On 07/20/2011 11:49 AM, Joost Roeleveld wrote:
> On Monday 04 July 2011 09:30:27 Grant wrote:
>> I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability.
>
> Don't forget Tyan. The workstation board I have here has been rock-solid even
> in really bad "atmospheric" conditions (large
On Monday 04 July 2011 09:30:27 Grant wrote:
> I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability.
Don't forget Tyan. The workstation board I have here has been rock-solid even
in really bad "atmospheric" conditions (large temperature and humidity
differences) and a dodgy power
On Sunday 10 July 2011 22:15:31 Grant wrote:
> Speaking of videos, I sincerely apologize for this but it's Sunday and I
> can not help myself:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cqOEr_yfak
I don't know what that's about - I couldn't watch more than 10s of it.
--
Rgds
Peter
>> 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 mob
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 ab
>>> 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
On 6 July 2011, at 19:54, Grant wrote:
> ...
> 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.
Note that some 1080p videos are harder to decode than others. The "birds scene"
from the BBC
>> >> 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
On Wednesday 06 July 2011 11:54:29 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 r
>> 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
On 07/04/2011 09:39 PM, pk wrote:
> On 2011-07-04 22:32, Grant wrote:
>
>> That's the FM1 socket, right? I only see two FM1 CPUs on newegg.com
>
> Yep.
>
>> right now. They're quad-core and 100W. I guess the advantage there
>> is they have graphics on the CPU. A 65W CPU would be better but w
On 07/05/2011 12:39 AM, pk 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 soun
On Monday 04 July 2011 17:30:27 Grant wrote:
> I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability.
I'm suspicious of my Asus P7P55D motherboard. It seems just fine with Gentoo,
and it has lots of tuning methods built in (over-clocking etc.). I've never
used those facilities be
On 2011-07-04 22:32, Grant wrote:
> That's the FM1 socket, right? I only see two FM1 CPUs on newegg.com
Yep.
> right now. They're quad-core and 100W. I guess the advantage there
> is they have graphics on the CPU. A 65W CPU would be better but when
> it comes out I suppose.
Yes, since a htp
>> I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability.
>
> For consumer oriented motherboards, I feel the same.
>
>> Yeah I'm a little worried about that with the motherboard. If
>> necessary I can keep limping along with my current motherboard while I
>> wait for drivers for the
On 2011-07-04 18:30, Grant wrote:
> I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability.
For consumer oriented motherboards, I feel the same.
> Yeah I'm a little worried about that with the motherboard. If
> necessary I can keep limping along with my current motherboard while I
-original message-
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)
From: Grant
Date: 2011-07-04 23:30
>> How do you know it's the motherboard and not the PSU for instance?
>
>You're right, but I want HDMI and USB 3.0 so I figure I may as well
>switch the mot
Grant wrote:
I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability.
- Grant
I can brag about my Gigabyte. When I was doing research on my newest
rig, Gigabyte seemed to be the highest rated. As we know, that
changes. When I built a rig several years ago, it was Abit.
>> My motherboard is getting flaky and it's time for a new one. I have
>> an AMD 6000+ CPU, 4GB DDR2/800 RAM, 2TB SATA2 HD, Blu-Ray burner, PCI
>> wireless card, 400W power supply, and ATX case. I could replace any
>> of these components if it's worthwhile for some new feature, but I may
>> as we
On 2011-07-02 17:41, Grant wrote:
> My motherboard is getting flaky and it's time for a new one. I have
> an AMD 6000+ CPU, 4GB DDR2/800 RAM, 2TB SATA2 HD, Blu-Ray burner, PCI
> wireless card, 400W power supply, and ATX case. I could replace any
> of these components if it's worthwhile for some n
My motherboard is getting flaky and it's time for a new one. I have
an AMD 6000+ CPU, 4GB DDR2/800 RAM, 2TB SATA2 HD, Blu-Ray burner, PCI
wireless card, 400W power supply, and ATX case. I could replace any
of these components if it's worthwhile for some new feature, but I may
as well keep them if
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