New Posts All Forums:Forum Nav:

A8 or A6 vs an Atom or E-450 - Page 2

post #11 of 27

9/23/12 at 9:22pm

Special_K

Joined: Jan 2007
Location: MO
Posts: 1,995
Rep: 96 (Unique: 84)
Trader Rating: 20
Select All Posts By This User

Not much to add myself in terms of which cpu to choose, but this guy managed to fit a full atx board in his with some clever space management. Might let you rethink to a higher spec cpu to use. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TggHtINGIyc
Edited by Special_K - 9/23/12 at 9:30pm

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i3/i5/i7	MAXIMUS V GENE	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung Low Profile Low Voltage 4gb x 4	Corsair Force Series 128gb	Wester Digital 2tb Black Edition	Liteon DVD-RW something
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Coolermaster V8 with Silverstone FM121 fan	Windows 7 x64 Pro	3x Acer G235H	Logitech Dinovo Bluetooth
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
OCZ Z series 1kw	Fractal Arc Mini mATX	Microsoft optical	steelseries (large)
Audio	Other
Integrated	DoubleSight 9" usb powered display
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
q9650 E0	GF9300 ITX Wifi-I-E	MSI GTS450 Cyclone OC	G.Skill Pi (2x2)
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
160gb WD Scorpio Black Raid 0	Slot load	Windows 7 x64	19" NEC Flatron
Power	Case
400w 1u server (modded)	50 Cal Ammo Can (Fully Custom)
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
q8300	EVGA 750i FTW	nvidia fx 4000 pci	4x2 ddr2
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
320gb Seagate	na	big tower	Windows 7 pro x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
remote desktop	na	Thermaltake 420w	gutted case
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
na	na	na
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Intel Core i3/i5/i7	MAXIMUS V GENE	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
Samsung Low Profile Low Voltage 4gb x 4	Corsair Force Series 128gb	Wester Digital 2tb Black Edition	Liteon DVD-RW something
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Coolermaster V8 with Silverstone FM121 fan	Windows 7 x64 Pro	3x Acer G235H	Logitech Dinovo Bluetooth
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
OCZ Z series 1kw	Fractal Arc Mini mATX	Microsoft optical	steelseries (large)
Audio	Other
Integrated	DoubleSight 9" usb powered display
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
q9650 E0	GF9300 ITX Wifi-I-E	MSI GTS450 Cyclone OC	G.Skill Pi (2x2)
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
160gb WD Scorpio Black Raid 0	Slot load	Windows 7 x64	19" NEC Flatron
Power	Case
400w 1u server (modded)	50 Cal Ammo Can (Fully Custom)
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
q8300	EVGA 750i FTW	nvidia fx 4000 pci	4x2 ddr2
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling	OS
320gb Seagate	na	big tower	Windows 7 pro x64
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
remote desktop	na	Thermaltake 420w	gutted case
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
na	na	na
View all

hide details

post #12 of 27

9/23/12 at 9:23pm

dude120
4.0ghz

Joined: Dec 2009
Location: Usa
Posts: 2,195
Rep: 87 (Unique: 80)
Trader Rating: 1
Folding Team Rank: 264
Name Team Rank Points / Jun Work Units / Jun

rokr 264 11,330,481 / 4,546 1,839 / 1
Select All Posts By This User

Name	Team Rank	Points / Jun	Work Units / Jun
rokr	264	11,330,481 / 4,546	1,839 / 1

E450 is likely to work fine for what you're doing. I have an e-350 in a HP DM1z and it can even play Tf2 on lowish settings very well. It should be more than good enough for what you're using it for and use next to no power.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
2x Xeon e5620 @ 3.4 Ghz	Evga SR-2	ATI 5870	ATI 5870
Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Nvidia GTS 240	12 GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator	OCZ Vertex III ...	2x Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
300 GB WD Velociraptor	WD Caviar Blue 640 GB	WD Caviar Green 500 GB	LG Blu Ray Combo Drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Corsair H50 x2	Windows 7 Professional / Snow Leopard/ubuntu/Win 7	LG 55 inch tv, I-Inc 28 inch, Acer 20 Inch, 11....	Corsair K90, Logitech g13
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Antec CP-1000	Coolermaster Cosmos II	Razer DeathAdder	Drumpad
Audio
Sennheiser HD 650
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
2x Xeon e5620 @ 3.4 Ghz	Evga SR-2	ATI 5870	ATI 5870
Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Nvidia GTS 240	12 GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator	OCZ Vertex III ...	2x Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive
300 GB WD Velociraptor	WD Caviar Blue 640 GB	WD Caviar Green 500 GB	LG Blu Ray Combo Drive
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Keyboard
Corsair H50 x2	Windows 7 Professional / Snow Leopard/ubuntu/Win 7	LG 55 inch tv, I-Inc 28 inch, Acer 20 Inch, 11....	Corsair K90, Logitech g13
Power	Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad
Antec CP-1000	Coolermaster Cosmos II	Razer DeathAdder	Drumpad
Audio
Sennheiser HD 650
View all

