Need some info on a mobo...

johnspack · Jan 1, 2013, 09:05 PM

Been slowly building up an htpc for a client. He's very fussy. He wants a media center, but keeps getting me to buy him higher end gaming parts. The fractal design case was a good start, but he got the Silverstone Evolution 850... Excellent of course, but a darn powerhouse for an htpc. I tried to discuss AMD apus with him, but he'd have none of that. So now I go intel i3 sb with him, his first mobo he liked was the gene v... arg. He has no interest in gaming, or ocing, so I think I sold him on this for about the same price:
http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=69...S&promoid=1033 Seems like a good candidate. It has all the video outs he needs. I think it's actually a bit much for what he needs still, but don't see anything else he'd be happy with on ncix.
Oh, and he has an older 47 in flatscreen that can only do 720.

Crap Daddy · Jan 1, 2013, 10:09 PM

Why not an i3-3225? It has the HD4000 IGP. That Silverstone is madness for what he needs.
Check this motherboard:

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=70...k&promoid=1033

Jack1n · Jan 1, 2013, 10:17 PM

For an HTPC it really dosent matter as long as you have all the expansion slots you need on it,try to convince him to get a cheaper one.

DarkOCean · Jan 1, 2013, 10:21 PM

If you spend $200 for a htpc mobo you may as well pair it with an 3770k and a 7970

... gaming htpc.

johnspack · Jan 2, 2013, 01:59 AM

The crazy bugger, he insists on the gene v now. oh well, i tried.

johnspack · Jan 2, 2013, 02:05 AM

I also informed him that the gene doesn't have built in video, so he needs a video card now too. What is a cheap blueray capable fanless worth now?

TRWOV · Jan 2, 2013, 02:10 AM

About $50.

HD6450, get the Diamond version, biggest heatsink of the lot.
GT520/610

OneMoar · Jan 2, 2013, 02:33 AM

direct said client here so we can explain to him why hes full of shit lol
850Wat PSU and a GENE V wow talk about overkill
if you are gonna bother with the gene then talk him into a 3750k and a Mid-high range gpu might as well go all the way

TRWOV · Jan 2, 2013, 02:43 AM

Well, maybe he wants to be 4000K ready so consider OneMoar's suggestion.

OneMoar · Jan 2, 2013, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRWOV

Well, maybe he wants to be 4000K ready so consider OneMoar's suggestion.

most of the haswell chips Will not be 1155 socket compatible lol

micropage7 · Jan 2, 2013, 03:55 AM

actually high end gaming parts is ok, maybe he thinks that if the hardware could run game smoothly it would be great if he run for multimedia.
yeah if we talk about cost and performance that needed by multimedia and gaming, its kinda different
and since its your client, i guess you could suggest him some alternative that could meet what he needs but finally the money and the hardware that chosen is depend to him. just make sure he got best hardware so he wont regret the money that spent

drdeathx · Jan 2, 2013, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OneMoar

direct said client here so we can explain to him why hes full of shit lol
850Wat PSU and a GENE V wow talk about overkill
if you are gonna bother with the gene then talk him into a 3750k and a Mid-high range gpu might as well go all the way

if you read his explanation, the client is pushing for the better hardware.

drdeathx · Jan 2, 2013, 05:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRWOV

Well, maybe he wants to be 4000K ready so consider OneMoar's suggestion.

I wouldn't

johnspack · Jan 2, 2013, 11:23 PM

Yeah, he likes the idea of the high end hardware.. I had to order the Gene. He feels the heatpipe cooling on it will keep the mobo cooler, so it will be quieter ect. He has a rather bizarre concept of htpcs... but what can you do. Plus he wants to return my titanium card and not have to buy a new sound card yet. The way he's going, I might as well tell him to just go to an i5 cpu, and get a graphics card. Think it might be time to introduce him to pc gaming.....

jboydgolfer · Jan 2, 2013, 11:29 PM

next thing you know , your assembling a Full water loop, for a "low-mid level" htpc. lol. Had the same situation here. Good Luck, atleast we get to build them, right?
Have fun man.

johnspack · Jan 2, 2013, 11:31 PM

Heheh, yep, he just keeps adding more, gotta love it!

johnspack · Jan 3, 2013, 02:05 AM

Well, couldn't talk him into an i5, oh well. He is on a low fixed income, so I understand that. I do this for people who don't have money, for basically nothing. The local computer stores would rip them off horribly. I think he's been eating like potato chips for the last 2 months just to get what he has. I can relate, do it all the time myself! He really wanted that gene v though, so I had to get it. Long as he's happy, so am I. Gotta make the client happy always.....

