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- Tue Jan 04, 2011 12:05 am
- Forum: Press Releases
- Topic: GIGABYTE Unveils AMD Fusion Mini-ITX Motherboard at CES 2011
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2520
Re: GIGABYTE Unveils AMD Fusion Mini-ITX Motherboard at CES
Cute. Too bad CPU performance is little better than the Atom. I'm tempted to build one but I really need something that's at least Celeron E3200 level. DirectVobSub tends to wreak havoc on DXVA. Looking forward to Llano.
- Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:47 am
- Forum: Cases, Power Supplies, and Cooling
- Topic: power needed for GTS 450 and GT 240
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10673
Re: power needed for GTS 450 and GT 240
Thought I should just mention, I'm running a Core i5-750 + GTS 450 (both stock) on a 300W PSU.
- Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:41 am
- Forum: Intel Processor Forum
- Topic: Sandy Bridge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7403
Re: Sandy Bridge
I purchased one of the Intel 120gb X25 M SSD's last month and it's up in running in my new system and I'm very happy with it's performance. You won't regret buying one IMO. Lol, actually, I already have a couple of them. Bought from Amazon during Black Friday for $200ea + no tax + free ship. Still ...
- Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:31 am
- Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
- Topic: Intel Unveils Sandy Bridge: Core i7 2600K, i5 2500K, i5 2400
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5409
Re: Intel Unveils Sandy Bridge: Core i7 2600K, i5 2500K, i5
Nice. Sandy Bridge exceeded my expectations. Those results are better than AnandTech's Sandy Bridge preview.
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:48 pm
- Forum: Intel Processor Forum
- Topic: Sandy Bridge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7403
Re: Sandy Bridge
Any reason for the Intel ssd over the SF-1200 ones or Crucial's? Stability. The Intel X25-M SSDs are tried and tested. There's a guy on SPCR monitoring Newegg reviews for SSD failure rates (and removing all idiotic reviewers). Iirc, at last count, Intel is at around 2% and SandForce at 15%. Given p...
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:50 pm
- Forum: Intel Processor Forum
- Topic: Sandy Bridge
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7403
Sandy Bridge
So it's getting released in a few days. Anyone here planning on building a new rig or upgrading? Tentative parts list: Case/PSU: Silverstone Sugo SG05BB w/450W PSU, $120 MB: LGA-1155 M-ITX (preferrably Gigabyte), $120 CPU: Intel Core i7-2600K, $350 GPU: GTX 460 1GB GDDR5, $200 RAM: Kingston 2x4GB DD...
- Sat Jan 01, 2011 5:46 pm
- Forum: Intel Processor Forum
- Topic: Processor upgrade help
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4072
Re: Processor upgrade help
It doesn't look as if his motherboard supports 45nm processors so Wolfdale is probably out. Best option is a platform upgrade.
- Fri Dec 24, 2010 11:14 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: New HTPC/General purpose build
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4978
Re: New HTPC/General purpose build
The Atom/ION kinda sucks as an HTPC. I built a couple of HTPC's based on it and getting hardware acceleration working (particularly VC-1 under Windows Media Center) can be quite a pain. Needless to say, both have been replaced with more capable machines (Clarkdale-based M-ITX). I think the OP's AM3 ...
- Sat Dec 18, 2010 11:13 pm
- Forum: Home Theater Discussion
- Topic: WMC Alternative
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10987
Re: WMC Alternative
I'm assuming you're using the Xbox 360 as extender. If so, I don't think you've got other options aside from WMC. That said, I think plug-ins would probably work.
The following is not an alternative to WMC but an add-on:
Media Browser
The following is not an alternative to WMC but an add-on:
Media Browser
- Mon Nov 29, 2010 11:13 am
- Forum: Operating Systems
- Topic: Windows 7 "Ghost" folders
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5659
Re: Windows 7 "Ghost" folders
If you installed programs without admin rights, they might be getting written to a different folder:
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\VirtualStore
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\VirtualStore
- Wed Nov 24, 2010 10:58 am
- Forum: AMD Processor Forum
- Topic: Opinion's LR!?!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3931
Re: Opinion's LR!?!
