HTPC users thread: Tips, Tricks, and everything HTPC FAQ Page 1

• defined on May 04, 2013 09:02 PM

  hmmm i think mga 25k sir..

• markvillegas on May 16, 2013 08:22 PM

  Hi
  
  I'll be switching from NMT to HTPC soon, masyado na kasing hassle ang pag transfer ng files at maintenance ng NMT(XtreamerPro) lalo na pag kelangan mag scan disk dahil nag brown out, etc.
  
  Eto sana setup ko. Mostly 1080p movies and mkv animes lang naman pag gagamitan ko. But what I want to know is may Audio na ba na kasama yung HDMI from Motherboard -> TV?
  
  Board: ASRock A75M Pro4 mATX
  CPU: AMD A6 5400K 3.6-3.8ghz, hd7540d 192 Shaders, 2-Core
  RAM: G.Skill RipJaws X (Dual) 2x2gb ddr3 1866 CL9 (F3 14900CL9D 4GBXM)
  PSU: Corsair CX 500watts (CX500M) 80Plus Bronze, modular
  
  I backread and may iba kong nakita na ganitong board ang gamit. Sana they can answer kung me audio na din yung HDMI or video lang.
  
  Thanks

• defined on May 16, 2013 08:57 PM

  hdmi carries both video and audio

• bigfear on May 17, 2013 12:41 PM

  From Gtx 460 to HD 7870, mas matingkad ang colors ng AMD kesa sa nvidia. Using default setting ng splash player.
  
  -- edited by bigfear on May 17 2013, 12:49 PM

• jerry11 on May 19, 2013 10:48 AM

  markvillegas
  halos same specs tayo..mas maganda pa yang proc and apu mo
  
  a6 3500 lang gamit ko pero ok na .....
  
  ok yang board na yan....ganda yan

• markvillegas on May 21, 2013 02:13 PM

  Yes kita ko nga ayus yung spec ng board. may HDMI and 7.1 Audio na. Enough na ba yung 4gb na RAM for an HTPC? Or push ko na ng 8gb para wala nang upgrade upgrade.

• dm1179 on May 21, 2013 02:56 PM

  Enough na ba yung 4gb na RAM for an HTPC?

  
  4GB is more than enough..
  
  
  
  
  
  

• bobs on May 24, 2013 01:24 PM

  eto gamit ko htpc/itx
  
  
  

• clcabatbat on June 10, 2013 09:40 AM - User is Online

  mga sir comment naman po kayo dito sa binabalak kong rig kung tama at mag run ba sya ng smooth. first time ko po kasi. hindi rin ako marunong sa overclock. gagamitin ko po sya mostly for multitasking combination of these:watching movies and tv series, xbmc video streaming, web browsing, facebook flash games (2-4 tabs account),chat,listening to music,torrent,youtube,itunes. ikokonekta ko po sya sa dual monitor.
  
  AMD a8-5600k
  MSI FM2-A85XA-G65
  FSP RAIDER 80+ BRONZE 550W
  8GB 1866 RAM
  64GB SSD for OS
  1TB HDD for Data Storage
  DVD RW
  
  1.tama po ba yang ganyang setup? compatible?
  2. kelangan ko pa po ba ng video card pag ganyan lang ang pag gagamitan ko?
  3. kelangan ko pa po ba ng sound card? gagamitin ko sa tig 3.5-5k lang na speakers.
  4. kelangan po ba ng after market cooling fans?
  5. ano po ba kelangan sa flash games or flash videos para mag run ng smooth? meron po kasi akong core 2 duo 2.4ghz, 2gb ram na macbook masyado po siyang umiinit kaya naisipan ko bumili ng desktop.
  
  maraming salamat po

• awakeruze on June 10, 2013 05:47 PM

  @clcabatbat
  1. I don't see any problems with your build, though you can upgrade the CPU cooler if you want.
  
  2. No need for a video card.
  
  3. No need for a sound card either. That MSI motherboard even has an SPDIF port--you can use it if the speakers set you'll buy has digital input.
  
  4. Besides the usual 1 intake and 1 exhaust fan, no. Installing more fans will only speed up the buildup of dust inside the casing unless you take precautions.
  
  5. How old is your macbook?
  
  Have you cleaned its heatsink yet? If not, have it cleaned at a shop to remove the dust inside. Have the thermal paste changed as well.
  
  How many games are you playing simultaneously? More games --> higher CPU usage --> higher temperature no matter what system you use.

