AMD Fusion APU

[reignofchaos]

I think the IGP part of Fusion is ok, but the CPU is still the bottleneck.
Why not go for a i3 sandybridge itx solution? even a 150W PSU is enough to drive these, so case is not a problem.
Though I am not sure whether it would deinterlace, ofcourse..

Yup thats gonna be faster with a separate graphics card. However I really don't care for speed in this case. For speed I have two other desktop rigs at home - one is a quad core (Q6800) and the other is a black edition dual core. Plus there are two more laptops. All I care for is enough horsepower to play movies.

 

[buxx]

^ I have a A64 3200+ S939 and a HD 5450, this thing stutters sometimes.
I am assuming that the Fusion CPU part would be not much different from my CPU. Horsepower-wise.
The reason why I kinda think that the CPU plays a good part in HD Video playback , even if you have a decent GPU. not so if you have a rocket GPU , though..

Btw , you back in Bng ? Mum stint over?!

 

[reignofchaos]

^^Are you using hardware codecs? If you aren't you'll see stutter.

 

[vivekphadnis]

Ok boys, I bought the Gigabyte E350N, Coolermaster case with 150W SMPS and 4GB Transcend RAM. Will post pics soon.
Should have looked at the faces of the other customers in the shop. They were all ooohh-aaahhh about the mini ITX mobo.

Vivek

 

[Jay5150]

Great! I guess you bought this mobo and this case. Hoping to see the pics soon. How much did all this cost you?

 

[vivekphadnis]

Yeah, same stuff in the links. Mobo is Rs 8500 and case is 3500.

 

[adder]

@Vivek
How is the build quality of the cooler master,does the back panel bend like those cheap zebronics cabinets.
From which dealer did you buy it from.

 

[vivekphadnis]

It looked pretty good to me at the shop. It is in my car and I am at work. I will examine it and post some photos.
I know one loudspeaker dealer and went through him. He put me on to a shop called Meenakshi Computers. If you want to buy it too, go to the same chap. Friendly fellow and quite helpful also.

 

[Gijo George]

Was following this thread and its helped me decide on my HTPC spec. Thanks vivek, roc, hydra et al. Been undecided for days on whether to go the separate Pro and mobo route but reckon for my use of music and movies the spec given above with gigabyte APU looks good. A few noob questions
1. Is it possible to add a sound card say the asus STX sonar in the Elite 100 cabinet?
2. With the above mobo Can I channel music and movies seperately? Meaning Music = Foobar-coaxial out--DAC--Reciever--speakers
& movies = VLC player-hdmi out--Receiver--TV & speakers

Thanks

 

[reignofchaos]

I got my MSI E350IA-E45 board, 4GB corsair XMS3 and the Antec ISK-310 up and running yesterday. Still need to install the OS. Tested it with an Ubuntu live cd and all seems to be okay.

Holding off buying the graphics card for now as I want to test the on board 6310 first and see how it performs.

Need to add - the case is a bargain for 4800 rupees. Its built like a tank, putting things in it is super easy and it looks really elegant with the aluminium front bezel. Totally worth the money.

 

[Gijo George]

I got my MSI E350IA-E45 board, 4GB corsair XMS3 and the Antec ISK-310 up and running yesterday. Still need to install the OS. Tested it with an Ubuntu live cd and all seems to be okay.

Holding off buying the graphics card for now as I want to test the on board 6310 first and see how it performs.

Need to add - the case is a bargain for 4800 rupees. Its built like a tank, putting things in it is super easy and it looks really elegant with the aluminium front bezel. Totally worth the money.

Do post some pics roc. Would like to compare between elite100.
Thanks

 

[Kittu]

Congrats ROC, pictures please in n out. :signthankspin:

 

[reignofchaos]

Do post some pics roc. Would like to compare between elite100.
Thanks

Shall post in the evening. Anyways I had a look at both the cases side by side. The Elite 100 looks super cheap. Even though coolermaster claims to use the same gauge of steel as antec, there's a massive difference in build quality.

Also it has a cheap looking plastic front bezel and plastic buttons. In comparison the antec is on a different planet with an aluminium bezel and brushed aluminium buttons.

Also the design inside is haywire in the coolermaster - there's no defined airflow path in it. In comparison the antec has vents on both sides of the case and has provision for two fans (one fan installed) on one side.