TRWOV · Jan 3, 2013, 02:14 AM

Did you at least talk him into a 400-500w PSU? If he has a low income that's more of a reason to make the most of his money.

johnspack · Jan 3, 2013, 03:20 AM

I already got him a Silverstone Evolution Gold 750... already installed. It'll take time, but he'll eventually upgrade cpu ect.....

Jan 1, 2013, 09:05 PM	#1
johnspack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nelson B.C. Canada Posts: 3,724 (1.81/day) Thanks: 282 Thanked 750 Times in 516 Posts System Specs	Need some info on a mobo... Been slowly building up an htpc for a client. He's very fussy. He wants a media center, but keeps getting me to buy him higher end gaming parts. The fractal design case was a good start, but he got the Silverstone Evolution 850... Excellent of course, but a darn powerhouse for an htpc. I tried to discuss AMD apus with him, but he'd have none of that. So now I go intel i3 sb with him, his first mobo he liked was the gene v... arg. He has no interest in gaming, or ocing, so I think I sold him on this for about the same price: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=69...S&promoid=1033 Seems like a good candidate. It has all the video outs he needs. I think it's actually a bit much for what he needs still, but don't see anything else he'd be happy with on ncix. Oh, and he has an older 47 in flatscreen that can only do 720. __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73875 Clan !! The Fighting 24th !! http://fxxiv.forumotion.ca/ Buy the games you like! Boycott the garbage! Cruncher: P6T Xeon ES W3570 6Gbs Ram 1xgtx285 1xgtx260

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Jack1n Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Israel Posts: 616 (2.75/day) Thanks: 32 Thanked 128 Times in 121 Posts System Specs	For an HTPC it really dosent matter as long as you have all the expansion slots you need on it,try to convince him to get a cheaper one. __________________

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Jan 1, 2013, 10:09 PM	#2
Crap Daddy Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 2,282 (2.44/day) Thanks: 941 Thanked 961 Times in 669 Posts System Specs	Why not an i3-3225? It has the HD4000 IGP. That Silverstone is madness for what he needs. Check this motherboard: http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=70...k&promoid=1033

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Jan 2, 2013, 01:59 AM	#5
johnspack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nelson B.C. Canada Posts: 3,724 (1.81/day) Thanks: 282 Thanked 750 Times in 516 Posts System Specs	The crazy bugger, he insists on the gene v now. oh well, i tried. __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73875 Clan !! The Fighting 24th !! http://fxxiv.forumotion.ca/ Buy the games you like! Boycott the garbage! Cruncher: P6T Xeon ES W3570 6Gbs Ram 1xgtx285 1xgtx260

Jan 2, 2013, 02:05 AM	#6
johnspack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nelson B.C. Canada Posts: 3,724 (1.81/day) Thanks: 282 Thanked 750 Times in 516 Posts System Specs	I also informed him that the gene doesn't have built in video, so he needs a video card now too. What is a cheap blueray capable fanless worth now? __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73875 Clan !! The Fighting 24th !! http://fxxiv.forumotion.ca/ Buy the games you like! Boycott the garbage! Cruncher: P6T Xeon ES W3570 6Gbs Ram 1xgtx285 1xgtx260

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Jan 2, 2013, 02:33 AM	#8
OneMoar Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,259 (1.99/day) Thanks: 88 Thanked 420 Times in 360 Posts System Specs	direct said client here so we can explain to him why hes full of shit lol 850Wat PSU and a GENE V wow talk about overkill if you are gonna bother with the gene then talk him into a 3750k and a Mid-high range gpu might as well go all the way __________________ I am not here to be nice, I am not here to be polite BUT I am here to help ...

