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tboggie · 2014-01-23, 22:17

(2014-01-23, 21:59)jacintech.fire Wrote:
(2014-01-23, 21:56)bluray Wrote:
(2014-01-23, 20:45)jacintech.fire Wrote: @Jesper,
To be honest, this:
Foxconn R50-i4100 Intel Atom D2700 (2.13GHz, dual core) Intel NM10 Intel HD Graphics 1 x HDMI Barebone
along with a low profile Graphics card is all you will ever need. Form factor is a little big; but it fits nicely hidden behind a 50" HDTV...
Consider CPU is very cheap these days, I would stay away from Atom especially for 3d and dts-ma....

True!
..but when I bought mine, there was an AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core) AMD A45 (Hudson D1) option available. I can't see that item anymore...

(2014-01-23, 21:51)tboggie Wrote: ^^ Does it support 3D bluray? Will it run heavy skins smoothly?

Out of the box? Iffy. But with a dedicated, Low Profile (the case is not tipical hight for add-on cards) Graphic Card you will be ok. As noted bellow, the model I bought used an AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core) AMD A45 (Hudson D1) instead of Intel Atom...

Why suggest an ancient cpu + graphics card when he can get a chip with integrated graphics

~~jacintech.fire~~ · 2014-01-23, 22:29

(2014-01-23, 22:17)tboggie Wrote:
(2014-01-23, 21:59)jacintech.fire Wrote:
(2014-01-23, 21:56)bluray Wrote: Consider CPU is very cheap these days, I would stay away from Atom especially for 3d and dts-ma....

True!
..but when I bought mine, there was an AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core) AMD A45 (Hudson D1) option available. I can't see that item anymore...

(2014-01-23, 21:51)tboggie Wrote: ^^ Does it support 3D bluray? Will it run heavy skins smoothly?

Out of the box? Iffy. But with a dedicated, Low Profile (the case is not tipical hight for add-on cards) Graphic Card you will be ok. As noted bellow, the model I bought used an AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core) AMD A45 (Hudson D1) instead of Intel Atom...

Why suggest an ancient cpu + graphics card when he can get a chip with integrated graphics

LOL! It was not ancient 3 years ago :-)
I've tried other barebone systems APU (CPU+GPU) over the years and (maybe because I was using powerline instead of gigabit ethernet), they had a bit of trouble keeping up with high bitrate media and uncompressed BluRay. But given you apropos observation, that was 3 years ago and today APUs may have caught up...

Jepster · 2014-01-23, 23:28

See below build, what do you guys think? Little over my budget, but I really like it. I'm sure this should be able to run XMBC very smooth, incl. 3D etc right?

p750mmx · (This post was last modified: 2014-01-27, 23:06 by p750mmx.)

(2014-01-23, 20:45)jacintech.fire Wrote: @Jesper,
To be honest, this:
Foxconn R50-i4100 Intel Atom D2700 (2.13GHz, dual core) Intel NM10 Intel HD Graphics 1 x HDMI Barebone
along with a low profile Graphics card is all you will ever need. Form factor is a little big; but it fits nicely hidden behind a 50" HDTV...

Maybe one could consider my thoughts on this? http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1559638

I wouldn't buy an old Atom setup at this moment.

bluray · 2014-01-24, 17:43

(2014-01-23, 23:28)Jepster Wrote: See below build, what do you guys think? Little over my budget, but I really like it. I'm sure this should be able to run XMBC very smooth, incl. 3D etc right?

You'll enjoy the performance of your Intel i3-4330. It included a good (HD4600) iGPU for Blu-ray 3d movie. Here are your specs- Intel® HD Graphics P4600 Boosts Performance: Guide and Graphics Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology FAQ ....

~~jacintech.fire~~ · 2014-01-24, 23:12

Maybe is just me; but on the Size vs Power, when it comes to HTPCs at some point, I skew towards size...

Jepster · 2014-01-27, 19:45

Any other inputs regarding the build? Thanks for the links, i'm reading about it right now. seems like the 4600 graphics chip is pretty good!