guys,

which one better for 1080p playback through 40" full HD

1) i3 (rm390) + H55 (rm350) (using onboard graphic)
or
2) c2d (rm390) + chaplang mobo (rm100) + graphic card (rm300)
or
3) pentium 4 set + graphic card (rm600)

.AMD Athlon II X2 AM3 Processor 250 (rm225)+ Ati HD 5450 (rm250) <---this the 5 series is it? can HD audio bitstreaming) + mobo GA-MA785GMT-US2H (rm310) = total rm 885

regarding this setup , how do you thing about the sound from the fan/box. how loud it is?

i lost 15s of my hair and counting sitting in front of my lappie deciding this particular htpc setup.
And now back to my initial intention a setup that can play 1080p ( downloaded not Bluray Disk) and silent.
Not a gamer at all the last game i played and enjoy CSZ. and i assumed all integrated GPU can support that.

A )(70%) AMD Athlon II X2 AM3 250 (rm225) + 880GM-UD2H (rm345) = RM 570
B) (30%) i3 (rm390) + H55-S2H (rm340) = RM730

on my samsung ht-zt225 come with ---> External Digital Optical Input Jack
and on this 880GM-UD2H ---- > HD audio (Realtek ALC892 with Dolby Home Theater)

so i just hook up both S/PDIF it will do the jobs is it....

My final decision (already back to intel) will purchase it within next week

INTEL CORE I3 530 (390) + Asus P7H55-M (300) (using the iGPU) + 2gb x 1 (170)

and the casing should be either one
4-a) E-SuperCase Series Micro-ATX
4-b) Cooler Master Elite 360

future update if needed ATI 5 series (HD audio bit streaming)

Yesterday, i managed to complete my HTPC setup.
p7h55m-i3-stock hsf(not bad)-2gb ram-1tb ram-powerlogic allegra 500. So evrything working fine, the only thing is. How can i disable the sound from HDMI, just let it go through spdif home theater set.

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

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

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

lazy to lay down the cable and will look abit messy... with my kids crawling all around the house. i thinking to get the wireless speaker later.

The panel + shelf , if im not mistaken around 1.5k

guys, im totally noob on this audio setup. The problem is when im watching movie, the voices are to soft, when i increase it, the sound effect become more louder . So a bit hassle to me everytime the chit chat2 part i need to increase the volume then when it go boom boom boom i need to lower it down back..
My Q is there any way to balance it.