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Jan 2, 2013, 02:43 AM	#9
TRWOV Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Mexico Posts: 2,047 (3.16/day) Thanks: 789 Thanked 1,048 Times in 546 Posts System Specs	Well, maybe he wants to be 4000K ready so consider OneMoar's suggestion. __________________ My other rigs: OCTANUX - Conroe865PE - QX6800 - 4GB OCZ Platinum EL - HIS HD4670 AGP - SB Audigy 2 ZS - BFG PPU phenomenal - AM2NF3-VSTA - 965BE - 8GB OCZ Platinum LV - HIS HD3850 AGP - SB X-Fi - Asus PPU - WIP Green Tea - 939A8X-M - FX60 - 4GB OCZ Platinum EL - 7950GT AGP Re-build - CT-6VTA2 - PIII 600E - 384MB PC133 - Voodoo 5500 AGP - SB16 ISA BLUELINE - H61M-GE - PDC G645 - 8GB DDR3-1333 - Powercolor HD7750 - 2xTV Wonder 650

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Jan 2, 2013, 11:23 PM	#14
johnspack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nelson B.C. Canada Posts: 3,724 (1.81/day) Thanks: 282 Thanked 750 Times in 516 Posts System Specs	Yeah, he likes the idea of the high end hardware.. I had to order the Gene. He feels the heatpipe cooling on it will keep the mobo cooler, so it will be quieter ect. He has a rather bizarre concept of htpcs... but what can you do. Plus he wants to return my titanium card and not have to buy a new sound card yet. The way he's going, I might as well tell him to just go to an i5 cpu, and get a graphics card. Think it might be time to introduce him to pc gaming..... __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73875 Clan !! The Fighting 24th !! http://fxxiv.forumotion.ca/ Buy the games you like! Boycott the garbage! Cruncher: P6T Xeon ES W3570 6Gbs Ram 1xgtx285 1xgtx260

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Jan 2, 2013, 11:31 PM	#16
johnspack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nelson B.C. Canada Posts: 3,724 (1.81/day) Thanks: 282 Thanked 750 Times in 516 Posts System Specs	Heheh, yep, he just keeps adding more, gotta love it! __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73875 Clan !! The Fighting 24th !! http://fxxiv.forumotion.ca/ Buy the games you like! Boycott the garbage! Cruncher: P6T Xeon ES W3570 6Gbs Ram 1xgtx285 1xgtx260

Jan 3, 2013, 02:05 AM	#17
johnspack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nelson B.C. Canada Posts: 3,724 (1.81/day) Thanks: 282 Thanked 750 Times in 516 Posts System Specs	Well, couldn't talk him into an i5, oh well. He is on a low fixed income, so I understand that. I do this for people who don't have money, for basically nothing. The local computer stores would rip them off horribly. I think he's been eating like potato chips for the last 2 months just to get what he has. I can relate, do it all the time myself! He really wanted that gene v though, so I had to get it. Long as he's happy, so am I. Gotta make the client happy always..... __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73875 Clan !! The Fighting 24th !! http://fxxiv.forumotion.ca/ Buy the games you like! Boycott the garbage! Cruncher: P6T Xeon ES W3570 6Gbs Ram 1xgtx285 1xgtx260

Jan 3, 2013, 02:14 AM	#18
TRWOV Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Mexico Posts: 2,047 (3.16/day) Thanks: 789 Thanked 1,048 Times in 546 Posts System Specs	Did you at least talk him into a 400-500w PSU? If he has a low income that's more of a reason to make the most of his money. __________________ My other rigs: OCTANUX - Conroe865PE - QX6800 - 4GB OCZ Platinum EL - HIS HD4670 AGP - SB Audigy 2 ZS - BFG PPU phenomenal - AM2NF3-VSTA - 965BE - 8GB OCZ Platinum LV - HIS HD3850 AGP - SB X-Fi - Asus PPU - WIP Green Tea - 939A8X-M - FX60 - 4GB OCZ Platinum EL - 7950GT AGP Re-build - CT-6VTA2 - PIII 600E - 384MB PC133 - Voodoo 5500 AGP - SB16 ISA BLUELINE - H61M-GE - PDC G645 - 8GB DDR3-1333 - Powercolor HD7750 - 2xTV Wonder 650

Jan 3, 2013, 03:20 AM	#19
johnspack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Nelson B.C. Canada Posts: 3,724 (1.81/day) Thanks: 282 Thanked 750 Times in 516 Posts System Specs	I already got him a Silverstone Evolution Gold 750... already installed. It'll take time, but he'll eventually upgrade cpu ect..... __________________ Heatware: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=73875 Clan !! The Fighting 24th !! http://fxxiv.forumotion.ca/ Buy the games you like! Boycott the garbage! Cruncher: P6T Xeon ES W3570 6Gbs Ram 1xgtx285 1xgtx260

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