yes it can, but yet again what are the specs. You just need the right codex and software

Ikaruga · Oct 9, 2012, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Jetster

Yes it can, but yet again what are the specs

well, last I tried it had problems

edit:
Processor (Intel ® Pentium ® Processor G630 (3M Cache, 2.70 GHz
Memory Kingston 4GB DDR3 1333MHz
Hard Disk Seagate / Hitachi 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB
DVD burner SAMSUNG DVD-RW X22
Motherboard Intel / Asrock depends on stock
Graphic gumbo Intel ® HD Graphics
Sound Card Intel ® High Definition Audio
Network Card Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mb / s) LAN subsystem
Power Supply 150W
Front Panel 2xUSB, HD AUDIO, MIC
Dimensions 303x200x166
Responsibility Year

Jetster · Oct 9, 2012, 11:03 AM

A AMD fusion may be a cheaper option

That didnt work. The site is BLOCKED for some reason. And it not my work blocking it. It just says not supported

Ikaruga · Oct 9, 2012, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Jetster

A AMD fusion may be a cheaper option

He is from Israel, the place where they make the ivy bridge CPUs. I think he is quite good to go with a i3-3225. The HD4000 is a perfect choice for a non-gamer HTPC build.

edit: but a i3-3220 with the HD2500 would also do quite well and it's $20 cheaper.

Jetster · Oct 9, 2012, 11:10 AM

Correct.......even a first generation i3 550 will do.

why I cant see the site. I hate censorship

Ikaruga · Oct 9, 2012, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Jetster

why I cant see the site. I hate censorship

use a web-proxy

Ben564 · Oct 9, 2012, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetster

What is it. Why would he need a video card?

Because all we see is NOT SUPPORTED web site

I guess your ISP is Censoring you

Ben564 · Oct 9, 2012, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Jetster

A AMD fusion may be a cheaper option

That didnt work. The site is BLOCKED for some reason. And it not my work blocking it. It just says not supported

The website supports chrome firefox IE 9.

Ben564 · Oct 9, 2012, 12:04 PM

Thanks Guys for your great advice

Do you guys thinkw i shoud order this HTPC and tell them to upgrade to a i3-3225 CPU?

Ikaruga · Oct 9, 2012, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben564

Thanks Guys for your great advice

Do you guys thinkw i shoud order this HTPC and tell them to upgrade to a i3-3225 CPU?

As I wrote it above, if you are absolutely sure that you won't play games and also if you are short on money, the i3-3220 would also do just fine for browsing the internet and watching movies, but I think the extra $20 is worth it for i3-3225 to make the build a little more future proof. The HD4000 in the 3225 is a lot faster then the HD2500 in the 3220, you know, some extra performance never hurts

Your choice

edit: it must be noted that 7200RPM drives are far from silent. I don't know how much do you know about computers, but this won't be dead silent in the bedroom for sure

Ben564 · Oct 9, 2012, 12:57 PM

Thanks Guys i spoke to them now and they will build me the HTPC with a i3-3225

Ikaruga · Oct 9, 2012, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Ben564

Thanks Guys i spoke to them now and they will build me the HTPC with a i3-3225

have fun

freaksavior · Oct 9, 2012, 08:19 PM

The HD4000 is the only one that supports dts-hd, 3k does not, that's what I was talking about.

Jetster · Oct 9, 2012, 09:24 PM

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/t...-2100-tested/7

freaksavior · Oct 9, 2012, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jetster

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/t...-2100-tested/7

Ahhh see when I was looking at the 2/3k I honestly didn't find anything telling me that... i guess I didn't look very hard.

