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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 |
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> you ever come across a 720 or 1080p video that doesn't use a |
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> hardware-accelerated codec, you would rather the HTPC not sound like |
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> it's about to launch itself into orbit doing software decoding. |
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Completely true. I switched from nvidia-drivers to nouveau and now I |
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rely on ffmpeg threads to decode 1080p. It works great most of the |
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time. There are some videos that won't decode via threads, they |
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return some sort of "cannot 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 core |
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now without losing A/V sync. I kinda doubt it. I've been on an |
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Athlon 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 |
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> mount fans). |
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I'm discovering that fans which are said to be very quiet actually |
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are. I'm going to increase my case fans from 0 to 2 along with this |
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aftermarket CPU 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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