Intel stock fan is not as noisy as I thought. In fact it run quieter than my previous CM hsf. From 5 ft, I can't here anything from my pc specially with all the movie sound.

This is my dream casing. If only my pocket is big enough.

This post has been edited by qwerty79: May 10 2010, 10:57 AM

hey bro(accs_center), ur the one who got me poisoned and bought the casing. and i got the casing from the website u gave me . haha

i wanted to buy the silver one but they hv stopped selling them. took the black one with lcd instead.

This post has been edited by temppei: May 10 2010, 10:59 AM

want to ask, can gtx 400 series cards bitstream HD audio / 8ch LPCM?

Nvidia series still cannot..

Do you know where to get 1156 btk for it? lurking for 1. you also can check out cogage mst140, cheaper as well

what? at this time and age, nvidia.... lol...

precisely. i've grown out of aftermarket solutions for years now.
unless people are thinking of overclocking the CPU, the stock heatsink and fan are good enough. even closer than 5 ft, i can't hear anything from my HTPC.

Well think of it like Ferari and Lamboghini , Its either the Agile Horse or the Angry Bull, Neither one would be a bad choice if the steering wheel is in your hands.

Nivida has more supporters (Games and such) and ATI has more functionality (Bitstream). Neither would be a bad choice in a HTPC. Iam pretty happy with the 9600M GT in my laptop that iam using as a Part-Time HTPC. Although i wouldn't mind having a 58xx inside my Desktop for actual DD TrueHD / DTS-MA bitstreaming.

Just my dua cent

My mobo in HTPC just got burnt.. Now Downgrading my spec to Core i5 + H55 Based Mobo. Sound and Graphic will be on its Intel HD Graphic and Bitstream to AVR..

Previous Spec is Xeon 3110 + Xonar HDAV 1.3 + Radeon 4650

Atm iam running a C2D with Gigabyte MB + Nvidia 8800 GT so buying a new proc/mb isn't a good choice for me but upgrading my GC to ATI is , so far i converted my rig into a NAS server for my laptop so i can bring it out to the living and back into my room easily. If i can get bitstream from 58xx then i'll set my laptop to my living room and use my desktop as a full time HTPC rig fpor my bedroom.

Good choice

Looks like we have almost the same setup.

I think more and more people are using i3/i5+H55 combo now as they are the best choice so far.

Ya..With these setup, we are able to reduce the heat and noise of PC components..Fan Noise is annoying when watching movie..
Using Stock Intel fan now is extremely silent..

Hi guys,

The inside of my Antec Fusion Black casing. This is the only pic i can find in my phone.



cheers

I have read reviews that say core i3/i5 has a bug in 24p playback. Any of U experience that?

Seems to me that problem might be a software/codec problem don't me on that thought

I found in anandtech forum the link in AVS for discussing the i3, i5 and i7 processor and H55 (HD + Bitstream), but too long for me to read thru now

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1172451

Anyone who need more info on Core i and H55 will get more than enough info from that link i think but beware, alot of technical jargon inside

Have fun

I said problems with 24p playback, not HD audio bitstreaming.

Will tell u when/if i got 24p compatible LCD TV

This post has been edited by accs_centre: May 12 2010, 02:14 PM

bro, mind telling me wat H55 based mobo u are using?

coz i read the gigabyte H55 mobo, it cant bitstream 3rd generation audio thru HDMI
only DTS, AC3, and LPCM-2Ch
another thing, it cant dual output DVI and HDMI simultaneously...

do u know which mobo can bitstream and dual output FULL HD via DVI and FULL HD+Bitstream 3rd gen audio thru HDMI simultaneously?

thank you

As i know, it only cannot output both DVI n HDMI in BIOS setup.. No problem in windows..Anyway, let me try 1st only confirm