Jetster · Oct 9, 2012, 11:27 PM

Usually the problem is you have to have FFDShow installed and then select the DD HD, DTS HD audio option. I just install CCCP codex pack and its in there. Ive twisted my mind a few times figuring it out

With my system I installed a 6670 GPU just to get it a little more snappy. But really it worked fine with the i3 550 HD2000 playing 30Gb BR files bit stream threw my Yamaha AVR

Oct 8, 2012, 09:32 PM	#1
Ben564 Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 8 (0.04/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	HTPC Advice needed Hey guys How is this HTPC ? i will be using it for internet, music and HD videos. Thanks for your advice guys

System Name:	HTPC-Cube
Processor:	AMD Athlon 64 skt754 3200+ 1M cache
Motherboard:	Foxconn Winfast K8S760MG-6LRS
Cooling:	Stock
Memory:	2 gigs DDR400
Video Card:	HIS IceQ 4670 AGP 1gig DDR3
Hard Disk:	White label 80gigs sata
Optical Drive:	DVD-RW
CRT/LCD Model:	Polaroid 19 inches 1366X768 LED
Case:	Chenming cube
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Raidmax RX-500S
Software:	Seven Pro 64bits

Oct 9, 2012, 08:41 AM	#3
Ben564 Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 8 (0.04/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The site is in hebrew I'm from israel

System Name:	BS03/04
Processor:	AMD Athlon XP-M 2500+ 2.2GHz 1.5V
Motherboard:	DFI LanParty NFII Ultra-B Bios (TicTac 3D Fire R2)
Cooling:	4 Antec 80mm, TR SI-97 Adapted TT Big Typhoon Fan 120MM
Memory:	2GB Mushkin Redline 4000 @ 200 MHz 2.5V
Video Card:	Sapphire R1950Pro 512MB AGP 1.5V
Hard Disk:	250 & 400 GB Seagate Baracuda 10 SATA
Optical Drive:	2x Samsung Multiformat Rewritable Drives
CRT/LCD Model:	NEC Multisync LCD 1700V
Case:	Antec SX830 EATX Case
Sound Card:	Creative Labs SB XFi Xtreme Music & SB PCI 512
PSU:	Antec NEO HE 500 Watt
Software:	Windows 7 Home Premium
Benchmarks:	Win 7 Eval. CPU 3.9 Ram 4.5 Graphics 6.0 HD 5.7

Oct 9, 2012, 08:48 AM	#5
freaksavior To infinity ... and beyond! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: H-Town Texas Posts: 6,780 (2.88/day) Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 852 Times in 581 Posts System Specs	It works well enough, if you want to do HD video with HD audio, then you will need a different video card, otherwise, it seems okay spec wise. __________________ Heat My HTPC Guide freak's F/S thread Fill Out you sp here.

Oct 9, 2012, 03:15 AM	#2
Krazy Owl Banned Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Montreal Posts: 889 (1.79/day) Thanks: 122 Thanked 77 Times in 54 Posts System Specs	link not working .. hebraic symbols only there

System Name:	0 Kelvin 5.0 / Server
Processor:	i7 930 \|\| Q6600
Motherboard:	EVGA Micro X58\|\| Asus Rampage Formula x48
Cooling:	Mugen2 \|\| Rocketfish
Memory:	6Gb Crucial Value 1800mhz\|\| 4gb Patriot SLI
Video Card:	2x Asus 5850CU 800/1200 \|\| ATI 6450
Hard Disk:	Intel 320 80gb SSD + 72.11 750Gb \|\| 3 x 2tb Sea + 2 x 500gb WD B
Optical Drive:	Samsung SH-S203N \|\| None
CRT/LCD Model:	2x Samsung 245BW \|\| Samsung 40" 650A
Case:	NZXT Rogue \|\| CM690
Sound Card:	Onboard \|\| ATI 6450
PSU:	8Silverstone DA800 \|\| Kingwin 1000w
Software:	7U x64 \|\| Windows 7
Benchmarks:	http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l294/freaksavior/Overclocking-1.png

Oct 9, 2012, 10:56 AM	#7
Ikaruga Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 641 (0.78/day) Thanks: 387 Thanked 127 Times in 89 Posts	I think this is only good for a htpc if you buy a cheap modern video card as as well, but you have to be really careful to buy a low-end one only, because of the 150W power supply. Edit: ask them if they can sell it to you with an Intel i3-3220 or i3-3225 instead, you wouldn't need an extra video card that way. Last edited by Ikaruga; Oct 9, 2012 at 11:22 AM.