hide details

post #13 of 27

9/23/12 at 10:01pm

TheLombax

Joined: May 2011
Location: Australia
Posts: 186
Rep: 7 (Unique: 7)
Reviews: 2
Select All Posts By This User

A6 or A8 would be an excellent choice.

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
i5 3470	GA-H77-D3H-MVP	2x2GB G Skill DDR3	1TB Seagate ST1000DM003
Optical Drive	OS	Keyboard	Power
LG Blu Ray	Windows 7 x64	CM Storm Trigger MX Blue	Silverstone ST55F-G 550w
Case	Mouse
Coolermaster Centurion 6	CM Storm Inferno
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 3570K	ASUS P8Z77V-PRO	ASUS Radeon 7850 DirectCUII 2GB	G-Skill Ripjaws X 2x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
240GB Sandisk Extreme	2TB WD Caviar Black	LG Bluray	Coolermaster Seidon 120M
OS	Keyboard	Power	Case
Windows 7 x64	CM Storm Trigger with Cherry Blacks	Seasonic X-660	Bitfenix Shinobi
Mouse	Other
CM Storm Inferno	Bitfenix Recon
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
AMD A4 3400 cooled by AC Alpine 64 Plus	GA-A75M-UD2H	4GB Ripjaws X 1600MHz	2TB Seagate ST2000DL003
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
DVDRW	3x Coolermaster 80mm fans @ 7v	XBMCbuntu Frodo	40" LCD TV HDMI
Case	Other
Antec NSK1480	Media Centre remote and USB receiver
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
i5 3470	GA-H77-D3H-MVP	2x2GB G Skill DDR3	1TB Seagate ST1000DM003
Optical Drive	OS	Keyboard	Power
LG Blu Ray	Windows 7 x64	CM Storm Trigger MX Blue	Silverstone ST55F-G 550w
Case	Mouse
Coolermaster Centurion 6	CM Storm Inferno
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Intel Core i5 3570K	ASUS P8Z77V-PRO	ASUS Radeon 7850 DirectCUII 2GB	G-Skill Ripjaws X 2x 4GB
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
240GB Sandisk Extreme	2TB WD Caviar Black	LG Bluray	Coolermaster Seidon 120M
OS	Keyboard	Power	Case
Windows 7 x64	CM Storm Trigger with Cherry Blacks	Seasonic X-660	Bitfenix Shinobi
Mouse	Other
CM Storm Inferno	Bitfenix Recon
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
AMD A4 3400 cooled by AC Alpine 64 Plus	GA-A75M-UD2H	4GB Ripjaws X 1600MHz	2TB Seagate ST2000DL003
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
DVDRW	3x Coolermaster 80mm fans @ 7v	XBMCbuntu Frodo	40" LCD TV HDMI
Case	Other
Antec NSK1480	Media Centre remote and USB receiver
View all

hide details

post #14 of 27

9/24/12 at 11:17am

Ironman517
I don't understand the point of brand favoritism.

Joined: Sep 2011
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 5,137
Rep: 429 (Unique: 306)
Reviews: 20
Trader Rating: 4
Select All Posts By This User

Any of those will be able to be a HTPC without an issue. My Atom/Ion does it without breaking a sweat. An A6 is pretty overkill unless you plan on gaming.