The only reason to buy the coolermaster is price and the fact that it can take a single desktop drive. The latter is a big no no anyway in an htpc since you would value the silence of a laptop drive.

 

[Gijo George]

Thanks a bunch ROC. Now regarding the Antec, a Batman question. Does it come in Black?
I think not so I'm considering the Silverstone SSG05B as well or something similar. I have a budget of 8K for the cabinet so if you have suggestions please do tell.
The only reason to buy the coolermaster is price and the fact that it can take a single desktop drive. The latter is a big no no anyway in an htpc since you would value the silence of a laptop drive.


Could u give a noob explanation for the above? Didnt quite get it.
Thanks

 

[dkaile]

A good, economical and sensible HTPC Configuration with HDMI 1.4 -

Asus E35M1-M Pro Rs. 8000
4 GB DDR3 Corsair RAM Rs. 2150
Seagate 1 TB ( 6 GB/s) HDD Rs. 2750
Cooler Master CMP-350 Cabinet With ATX Power Supply Rs. 2950
Sony/Asus?LG/Samsung DVD Writer Rs. 950
Logitech MK260 Wireless Keyboard+Mouse Combo Rs. 1150
Acer 21.5" S222HQL Full HD LED Monitor Rs. 7300
Grand Total Rs. 25,250
Prices are online. Street Prices may be somewhat lower.

Why?
Motherboard+Processor Asus E35M1-M Pro ASUSTeK Computer Inc. - Motherboards- ASUS E35M1-M PRO
AMD's new Brazos Platform based motherboard. Integrated AMD Dual-Core Processor E350 with AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics.
Directx 11, Native SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.0, Upto 8GB of DDR 3 Memory, PCI Express & PCI Slots, External Esata Port, Gigabit Lan, 8 Channel Audio, DVI, D-Sub & HDMI 1.4a Port, IEEE 1394a Firewire, PS/2 Port, S/PDIF Out (Optical) & EFI Bios (We have been using the same Bios for over 20 years. This is the latest standard in Bios just becoming available, graphical, menu based, can use HDD larger than 2.2 TB natively & many other technically superior features...)

Cooler Master CMP-350 Cabinet - CMP-350 - Cooler Master - Leading Provider of Computer Case | Cooler | Power Supply
First value offering alongwith power supply from a trusted brand. Roomy, can take 6 Hard Drives, Excellent build quality, air circulation. A good cabinet is the first building block of a Good PC.

Acer 21.5" LED Monitor - It's the most economical in that size but with good specs.

System Note:
Perfect as a Normal Home/Office/HTPC with occasional gaming. Will run all normal apps, internet browsing, FullHD 1080p video & medium gaming comfortably. Has all the hardware features integrated in one board. Future expandability for Graphic Card (PCI Express Slot). AMD Brazos platform is designed with lower power consumption in mind. So CPU at full blast will consume less than 60 watts, idle 20-30. Good amount of power saving considering most of the PC's are on 24x7 now a days.

 

[reignofchaos]

Thanks a bunch ROC. Now regarding the Antec, a Batman question. Does it come in Black?
I think not so I'm considering the Silverstone SSG05B as well or something similar. I have a budget of 8K for the cabinet so if you have suggestions please do tell.
The only reason to buy the coolermaster is price and the fact that it can take a single desktop drive. The latter is a big no no anyway in an htpc since you would value the silence of a laptop drive.


Could u give a noob explanation for the above? Didnt quite get it.
Thanks

Typically laptop drives are quieter than desktop drives. Hence putting laptop drives is a better idea in an HTPC. Unfortunately there's no black option in the ISK.

 

[vivekphadnis]

Ok, here are the computer pics. I installed Windows XP today but am planning to get Vista.
I don't mind trying Linux but have no idea of how to go about it.

 

[vivekphadnis]

More pics of the CPU. Comments are most welcome.

 

[adder]

Well now that you have installed it did you check the quality of the cabinet,does the backplate bend when you installed the motherboard backplate.
Also how noisy is the power supply.

 

[vivekphadnis]

I saw the case and liked it. So, I just went ahead and bought it. The quality is fairly good. I have not seen the Antec and won't be able to tell.
The CPU and SMPS fans are quiet. I don't think it will be heard with movies playing in 5.1.