deanjo/movieman/anyone did you see my last few posts? Much appreciated.
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Here is the rough outline I have in mind, I already own parts that are in bold:
1x Intel Core i3 530
1x mATX H57 or Q57 mobo?
2x 2GB DDR3?
1x Asus Xonar Essence ST (PCI)
1x Asus H6 (Essence daughterboard)
1x Hauppauge HVR-2200
1x Antec True Power 3.0 650W
Storage Sub-sys:
1x 30GB SSD? ................................... [boot/system volume]
1x 1TB WD Black ..............................[capture disk, can it handle 4 simultaneous HD streams?]
3x 1/1.5TB 7.2k HDD? .........................[For content storage & BU, may not bother w/RAID]
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1x HTPC Case? ................................... [Have crappy old Lian-Li (PC-60?) mid-tower]
1x nV GT220? .................................... [only if IGP+CPU proves to be not enough]
Make/model recommendations greatly appreciated!Last edited by jalyst; 27 January 2010, 02:33 AM.
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Originally posted by jalyst View Post1x 1TB WD Black ..............................[capture disk, can it handle 4 simultaneous HD streams?]
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Yeah that's it, i was pretty sure i'd be heaps safe on this one, just wanted to check with others.
So any specific makes/models you'd throw in where I haven't mentioned any?
Do you think I'm going to have problems with this as an AIO when I start doing:
flagging, transcoding, 4 hd streams (2 play 2 record) BT dloads, playing media off storage disks etc.
Thanks!
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Originally posted by jalyst View PostDo you think I'm going to have problems with this as an AIO when I start doing: flagging, transcoding, 4 hd streams (2 play 2 record) BT dloads, playing media off storage disks etc.
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has anyone heard of a h55/7 or q55/7 mATX mobo that has USB3/SATA6G?
I've only been able to find an ATX motherboard that meets those requirements: P7H57D-V EVO
come on ....
doesn't anyone have recommendations for makes/models?! ;-)Last edited by jalyst; 27 January 2010, 12:35 AM.
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Originally posted by jalyst View Postdoesn't anyone have recommendations for makes/models?! ;-)
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Alas there's no Q5x/H5x mATX mobo's with SATA6G & USB3.
So it come down to these three:
GA-H57M-USB3 $174.0 [may be able to get for this price]
P7H55D-M EVO $179.3 [definitely can get for this price]
P7H57D-V EVO $292.6 [definitely can get for this price]
The last is ATX....
It does have SATA6G & USB3 but is substantially more than the other two.
I've realised that SATAII's "real world" limit is about 300MB/s anyway.
I'm not aware of any 30-40GB SSD's that could reach that limit, even at sustained read speeds.
So it's no big loss, when S6G does filter-down to H5x mATX boards, I can always sell & upgrade.
So these are my finalist parts (in AUD $):
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approx $154 1x Intel Core i3-530
approx $179 1x GA-H57M-USB3 or P7H55D-M EVO
approx $145 G.Skill 2x 2GB DDR3 1600Mhz (PC-12800)
Storage Sub-sys:
approx $312 3x 1TB Samsung F3? ........................... [content storage & BU, may not bother w/RAID]
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Total = $790
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Can I get some thoughts on this please!
Would you slot something different in?
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