I would just grab an E-350 with a small pico PSU.
Edited by Ironman517 - 9/24/12 at 11:21am

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable	ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X	256GB Crucial M4	1.5 TB HDD	XSPC Raystorm RS360
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920	Corsair AX750	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Other
SWTOR Razer Naga	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Samson RH600	Razer Nostromo
Other	Other	Other	Other
XSPC RS120	8 x GT AP-15s	White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750	2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz	Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus	Asus Radeon HD 7750	2x4 GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Black	64 GB Crucial M4	Sony CD/DVD burner	H40 w/ GT AP-15s
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 Home 64 bit	Corsair CX430	APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Pentium G620	Foxconn H67S ITX	Intel HD 2000	2 x 4GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Power
256GB Crucial M4	Old Laptop CD/DVD drive	Windows 7	picoPSU-150-XT
Other	Other	Other
4 x Purple LEDs	Power button	Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
i5-2500k @ 4.8GHz stable	ASRock P67 Extreme4 Gen 3	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)	EVGA GTX 680 (SLI)
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling
32GB (4 x 8GB) 1866Mhz Ripjaws X	256GB Crucial M4	1.5 TB HDD	XSPC Raystorm RS360
OS	Monitor	Power	Case
Windows 7 Professional	3 x Dell S2309W(Portrait) 3240x1920	Corsair AX750	Corsair 800D
Mouse	Audio	Audio	Other
SWTOR Razer Naga	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium	Samson RH600	Razer Nostromo
Other	Other	Other	Other
XSPC RS120	8 x GT AP-15s	White Sleeved Cables for Corsair AX750	2 x EK-FC680 GTX 680 Waterblocks
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3Ghz	Asus P5G41T-M LX Plus	Asus Radeon HD 7750	2x4 GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Optical Drive	Cooling
500GB WD Black	64 GB Crucial M4	Sony CD/DVD burner	H40 w/ GT AP-15s
OS	Power	Case
Windows 7 Home 64 bit	Corsair CX430	APEVIA X-Plorer2 Pink
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Pentium G620	Foxconn H67S ITX	Intel HD 2000	2 x 4GB 1333Mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Power
256GB Crucial M4	Old Laptop CD/DVD drive	Windows 7	picoPSU-150-XT
Other	Other	Other
4 x Purple LEDs	Power button	Tranquility Xbox 360 Skin
View all

hide details

post #15 of 27

9/24/12 at 1:40pm

Thread Starter

SonofNoob
PC Gamer

Joined: Feb 2011
Location: Delaware
Posts: 45
Rep: 1 (Unique: 1)
Select All Posts By This User

After some research i decided to drop the blue ray drive, i didn't know the audio wasn't as good as my standalone Samsung Blu-ray player. ill just have to mod the xbox to remove the drive slot, maybe shrink it down, and swap the eject for the power and... should be fun.
so now the HTPC is just for streaming i guess, from home server, and hulu/netflix. with this chnge im guessing the e-350 will be enough, which would be cheaper, i like cheaper.

Case: Xbox = free
Mobo/APU: ASRock E350M1/USB3=$99.99
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB=$18.99
Storage: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD322GJ/U 320GB =$49.99
PSU: picoPSU-150-XT + 102W Adapter Power Kit=$59.95
or (this i am torn, i dont know if the pico will be enough wattage)
FSP Group FSP220-60LE(80) 220W Mini ITX =$58.99

TOTAL= $228.92 or $227.96

wattage wise im looking to add a few fans probably 80mm (at least 2, no more than 4), some LEDs (on fans and in top globe), and 4 USB ports (to replace the controller ports).
what do we think OCN?

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 2500k @4.0ghz 24/7	Asus P8P67 Pro (Rev 3.0)	EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti	CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 1600
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 500GB	ASUS DRW-24B1ST	Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit	23" AOC e2343F Black & White
Power	Case
NZXT HALE90 750W	NZXT Phantom White
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
i5 2500k @4.0ghz 24/7	Asus P8P67 Pro (Rev 3.0)	EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti	CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 1600
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 500GB	ASUS DRW-24B1ST	Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit	23" AOC e2343F Black & White
Power	Case
NZXT HALE90 750W	NZXT Phantom White
View all

hide details

post #16 of 27

9/24/12 at 2:00pm

cdoublejj
4.0ghz

Joined: Aug 2009
Location: MO, USA
Posts: 5,376
Rep: 156 (Unique: 135)
Trader Rating: 23
Select All Posts By This User

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonofNoob

I know I said e-450 in the thread post, but I couldn't find that in a mini format only micro.

