very interesting discussion here.

im want to set up new htpc, but wondering the power cosumption.. currently using hd media player which i think use 65w power adapter and im very happy with my electricity bill.

if my future htpc setup use i3, 1 harddisk, bd drive, 1 pci card and no gc.. what would be the ideal power?

thanks!

hemmm.. that's low!

anyway now thinking to get pre-built htpc by asrock. seems very interesting...

i found this, pricelist for asrock core and ion from imbi shop. but no price?? asrock core 100ht-bd look very promising.
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?opti...d=543&Itemid=69

my htpc is now almost fully functional. just left xbmc not yet installed. very smooth downloading and playing bluray. my setup are ecs h55 + core i3 + 2gb ddr3 + 2tb hdd. i put it under the tv cabinet, so the idle temperature is about 50c. is this ok or do i need to find a way to cool it down?

hi guys, my current htpc dimension is 380x95x285mm. i need a smaller case like Gigabyte MIB i3140 (268x70x319mm).. the problem is nobody selling it. any other suggestion? thanks..

finally i get myself giga elite 100. nicely fit into my cabinet.. yeah...

guys, i got problem.. my surround audio can only be used by powerdvd. but not windows media player and media player classic. they just emulate the rear audio to the front. help me...


nice. htpc for gaming too. but e350 proc not suitable for demanding games.

then no need gc. fusion is more than capable.

err... Cooler Master...

flex yes. stable with core i3 and 1080p mkv.. 3 movies continous playback (tis morning.. lol). cpu temperature around 50. but harddisk almost reach 60..

nobody know why only powerdvd can use surround audio, but windows media player and media player classic cannot? help me..

i faced this kind of problem (not able to get surround sound for any media player except powerdvd) and finally manage to resolve it. the solution is easy, just enable Pass-through (S/PDIF,HDMI) in ffdshow audio decoder configuration.

seems like not just me.. here try tis..

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Added on July 25, 2011, 10:11 pmyes, xbmc is commonly used for htpc.. i doubt your setup would sufficient.. at least u must consider a decent gc..

This post has been edited by atih007: Jul 25 2011, 10:11 PM

is anyone experiencing 7.1 speaker setup change back to stereo each time after we standby the av receiver?

help...


got someone selling dell zino rm8++ in garage sale.. it's the best choice indeed..

more to movie, less working.. like me.

let say the htpc will be at tv cabinet. so u need compact htpc, less power consumption, wireless controller that suitable for work.. i think 1k is not sufficient. the htpc itself better get something new tech like amd fusion..

not a sifu.. just ordinary user like everyone else..

if u're not into self-assemble pc, better get ready-built htpc like ZOTAC ZBOX, Asrock Core, Dell Zino HD, etc..

or built it yourself.. the spec is up to u, but most important is the processor and graphic processor.. powerful enough but less power used.. my suggestion:

- AMD Fusion APU / Intel Pentium G6xx sandy bridge
- 4 GB ram
- 2TB harddisk
- true power power supply
- bluray drive
- htpc casing.. (example here.. http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/662901 )
- remote control.. (so many, find the most u prefer. im using tis.. http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1333284 )

u may look to tis website, hi-tech htpc.. http://www.soundgraph.com/products-en


for 1000 budget, try this..
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1893402
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1809418

This post has been edited by atih007: Aug 28 2011, 03:33 PM

yes, they have hdmi output. please choose carefully when buying mobo and processor.. if u buying AMD APU, the proc and gpu is integrated with mobo. if 2nd generation Intel Core, u need to buy mobo and proc. the gpu is integrated with proc..