just swapped the RAM with my spare RAM...and win7 installed flawlessly....so far no BSOD...not even sure the RAM is suitable or not. hahaha...!!

using gigabyte945gzm, with Pentium D 925 3ghz, 2gb pc2-6400 RAM, the el-cheapo powercolor ati hd5450...all 2nd hand donated by a friend except for the 5450 & xqbox80x htpc casing...

is the RAM ok?

will be installing the codec etc after this. Not sure whether the proc is sufficient for 1080p mkv or not.

& thanks guys for all the guide...

This post has been edited by xsi: Jul 26 2010, 11:32 PM

i have install the codec. 1080p mkv plays ok.....but got 'pixelized' once in a while.

Hook it up to my 42" fullHD plasma, panasonic p42s10k. it seems that the display is quite 'broken', i.e. not sharp at all. + the display is not fully stretch to the tv boarders. Not like the display when i hook it up to my dell 24" full HD monitor. For the dell 24" it is OK.
BUT during mkv playback it is ok. All connection via cap ayam hdmi.

Anything wrong with my system?

how is the tricky config for the 5450? any guide on the net?

Thanks.

vga to tv no problem...hdmi got problem? that's odd..

Text. icons. Have not tested the image yet.
Resolution at 1080.

i used the a-bit-cheaper-than-silverstone xqbox. Got slot + window for remote control receiver. quality wise, surprisingly, i can say similar to the silverstone ones.

yup...the config sucks...till now still cant get things right 100%...

is it really stable..? i downloaded last 2 weeks....really buggy...
trying to setup the files...i.e. searching all the data in imdb....get the data...but not displaying properly in the library mode...very sakit hati one..
either i'm that dumb or that xmbc is really buggy..
nevertheless...will be trying the new version...thanks for the info.

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Added on December 23, 2010, 8:49 ama lot of pixelization during playback on my htpc...any suggestion on what to look at?
i'm using xmbc, standard package, as downloaded.
running on pentium D 3ghz, ati hd5450, win7.
any guide appreciated.

This post has been edited by xsi: Dec 23 2010, 10:40 AM

care to share your software config for your htpc. using 5450 too..but HD movies pixelating (using stock xmbc)...
any tips..?

at last managed to get HD audio from my htpc...
but 1080p playback, with 20-30gb mkv (with HD audio etc) is not so smooth. Playing but not smooth as expected.
Any config that i can do? any website that i can refer...they are like thousands of guides out there and not all actually works..
got problem with the subtitle too...for BDRIP (i.e. files in folders, not single mkv)...

help help..
i can bitstream HD audio when playing video files in BD folder structure...
But when playing single mkv...the playback stucks...play 1 2 sec..then stop..play again...stuck...

where are all the sifus....this thread like dead already...

pentium d...with ati hd5450...hdmi to onkyo 608...
currently using mpc-hc + ffdshow...
so far only playing around w/ffdshow;
however, found a guide..will be removing the Haali mkv splitter, and to use Gabest....
the problem is with the Haali, when it comes to bitstreaming...that what people say on some forums say lah...
so will try that lah...at least got some starting pt...
previously, dont even know where to start...that's the reason of my few post here..

i also work ...it just take like 20 sec for a posting.....nothing much...
btw..thanks paskal for the reply.

that sounds so simple. Will try it out.
thanks for the guide.

used this guide...finally got bitstreaming working..
http://sunmaiblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24...aming-hd-audio/

any shops in lowyat sells this prolink keyboard?