Sorry about that. It seems even in micro ATX it's hard to find.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Phenom II 1100T	AsRock Extreme4 990FX	HD4850	HD4850
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Kingston HyperX DDR3 KHX1600C9D3K2/8G	Barracuda 7200.10	WD Green	Crucial M4
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
EVGA Superclock CPU Cooler	Win 7 Ultimate 64bit	Hanns,G Hi221	Dell E198WFP
Keyboard	Power	Case	Audio
Saitek Eclipse	Corsair TX850W	NZXT M59	Asus Xonar D1
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
C2Q Q9550	ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Wifi-AP	GTX 480	Samsung Green
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	OS
55gb, 320Gb, 500GB, 1TB	Hyper 212 EVO	Win 7 Ultimate 64bit	Lubuntu 12.10 x64
OS	Power	Case
OS X 10.6.8	TX750	Haf 912
View all

CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
T9300	GT 240M	DDR2	WD10JPVT
OS
Win 7 Ultimate 64bit
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Phenom II 1100T	AsRock Extreme4 990FX	HD4850	HD4850
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Kingston HyperX DDR3 KHX1600C9D3K2/8G	Barracuda 7200.10	WD Green	Crucial M4
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
EVGA Superclock CPU Cooler	Win 7 Ultimate 64bit	Hanns,G Hi221	Dell E198WFP
Keyboard	Power	Case	Audio
Saitek Eclipse	Corsair TX850W	NZXT M59	Asus Xonar D1
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
C2Q Q9550	ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Wifi-AP	GTX 480	Samsung Green
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	OS
55gb, 320Gb, 500GB, 1TB	Hyper 212 EVO	Win 7 Ultimate 64bit	Lubuntu 12.10 x64
OS	Power	Case
OS X 10.6.8	TX750	Haf 912
View all

CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
T9300	GT 240M	DDR2	WD10JPVT
OS
Win 7 Ultimate 64bit
View all

hide details

post #17 of 27

9/24/12 at 4:10pm

hick
4.0ghz

Joined: Feb 2010
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Posts: 1,280
Rep: 110 (Unique: 92)
Select All Posts By This User

Quote:

Originally Posted by SonofNoob

After some research i decided to drop the blue ray drive, i didn't know the audio wasn't as good as my standalone Samsung Blu-ray player.

Digital audio is digital audio, sending DTS, Dolby, DTS-HD or TrueHD from anything is the same and will be decoded by the receiver the same (yes the receiver makes a difference to the people that were ready to flame already). In my opinion the best way to play Blu-ray on a HTPC is to put the optical drive in a desktop/server/htpc and rip it to mkv (not encode) and play them that way all you will loose is the menus.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II 965	Asrock 870 Extreme3	Sapphire 6850	sniper 2x4gb DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
WD blue 500gb	cheap dvd-rw	7 x64	21" LG
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
KA-558	Antec TP-750	NZXT Gamma	MX518
Mouse Pad
Xtrac Ripper
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Athlon II x2 240	Biostar A870u3	2x2gb gb ddr1066	Samsung h154ui
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung 204ui	Western Digital WD10 EADS	Western Digital WD20 EARS	Western digital WD2500
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Blue 500gb	dvd burner	Windows 7 x64	Remote Desktop
Power	Case	Other
Antec EA500-d	Norco 470	Flexraid
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Athlon II x4 620	ASUS M3A78-EM	5450	G.Skil 2x2gb DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Blue 500gb	none	Windows 7 x64	46" lcd
Keyboard	Power	Case	Audio
RII	Antec EarthWatts EA-380	Norco 420	Polk Audio Monitor50 x5
Audio	Audio	Other
Polk Audio Monitor 30 x2	Bic F12 sub	Acoustic Research ARRX18G
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Phenom II 965	Asrock 870 Extreme3	Sapphire 6850	sniper 2x4gb DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
WD blue 500gb	cheap dvd-rw	7 x64	21" LG
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
KA-558	Antec TP-750	NZXT Gamma	MX518
Mouse Pad
Xtrac Ripper
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
Athlon II x2 240	Biostar A870u3	2x2gb gb ddr1066	Samsung h154ui
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Samsung 204ui	Western Digital WD10 EADS	Western Digital WD20 EARS	Western digital WD2500
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Blue 500gb	dvd burner	Windows 7 x64	Remote Desktop
Power	Case	Other
Antec EA500-d	Norco 470	Flexraid
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Athlon II x4 620	ASUS M3A78-EM	5450	G.Skil 2x2gb DDR3 1600
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
Western Digital Blue 500gb	none	Windows 7 x64	46" lcd
Keyboard	Power	Case	Audio
RII	Antec EarthWatts EA-380	Norco 420	Polk Audio Monitor50 x5
Audio	Audio	Other
Polk Audio Monitor 30 x2	Bic F12 sub	Acoustic Research ARRX18G
View all

