What kind of casing? And how much did you spend on your HTPC? If possible, a breakdown on the parts please. Thanks.

set the default playback device to whatever that you want.
if you're on windows 7, right click on the speaker icon on that taskbar -> playback devices -> set the default device playback to something else.

yaaa already put the default to Digital output (spdif) . Will Update the Picture tonight.

Just another chaplang casing, powerlogic Allegre 500,
Casing = 125
cpu i3 530 = 400
sbo p7h55-m = 310
ram 2gb x 1 = 180
hdd 1 tb = 260
that all inside my htpc

the accessories
spdif optical cable =40
wireless desktop mk250 =100

Can the setup above or, h55 IGP be able to bitstream HD codec or 8ch LPCM?

My humble entry level setup
p7h55m-i3-stock hsf(not bad)-2gb ram-1tb ram-powerlogic allegra 500
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Samsung 40"
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Samsung HT (optical)
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XBMC ( abit headache to personalize) & Boxee (nice online stuff)

bro, you dare to put your sub so close to your HTPC ar?.. not scared your HDD die fast?

Bro,

where did you get your casing, very nice.

Can share?

^ what he said

strongly not adviced to put the HDD that close to the sub.
HDD + strong magnet = not good.

HDD die fast can replace with new one mar.... it's damn cheap nowadays.... no problem right?? heheh.....

Wa LAo Weiiiii didn't realize about that.....
how to check the magnetic field ? is it that strong?
no other place to put the cpu to make it tidy.

dude it's just a chaplang casing,Powerlogic Allegra 500 , bought it at PC Depot. After so hard trying to get this CM360 Elite, so i end up with this Allegra.

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Added on May 28, 2010, 2:58 pmhdd sure no prob, RMA or get a new one... the data inside .....

This post has been edited by firestater: May 28 2010, 02:58 PM

precisely.
got one of my 1.5TB stopped working on me.
HDD is cheap, but the content in it will take months to fill back.

thankfully the SMART monitoring warned me about possible failure a few days before the HDD stopped working completely. managed to copy all but 1 movie to another hdd.

TIME for SSD

good.. i need 6 of them in 1.5TB sizes.
should cost a few hundred k's

still affordable wat?? but why use SSD for data storage?? SSD won't spoilt meh?

i alredi got htpc but want upgrade sound...hd5850 with 32" LCD

if budget 1,500 buy htib better or separate avr + speaker...what is good within my budget >.<

so if i get htib like sony can just connect htpc --(hdmi)--> tv ---(hdmi)--->htib? just easy like that arr??

hi ppl how do i get HD sounds from my htpc to my speakers?

which soundcards ? and what are the wires/connection i use to my speakers, to get hd sounds?

and may i know what is a avr? do i need a avr to achieve HD sound?
my speakers are razer macko

This post has been edited by robotizer: May 29 2010, 12:32 AM

got newb question, which is better? to copy my dvd movie to iso file in hdd (used software to mount when seeing movie) or shud i rip it to avi or mpgs?

Hi Guys,

just bought the 4 bay hotway casing. Having prob getting all hdds detected via esata. using gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H. running on win7.

any ideas? manual says support port multiplier. but wonder why cant detect the hdds in the hotway casing. USB is fine.

Updated ahci drivers etc. doesnt seem to work still.

Nice !!

How about putting your surround speaker behind the sofa? If not, wasted the surround system ler

Eng Tat, so far, the easiest is to rib into good quality Iso file, but space consuming.

Alternatively you can convert it into Mkv file, with proper softwares, you can exclude foreign audio tracks and foreign subtitles. You may also change the audio into lossless Flac file and incorporated into mkv file too. But expect the Mkv file to also be space consuming.

I tried myself by using recommended technique etc.. but failed to convert it into lossless flac.

To make life easy, just go to www.makemkv.com, download the beta, and try the fast and easy one click conversion, but you cannot deselect the unwanted audio tracks and subtitles.

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Added on June 3, 2010, 5:10 pmTemppei, I am looking at the casing too. Keen to find out how you solve the problem with this Mobo. My Mobo is the same as yours, and currently also running into drive space problem.

This post has been edited by peter32: Jun 3 2010, 05:10 PM