Just a quick comment, I'm not aware of any AMD chipset motherboards that support SLI. With NVIDIA out of the chipset business and AMD being a direct competitor, the chances of getting SLI on new AMD motherboards are pretty small. If you plan on going the SLI-route down the line, I'd rethink you're d...
- Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:22 am
- Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
- Topic: ASUS P67 Motherboards - P8P67, Maximus IV Extreme & More
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6845
Re: ASUS P67 Motherboards - P8P67, Maximus IV Extreme & More
We're talking about Blu-ray 3D and not just plain Blu-ray support.Apoptosis wrote:SandyBridge can do Bluray, just like Fusion chips... not sure why you'd come out with an APU without that functionality.
- Mon Nov 22, 2010 10:00 am
- Forum: General Software Programs
- Topic: What antivirus program is the best for a computer?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6273
Re: What antivirus program is the best for a computer?
Microsoft Security Essentials.
- Sun Nov 21, 2010 6:25 pm
- Forum: Press Releases
- Topic: World's smallest NVIDIA ION2 based PC -Giada N20
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3841
Re: World's smallest NVIDIA ION2 based PC -Giada N20
I'm using VLC, thanks for the tip, I will try. Though I'm not very hopeful cause with VLC it is really really slow ! If I remember correctly, DXVA support in VLC is still in its beta stage. Try using Media Player Classic - HomeCinema. In MPC - HomeCinema, go to View >> Options >> Internal Filters >...
- Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:22 pm
- Forum: Press Releases
- Topic: World's smallest NVIDIA ION2 based PC -Giada N20
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3841
Re: World's smallest NVIDIA ION2 based PC -Giada N20
I just bought one, and it can't just play 720p videos ! I could kill someone. So expensive for just a SD video player. I tried many HD videos, and all are played second by second, with a stop every time. Impossible to watch. What player were you using? DXVA is pretty much a requirement for these bu...
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 1:34 pm
- Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
- Topic: SilverStone Sugo SG07 Mini-ITX PC Case Review
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5299
Re: SilverStone Sugo SG07 Mini-ITX PC Case Review
Silverstone has a bunch of other cases ideal for SFF HTPC (Lascala). The Sugo series seem more targetted towards mini-powerhouses - single GPU gaming systems with little to no compromise in performance.gwolfman wrote:Too bad they don't see it without the PSU since I'd want a much smaller one for HTPC duties.
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 10:50 am
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: "Coming Soon" Build
- Replies: 14
- Views: 7031
Re: "Coming Soon" Build
Nowadays, you can get 8GB kits for $130 or so. I got some Kingston ValueRAM kits from Amazon when they dropped to $125-ish. A quick search at Newegg came up with the following: CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 , $119.99 G.SKILL Ripjaws Ser...
- Wed Nov 17, 2010 2:53 pm
- Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
- Topic: AMD Brazos Platform Benchmarked - Zacate E-350 1.6GHz APU
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7467
Re: AMD Brazos Platform Benchmarked - Zacate E-350 1.6GHz AP
sorry for being confused about the new "core" and "module" and "integer execution units" and what now constitutes a core according to AMD. so, is this a true dual core processor, with two separate fully functioning cores with all the "cores" having all the no...
- Wed Nov 17, 2010 12:45 pm
- Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
- Topic: AMD Brazos Platform Benchmarked - Zacate E-350 1.6GHz APU
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7467
Re: AMD Brazos Platform Benchmarked - Zacate E-350 1.6GHz AP
It's better than the Atom but not really significantly better. My minimum requirement is 2.4GHz for Allendale, Wolfdale or Regor and 3.0GHz for Brisbane.gwolfman wrote:Certainly more than Atom.hnzw_rui wrote:It won't be my choice for an HTPC (CPU too weak) but it looks perfect for netbooks and ultraportables.
- Tue Nov 16, 2010 10:41 am
- Forum: Legit Reviews Review Forum
- Topic: AMD Brazos Platform Benchmarked - Zacate E-350 1.6GHz APU
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7467
Re: AMD Brazos Platform Benchmarked - Zacate E-350 1.6GHz AP
It won't be my choice for an HTPC (CPU too weak) but it looks perfect for netbooks and ultraportables.