hide details

post #18 of 27

9/25/12 at 5:05am

kaivorth
4.0ghz

Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 6,419
Rep: 410 (Unique: 346)
Reviews: 1
Trader Rating: 28
Select All Posts By This User

Or just get a PS3 that can do all that...lol

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II X3 720BE	ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 AMD 880G	PowerColor 7870 Myst Tahiti LE	Kingston HyperX 2x2gb 1600mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
640gb WD Black Edition	SATA LG DVD Burner	Windows 8 Professional X64	23" LG 1920x1080
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Ergonomic 4000	Silverstone Strider 700w	Fractal Design Arc Mini	Logitech G400
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
AMD Phenom II X3 720BE	ASUS M4A88TD-M/USB3 AMD 880G	PowerColor 7870 Myst Tahiti LE	Kingston HyperX 2x2gb 1600mhz
Hard Drive	Optical Drive	OS	Monitor
640gb WD Black Edition	SATA LG DVD Burner	Windows 8 Professional X64	23" LG 1920x1080
Keyboard	Power	Case	Mouse
Microsoft Ergonomic 4000	Silverstone Strider 700w	Fractal Design Arc Mini	Logitech G400
View all

hide details

post #19 of 27

9/25/12 at 2:00pm

Xtreme21
Overclocker

Joined: Jul 2011
Location: San Anontio, TX
Posts: 186
Rep: 4 (Unique: 4)
Select All Posts By This User

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blaze0303

Unlocked A6. I have one and it runs anything I throw at it.

What media formats does the PS3 support just curious? I know previously I was using my 360 as an HTPC Streamer from my main rig but it only supported .avi and .wmv anything else would have to be transcoded on the fly. My A6 is a beast! I highly recommend the AMD APUs.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core i5 2500k @ 5.1Ghz 1.432v	ASRock Z77 Extreme4	Sapphire Vapor-X 7950 3GB @ 1075/1475	GSkill SNIPER DDR3 1866 4x4GB 9-10-9-28
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
WD Caviar Black 500GBx2 Raid0	OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD	Corsair H100i	Windows 8 Pro 64bit
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
LG 22" LED	Corsair 750TX 750W	CM 932 HAF Advanced	Razer Deathadder
Audio
Sound Blaster Z
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
AMD A6-3650	ASUS F1A75- M Pro	GSkil DDR3 1600	Segate Barracuda Green
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG DVDROM	Cooler Master GeminII M4 Low Profile	Windows 7	Tosihba 46" 1080P HDTV
Keyboard	Power	Case
Logitech K400 Wireless Keyboard w/ Trackpad	Antec Earthwatts Green 380W	nMEDIAPC 5000B
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
Core i5 2500k @ 5.1Ghz 1.432v	ASRock Z77 Extreme4	Sapphire Vapor-X 7950 3GB @ 1075/1475	GSkill SNIPER DDR3 1866 4x4GB 9-10-9-28
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Cooling	OS
WD Caviar Black 500GBx2 Raid0	OCZ Vertex 4 128GB SSD	Corsair H100i	Windows 8 Pro 64bit
Monitor	Power	Case	Mouse
LG 22" LED	Corsair 750TX 750W	CM 932 HAF Advanced	Razer Deathadder
Audio
Sound Blaster Z
View all

