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| System Name | Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load) |
|---|---|
| Processor | Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core) |
| Motherboard | Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded) |
| Cooling | Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate |
| Memory | 2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V) |
| Video Card(s) | Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W)) |
| Storage | 2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2 |
| Display(s) | Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) | Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) | Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144) |
| Case | Fractal Design R6 |
| Audio Device(s) | Logitech G560 | Corsair Void pro RGB |Blue Yeti mic |
| Power Supply | Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY) |
| Mouse | Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL |
| Keyboard | Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps) |
| VR HMD | Oculus Rift S + Quest 2 |
| Software | Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware! |
| Benchmark Scores | Nyooom. |
Girlfriend is looking into buying me a set top media player to connect to my older model 40" HDTV for christmas, saving me on power/heat from my gaming system being connected to the TV for mere media playback.
i'd like help hunting down what model for her to get me, since i don't want her to get ripped off and buy me overpriced junk.
while linking me to USA sites is fine to help choose a device, if you're going to comment on prices please use australian online retailers/prices.
TV's res is natively 1360x768, but for media use it works fine at 1080i. 1080p support would be nice for future proofing, but not necessary.
Requirements:
bare minimum:
.avi playback
HDMI output.
USB input
720p playback
preferred:
768p playback
MKV + H264 playback, upto 1080p content.
NTFS support for USB drives.
perfect:
1080i/p playback
10 bit H264 playback (does this even exist in media boxes yet?)
subtitles on MKV/H264
SPDIF output for DD/DTS for my Z5500's
wifi N out of the box.
built in sata HDD port.
edit: streaming support to PS3 over wifi.
so far the best i can find is the patriot box office HD (bundled with wifi N adaptor) for $110 Au
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=172&products_id=12995
any other suggestions for devices? known problems with the patriot bo HD?
i'd like help hunting down what model for her to get me, since i don't want her to get ripped off and buy me overpriced junk.
while linking me to USA sites is fine to help choose a device, if you're going to comment on prices please use australian online retailers/prices.
TV's res is natively 1360x768, but for media use it works fine at 1080i. 1080p support would be nice for future proofing, but not necessary.
Requirements:
bare minimum:
.avi playback
HDMI output.
USB input
720p playback
preferred:
768p playback
MKV + H264 playback, upto 1080p content.
NTFS support for USB drives.
perfect:
1080i/p playback
10 bit H264 playback (does this even exist in media boxes yet?)
subtitles on MKV/H264
SPDIF output for DD/DTS for my Z5500's
wifi N out of the box.
built in sata HDD port.
edit: streaming support to PS3 over wifi.
so far the best i can find is the patriot box office HD (bundled with wifi N adaptor) for $110 Au
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=172&products_id=12995
any other suggestions for devices? known problems with the patriot bo HD?
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