2012-01-14, 04:59
definitely
MarvinMar Wrote:AMD A6-3650 Llano 2.6GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6530D AD3650WNGXBOXThis combination will give you better performance than the little Lenovo below.
Model #:AD3650WNGXBOX $119.99
ASRock A75M FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Model #:A75M
Item #:N82E16813157260 $74.99
MarvinMar Wrote:I am thinking for almost the same cost this would outperform my backup planThis will be easier route than the above and less noisy, smaller case and it's ready for XBMC out of the box. The overall price might be less too!
Lenovo IdeaCentre Q180
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/contr...ction=init
CursiveQ Wrote:hi guys, i'm planning on building a budget HTPC and below is the parts i have decided on. please let me know what you guys think. i noticed that in the guides a separate video card is added in all the builds. will this cpu w/ gpu power be good enough to run 1080p mkvs? that is all i'll be needing.
-Intel G620
-Biostar H61MHB HDMI motherboard http://www.amazon.com/Biostar-H61MHB-Int...768&sr=1-1
- hec case w/ 300 watt psu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811121100
- 4gb ddr3 g skill ram
- old 500 gb 2.5'' seagate HDD.
also i am currently using my macbook and running plex as an htpc front end. i don't really search for the metadata by each episode and movie etc. is there an option on xbmc where i can just view files in a folder and play them without having to sort them into TV Shows/Movies?
thanks for your help.
Cyclonit Wrote:Is there a hardware configuration using another CPU and GPU solution (intel and NVidea maybe) which works fine using XBMC on Linux without being more expensive or loosing performance wise?
Cyclonit
kepwi Wrote:Hi there,
Very new to the concept of a HTPC and looking for some advice.
Cheers.
CursiveQ Wrote:thanks for the reply. with the setup i have above, will i be able to plug the hdmi on the mobo straight to my receiver for 1080p video + Dolby Digital/DTS sound? or are there settings i have to mess with or mod to get both through hdmi?
again, thanks for the help!
eskro Wrote:http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=94199