CPU	Motherboard	RAM	Hard Drive
AMD A6-3650	ASUS F1A75- M Pro	GSkil DDR3 1600	Segate Barracuda Green
Optical Drive	Cooling	OS	Monitor
LG DVDROM	Cooler Master GeminII M4 Low Profile	Windows 7	Tosihba 46" 1080P HDTV
Keyboard	Power	Case
Logitech K400 Wireless Keyboard w/ Trackpad	Antec Earthwatts Green 380W	nMEDIAPC 5000B
View all

hide details

post #20 of 27

9/25/12 at 9:59pm

cdoublejj
4.0ghz

Joined: Aug 2009
Location: MO, USA
Posts: 5,376
Rep: 156 (Unique: 135)
Trader Rating: 23
Select All Posts By This User

Yeah those APUs are not slouch the early ones area die shrink of phenom IIs. I've been planning for years on making a NES PC with an APU and hybrid cfx with dedicated card a flexible PCIe riser card. Problem is i need a good Nintendo to start with, the the one i got a while ago is a brittle cracked piece of crap.

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Phenom II 1100T	AsRock Extreme4 990FX	HD4850	HD4850
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Kingston HyperX DDR3 KHX1600C9D3K2/8G	Barracuda 7200.10	WD Green	Crucial M4
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
EVGA Superclock CPU Cooler	Win 7 Ultimate 64bit	Hanns,G Hi221	Dell E198WFP
Keyboard	Power	Case	Audio
Saitek Eclipse	Corsair TX850W	NZXT M59	Asus Xonar D1
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
C2Q Q9550	ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Wifi-AP	GTX 480	Samsung Green
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	OS
55gb, 320Gb, 500GB, 1TB	Hyper 212 EVO	Win 7 Ultimate 64bit	Lubuntu 12.10 x64
OS	Power	Case
OS X 10.6.8	TX750	Haf 912
View all

CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
T9300	GT 240M	DDR2	WD10JPVT
OS
Win 7 Ultimate 64bit
View all

hide details

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	Graphics
Phenom II 1100T	AsRock Extreme4 990FX	HD4850	HD4850
RAM	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
Kingston HyperX DDR3 KHX1600C9D3K2/8G	Barracuda 7200.10	WD Green	Crucial M4
Cooling	OS	Monitor	Monitor
EVGA Superclock CPU Cooler	Win 7 Ultimate 64bit	Hanns,G Hi221	Dell E198WFP
Keyboard	Power	Case	Audio
Saitek Eclipse	Corsair TX850W	NZXT M59	Asus Xonar D1
View all

CPU	Motherboard	Graphics	RAM
C2Q Q9550	ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Wifi-AP	GTX 480	Samsung Green
Hard Drive	Cooling	OS	OS
55gb, 320Gb, 500GB, 1TB	Hyper 212 EVO	Win 7 Ultimate 64bit	Lubuntu 12.10 x64
OS	Power	Case
OS X 10.6.8	TX750	Haf 912
View all

CPU	Graphics	RAM	Hard Drive
T9300	GT 240M	DDR2	WD10JPVT
OS
Win 7 Ultimate 64bit
View all

hide details

Start a New Thread

Subscribe Search This Thread

New Posts All Forums:Forum Nav:

Return Home

Back to Forum: HTPC

Forums
Specialty Builds
HTPC
A8 or A6 vs an Atom or E-450

Price reviewed: £16 After reviewing the Anker 8000DPI Gaming mouse - I was intrigued how the 2000DPI one compared. Here is my review for the 8K DPI one:...

£10, 2000 DPI, excellent design, elegant and a tiny USB for connectivity. What else could you ask for? This mouse is brilliant in all aspects! Really love using it as a on-the-go mouse! The USB...

This is my "quick review", I'll go more in-depth soon... Been running this kit for some time, having originally purchased it in late March/early April of 2012. When I bought it, I expected a kit...

This is a very nice and fast CPU... I see various reports on temperature, but mine runs cool at 4.5 GHz and rock solid doing BOINC tasks 24/7. Nothing but good things to say about this processor. I...

Story : You play as the legendary beast hunter Van Helsing trying to hunt monsters, help the innocent civilians and hunt down the menace upon Borgovia. Graphics : As a game similar...

Recent Reviews

A8 or A6 vs an Atom or E-450 - Page 2

Recent Discussions

Recent Reviews

New Articles

Featured Sponsors

Recent Reviews

A8 or A6 vs an Atom or E-450 - Page 2

Recent Discussions

Recent Reviews

New Articles