HTPC what CPU do I need

[Amaroque]

Originally posted by: kyotousa

Originally posted by: Amaroque

Originally posted by: kyotousa

Originally posted by: Amaroque
I would go wth a dual core CPU. Preferably a C2D, but any dual core CPU will work.

For what reason?
50 dollars dual core should wrong slower than the LE-1600 right?

First and foremost, because single core CPU's are obsolete already.

huh? I just showed LE-1600 is still for sale.
anyway thx for point out they are obsolete.....even though it's irrelevant.

It is not irrelevant. Why would you even consider buying two year old tech? If you are getting used parts, then yeah... go for it.

 

[kyotousa]

Originally posted by: Amaroque


It is not irrelevant. Why would you even consider buying two year old tech? If you are getting used parts, then yeah... go for it.

What? because it does the job for cheaper price?
I would even buy a opteron or A64 939 if I could...it's just DDR ram are double the price of DDR2.

you know alot of medical machine are still using 486.... This is kinda funny, do you buy your computer because it's new tech or do you actually use them?

How about you show me
40 dollars after rebate board with onboard graphic card that'll do 1080p
40 dollars dual core CPU that has the same performance as single core Opteron 2.2ghz.
Dual core is basically the same as single core if you aint multitasking or use some specific program anyway.
30 dollars after rebate DDR2 2x1gb ram?

btw it's not a used part
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...6819103199&Tpk=LE-1600

 

[kyotousa]

All joke aside.....
t seems like E6550 would run H264, mpeg2, and HD-DVD in 1080p wihtout problem using the onboard X1250

So LE-1600 has about the same performance as a 2.2ghz Opteron
would it match E6550?

 

[Amaroque]

Funny you mention medical research... Myself, along with many other ATers run our computers 24//7 to do that.

Anyway I like AMD and Intel. But, a C2D is your best option rite now.

 

[kyotousa]

Originally posted by: Amaroque
Funny you mention medical research... Myself, along with many other ATers run our computers 24//7 to do that.

Anyway I like AMD and Intel. But, a C2D is your best option rite now.

Because single core is obsolete? lol
As I said noted...but irrelevant...thx for the contribution.

I said medical field...as I interned in a company that sells blood coagulation machine along with few other medical machines. None of them run on windows so.....

 

[Amaroque]

I know, many car diagnostics machines run i386 processors still.

 

[Hulk]

Originally posted by: Binky
ASUS P5E-VM HDMI plus any of the e2xx0 chips.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131237

Overclock the chip if necessary to the minimum speed that suits your needs. Or, throw in a passive ATI 3450 series (once one is available with HDMI) and leave the chip at stock speeds.

Edit: just saw that you linked the 690g board. Those are nice too. Head over to the AVS forums (HTPC section) and they have a nice thread on AMD and Intel builds. Lots of great info.

I have this mobo with an E2160 o/c to 3GHz in order to get smooth playback of H.264 1080p content and even then I think I detect a stutter every now and then. I'm also using the CoreAVC decoder software.

Overall I'm good but eventually I'm going to go with an E8400 at a pretty mild o/c of 3.6GHz just to give me some headroom with 1080p content.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Hulk
I have this mobo with an E2160 o/c to 3GHz in order to get smooth playback of H.264 1080p content and even then I think I detect a stutter every now and then. I'm also using the CoreAVC decoder software.

Overall I'm good but eventually I'm going to go with an E8400 at a pretty mild o/c of 3.6GHz just to give me some headroom with 1080p content.

Wow, an E2160 @ 3Ghz and it still stutters, with CoreAVC? I'm surprised. I'm not really up to speed as to what HD video decode requires, but I was under the impression that 1080P wasn't a problem for a 3Ghz+ C2D.

 

[heyheybooboo]

Originally posted by: kyotousa

Originally posted by: heyheybooboo
MKV files are simply ""wrappers"" and the content within the files could comprise alot of different video/audio combinations encoded in a multitude of ways with really wide swings in bitrates.

PDVD is topshelf stuff regardless of everything else.

The h264 question is a 'loaded gun'. 720p/1080p h264 encodes can have bitrates playable on SocketA's with great quality and reasonable cpu utilization. On the other hand some h264 encodes can have bitrates 4-5 times that and strangle todays fastest procs.

That's why modern vid cards which substantially remove the decoding off the cpu are such a great alternative.

A 690g board for $40 is a pretty good deal. Whether it will do what you want combined with an AMD LE cannot really be answered. Your best shot if that is the way you want to go would be to combine it with a vid card which will substantially off-load decoding from the cpu. Still, investing another $20-$30 in a dual-core would not be a bad idea-the 65w's run pretty cool.

The rumahs on the internets have the 780g chipset rolling out this month as a replacement for the 690g - the IGP is supposed to support UVD & dx10. That might be why you can grab that 690g so cheap ...

I kinda want to use onboard video card since there will be no fan or such. If it's sufficient I'll stick to it.

what does UVD do?

btw I don't really understand your analogy.

UVD is the latest video 'hardware acceleration' which reduces cpu utilization.

From AMD:

UVD is a dedicated video decode processing unit introduced with ATI Radeon HD 2000 series graphics processors that offloads both CPU and GPU rendering pipelines. UVD technology reduces power use and decreases system noise

It is said that the onboard video with the upcoming 780g chipset will include UVD.

Sorry to confuse you. The 'analogy' is that because of the variation in bitrates between files it is almost imposssible to answer your question.

A properly configured rig is more than capable of playing the vast majority of content. If you have conflicts in codecs or problems in hardware acceleration or poorly encoded files even the fastest of today's systems may stutter and stumble.

 

[kyotousa]

Originally posted by: heyheybooboo

It is said that the onboard video with the upcoming 780g chipset will include UVD.

Sorry to confuse you. The 'analogy' is that because of the variation in bitrates between files it is almost imposssible to answer your question.

A properly configured rig is more than capable of playing the vast majority of content. If you have conflicts in codecs or problems in hardware acceleration or poorly encoded files even the fastest of today's systems may stutter and stumble.

good info thx

 

[kyotousa]

Originally posted by: Hulk

Originally posted by: Binky
ASUS P5E-VM HDMI plus any of the e2xx0 chips.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131237

Overclock the chip if necessary to the minimum speed that suits your needs. Or, throw in a passive ATI 3450 series (once one is available with HDMI) and leave the chip at stock speeds.

Edit: just saw that you linked the 690g board. Those are nice too. Head over to the AVS forums (HTPC section) and they have a nice thread on AMD and Intel builds. Lots of great info.

I have this mobo with an E2160 o/c to 3GHz in order to get smooth playback of H.264 1080p content and even then I think I detect a stutter every now and then. I'm also using the CoreAVC decoder software.

Overall I'm good but eventually I'm going to go with an E8400 at a pretty mild o/c of 3.6GHz just to give me some headroom with 1080p content.

hey....would you say if you oc your E2160 to 2.4ghz then it would be faster than E6550?