HTPC (Home Theatre PC)

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I use This specs for my HTPC
Athlon x2 5200
4 Gb OCZ Platinum Ram
MSI Diamond series motherboard
4 SATA HDD
1 GB 7950 GX2 Video Card
64mb SoundBlaster Xi-fi Fatal1ty soundcard
Altec Lansing GT5051R
Philips 5.1 home theather system ( Via Innomax wireless AV)
22" AOC LCD monitor
32" Samsung LCD Hdtv ( connected via Innomax wireless AV link)
Antec 900 casing with 600 watts power supply
Decoders used:
Windvd 8
VLC media Player
Matroska
Ace mega codecs pack.

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...rce_7950_gx2/2

[muzikfreakah]

swweet rig can you post pics of your setup?

[brown_dog]

My HD3870 has a built in HD sound system.

For a single HDMI cable solution both for audio and Video. Just have to use the DVI to HDMI adapter.

[muzikfreakah]

Yup, thats whats good with ATI Video Cards and me wants one Hehehe! What brand do you have brown_dog?

[muzikfreakah]

what do you guys think of this board?
Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H
Review: http://techgage.com/article/gigabyte_ga-ma69gm-s2h/

its got HDMI out put, I wonder how it performs with just the built in video card

[blade4638]

what do you guys think of this board?
Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H
Review: http://techgage.com/article/gigabyte_ga-ma69gm-s2h/

its got HDMI out put, I wonder how it performs with just the built in video card

@muzicfreakah: for HTPC applications, i think this would do just fine... fast-paced games might not be this board's forte.

[brown_dog]

Yup, thats whats good with ATI Video Cards and me wants one grin Hehehe! What brand do you have brown_dog?

MSI.

RX3870-T2D512E-OC.

[muzikfreakah]

Nice VC

Now to bluray and HD optical drives,
which is better for you? Well, I know LG is multi-format so I guess it has the edge..
http://www.techspot.com/review/63-lg...er-multi-blue/

http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Revi...rticleId=19332

[muzikfreakah]

Finally connected na ko via HDMI, though its still my X850xt video card, like sir blade said, its good enough, sayang lang kay akong AOC lcd naka VGA nalang

Before man gud, I already had an HDMI cable stick to the back of my TV which naka tago na gyud ug tarung and to replace it with the long HDMI cable which I ordered I would have to remove the tv and everything else, kapoy kaayo, so I ordered and HDMI splitter which was really cheap, around 500HK ra, 3 port HDMI switcher with remote na So im using it now with MY PC, and HELIOS upscaling DVD player. Thanks to my friend Val for getting it for me in HK Atleast I dont have to get an HDMI amp anymore, no need na

[blade4638]

and for those who want only the best, the quality of the video (and audio) cable is also important... the more noise-resistant, and the better the quality of the medium carrying the video signals (via material and production process), the better.