Oct 9, 2012, 10:59 AM	#8
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,877 (2.35/day) Thanks: 937 Thanked 865 Times in 633 Posts System Specs	What is it. Why would he need a video card? Because all we see is NOT SUPPORTED web site

System Name:	Delta // HTPC
Processor:	Intel i7 3770K // Intel i3 550 3.2Ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock Z77 Extreme6 // Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2H Socket 1156
Cooling:	Corsair H100 // SILVERSTONE NT07-1156 90mm
Memory:	Corsair Vengeance 1866 16gb //Corsair DDR3 1600 4 Gb
Video Card:	HIS 7950 3 Gb //Sapphire 6670 1 Gb
Hard Disk:	Samsung 840 250 SSD, WD Caviar Blue 500// Corsair M4 64 Gb Solid State, SAMSUNG F4 2 Tb, WD 1 Tb
Optical Drive:	LG DVDR 24X // Lite on DVDR 24X
CRT/LCD Model:	HP 23xi IPS 1080p" // 50" Samsung Plasma 720p
Case:	Corsair Obsidian Series 550D // Silverstone Granada GD05
Sound Card:	ASUS Xonar DS // HDMI Bit Stream to Yamaha RX V571
PSU:	Seagate M12II 750 // Corsair CX 430
Software:	Windows 7 64bit // Windows 7 64bit with XBMC Eden
Benchmarks:	I scored P9327 in 3DMark 11

Oct 9, 2012, 11:03 AM	#12
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,877 (2.35/day) Thanks: 937 Thanked 865 Times in 633 Posts System Specs	A AMD fusion may be a cheaper option That didnt work. The site is BLOCKED for some reason. And it not my work blocking it. It just says not supported

Oct 9, 2012, 11:10 AM	#14
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,877 (2.35/day) Thanks: 937 Thanked 865 Times in 633 Posts System Specs	Correct.......even a first generation i3 550 will do. why I cant see the site. I hate censorship

Oct 9, 2012, 12:04 PM	#18
Ben564 Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 8 (0.04/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	CPU Upgrade? Thanks Guys for your great advice Do you guys thinkw i shoud order this HTPC and tell them to upgrade to a i3-3225 CPU?

Oct 9, 2012, 12:57 PM	#20
Ben564 Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 8 (0.04/day) Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Case Closed Thanks Guys i spoke to them now and they will build me the HTPC with a i3-3225

Oct 9, 2012, 08:19 PM	#22
freaksavior To infinity ... and beyond! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: H-Town Texas Posts: 6,780 (2.88/day) Thanks: 1,031 Thanked 852 Times in 581 Posts System Specs	The HD4000 is the only one that supports dts-hd, 3k does not, that's what I was talking about. __________________ Heat My HTPC Guide freak's F/S thread Fill Out you sp here.

Oct 9, 2012, 09:24 PM	#23
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,877 (2.35/day) Thanks: 937 Thanked 865 Times in 633 Posts System Specs	http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/t...-2100-tested/7

Oct 9, 2012, 11:27 PM	#25
Jetster Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,877 (2.35/day) Thanks: 937 Thanked 865 Times in 633 Posts System Specs	Usually the problem is you have to have FFDShow installed and then select the DD HD, DTS HD audio option. I just install CCCP codex pack and its in there. Ive twisted my mind a few times figuring it out With my system I installed a 6670 GPU just to get it a little more snappy. But really it worked fine with the i3 550 HD2000 playing 30Gb BR files bit stream threw my Yamaha AVR

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