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well, price will drop when Ivy Bridge will be released...
should be around JUNE....
if they dont change their minds,,,,
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woaaaaaaa, April 23rd, lets see if its true
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2012-04-13, 10:19
(This post was last modified: 2012-04-13, 10:22 by Jetster.)
One thing I have thought about when using a HTPC as a gamer would be to first use a insulated case. My Antec case has insulated sides and top. The P183 also does. No clear sides. Then conceal the case behind something in something, fake bookcase, furniture and only use 120 mm fans. Then you could run the dedicated graphics and I bet it would be silent. And no the GT430 would not be enough. The 7870 would do nicely or 7770, 550, 560
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Another question... considering this will only be connected to a lcd tv, what limitations will that put on me for graphics? I'm aware computer monitors have better pixel density, I don't want to build a machine with more gpu power than my display can take advantage of.
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2012-04-16, 22:49
(This post was last modified: 2012-04-16, 22:50 by Ryoga79.)
Basically if you're hooking it to a LCD tv, you should shoot for a graphics card that can run things well at 1920x1080, since most consumer level tvs you're going to buy aren't going to display anything above that. You'll probably actually save yourself some money that way, since you don't need to worry about getting a bangin' new card that's going to run something at 25,000x15,920, since your monitor's not going to display it anyway.
As for your previous question, the i5-2300 should run xbmc like a champ.
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2012-04-17, 09:12
(This post was last modified: 2012-04-17, 09:13 by reksveks.)
I am looking at the 560Ti, one of the better value Nvidia GPU though the ATI graphics card are supposed to be even better value for money however I am looking at 3D gaming and the Nvidia Software is supposed to be better for that purpose.
Also Nvidia seems to work better on Linux then ATI does