Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

[Dale]

Grant wrote:
>>>> Yes, since a htpc doesn't need a powerful cpu (or a powerful gpu)
>>>>
>>> My learned-this-the-hard-way advice: while this is generally true, if
>>> you ever come across a 720 or 1080p video that doesn't use a
>>> hardware-accelerated codec, you would rather the HTPC not sound like
>>> it's about to launch itself into orbit doing software decoding.
>>>
>> Completely true.  I switched from nvidia-drivers to nouveau and now I
>> rely on ffmpeg threads to decode 1080p.  It works great most of the
>> time.  There are some videos that won't decode via threads, they
>> return some sort of "cannot parallelize" error.
>>
>> I went with this Phenom II X4 3.7Ghz hog:
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103934
>>
>> I wonder if I'll be able to decode 1080p in software on a single core
>> now without losing A/V sync.  I kinda doubt it.  I've been on an
>> Athlon X2 3.1Ghz.
>>
>>
>>> And if you're going to keep it in a cabinet, you would probably also
>>> rather said cabinet not catch fire (I had to cut holes in the back and
>>> mount fans).
>>>
>> I'm discovering that fans which are said to be very quiet actually
>> are.  I'm going to increase my case fans from 0 to 2 along with this
>> aftermarket CPU cooler:
>>
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608016
>>
>> Thanks a lot for everyone's help.
>>
>> - Grant
>>
> I've put together the new system and everything works really well.
> Here's the Gigabyte motherboard:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128490
>
> - Grant
>
>
>


Nice mobo.  I always want a lot of slots but rarely use them.  I'm stuck 
in the old days where the mobo was basically a CPU and ram with a floppy 
port hanging off the side.  lol

Give us a speed report.  What CPU did you get?  Cores and all.  Heck, 
I'm nosey today.

Dale

:-)  :-)