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On Wednesday 06 July 2011 11:54:29 Grant wrote: |
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> >> Yes, since a htpc doesn't need a powerful cpu (or a powerful gpu)> |
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> > My learned-this-the-hard-way advice: while this is generally true, if> you |
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ever come across a 720 or 1080p video that doesn't use a> hardware-accelerated |
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codec, you would rather the HTPC not sound like> it's about to launch itself |
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into orbit doing software decoding. |
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> Completely true. I switched from nvidia-drivers to nouveau and now Irely on |
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ffmpeg threads to decode 1080p. It works great most of thetime. There are |
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some videos that won't decode via threads, theyreturn some sort of "cannot |
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parallelize" error. |
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> I went with this Phenom II X4 3.7Ghz hog: |
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> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103934 |
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> I wonder if I'll be able to decode 1080p in software on a single corenow |
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without losing A/V sync. I kinda doubt it. I've been on anAthlon X2 3.1Ghz. |
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> > And if you're going to keep it in a cabinet, you would probably also> |
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rather said cabinet not catch fire (I had to cut holes in the back and> mount |
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fans). |
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> I'm discovering that fans which are said to be very quiet actuallyare. I'm |
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going to increase my case fans from 0 to 2 along with thisaftermarket CPU |
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cooler: |
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> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608016 |
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> Thanks a lot for everyone's help. |
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> - Grant |
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oh.. a tower cooler.. and only 92mm... hm.. |
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well with fans bigger = better. A 14cm monster can push the same amount of air |
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as a 12cm or 8cm fan with a lot less rpm. The less rpm the better. |
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I can't hear any of my 4 14cm fans ;) |
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