• clcabatbat on June 10, 2013 06:37 PM - User is Online

  maraming salamat sa input bro awakeruze.
  
  nalinisan ko na yung loob ng macbook ko yung board at fan(madami ngang alikabok).nag ooverheat padin. pero yung thermal paste at heatsink. di ko pa nagagalaw.
  
  kahit 1 tab youtube or pornhub, or 1 tab facebook flash game lang sobrang init na 85-100 degrees celcius. matagal ng weakness ng laptop ko ang flash games at videos pero habang tumagal pahina sya ng pahina. dati naman kaya pa na madaming tab. pakonti ng pakonti yung kaya nya. pag walang electric fan na nakatutok sa laptop nag autosleep na pag umabot ng 105 degrees. 2008 macbook aluminum unibody. parang may medyo sunog na microchip sa motherboard nung binuksan ko.
  
  pero yung msi netbook ng kapatid ko hindi nagooverheat.
  
  ddtank - facebook game na nilalaro ko. parang gunbound po siya. 2 to 4 tabs.
  
  nag play din ako dati ng 1080p or 720p na laban ni pacquiao nag lalag sya at sa kalagitnaan nag ooverheat na mac ko.
  
  -- edited by clcabatbat on Jun 10 2013, 06:48 PM

• xrampage on June 10, 2013 10:43 PM

  Installing more fans will only speed up the buildup of dust inside the casing unless you take precautions.

  
  
  I have 4 fans pero di naman ganun kabilis pag build ng dust. IMHO you need a case with dust filters on the fan no dust filters dun mas mabilis mag build ang dust sa loob.
  
  

  pero yung thermal paste at heatsink. di ko pa nagagalaw.

  
  
  If matagal na yan need mo palitan yung thermal paste.
  
  -- edited by xrampage on Jun 10 2013, 10:53 PM

• clcabatbat on June 11, 2013 01:21 PM - User is Online

  nabasa ko yung recommended builds ni sir fakuryu sa "help me build a rig" at dun nalang ako nag base para makatipid na hindi naapektuhan ang performance
  
  cpu, AMD Trinity A8-5600K 3.60GHz 4200
  mobo, Gigabyte GA-F2A75M-D3H 2800
  ram, 8GB 4gbx2 DDR3 1866 2950
  hdd, ADATA 64GB 2.5 Inches SATA III (for OS and APPS) 2950 ; i'll just use my old HDD for DATA STORAGE
  odd, DVDRW 850
  psu, Corsair VS450 1550
  atx, Emaxx Rebel 1320
  mon, KTC 24 24L31 LED Monitor(may tv at media player yata) 7100 and Philips 18.5 LED Monitor 196V3LSB2 (secondary monitor) 3800
  added a deep cool Beta 200ST HSF 350
  
  total 27,870
  
  @xrampage
  ok po pa check up ko po laptop ko pag nakaluwas ako ng manila
  
  -- edited by clcabatbat on Jun 11 2013, 01:31 PM
  
  -- edited by clcabatbat on Jun 11 2013, 01:41 PM

• mccalupe on June 14, 2013 07:12 PM

  idols,
  
  oks lang ba sound quality nung built-in Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec ng Asrock-z77E if paired with z5500?
  Planning to setup an ITX HTPC na lang sana..

• gbdfernandez on June 14, 2013 09:02 PM

  guys patulong naman..newbie ako pagdating sa pag assemble ng htpc
  paki check naman to kung pwede na siya
  gagamitin ko as htpc + office work + nba 2k12
  pero mainly as htpc talaga tas torrent dl na ren.
  kung mapapansin nyo, halatang hugot lang kay assasin guide..hehe..newbie talaga sensya na po.
  
  
  cpu: Ivy Bridge i3-3225 3.3 GHz Dual Core
  mobo: ASRock H77 Pro4-M
  ram: G.Skill Ripjaws-X 4GB DDR3-1600
  hdd: WD Green WD20EARS 2TB Drive
  psu: Seasonic S12II 520watts 80 Plus Bronze
  ssd: Samsung 840 Series 120gb sata
  gpu: Sapphire HD 7750 2gb 128bit DDR3
  
  
  ok na ba to? baka naman may maisasuggest pa kayo na mas mura pero parehas din ng performance.
  saka hindi pa kasama dyan yung odd, case saka monitor at cooler.. pa advise na ren regarding sa mga yun.
  
  MARAMING SALAMAT SA MGA MASTERS DITO!!!!
  
  -- edited by gbdfernandez on Jun 14 2013, 09:11 PM
  
  -- edited by gbdfernandez on Jun 14 2013, 10:02 PM

• wildfire816_v2 on June 14, 2013 09:08 PM

  ano ok na keyboard with touch pad? rapoo e9080 or logitech k400r?

• C4_ROCK on June 14, 2013 09:27 PM

  i'm using k400r right now. fully satisfied naman ako.

• AC on June 15, 2013 12:43 AM

  ako din on k400r...
  ok naman... pwede multitouch
  medyo.. alangan lang keyboard.. not big enough to touch type.. di din maganda feedback ng keyboard.. minsan feel ko mabagal bumalik or naiipit yata... di ko lang alam kung tumagal.. mag improve paba.. hehe
  
  yung rapoos.. mukhang mas maporma... ok din price.. hehe medyo curious din nga ako dun eh.. sikat ba na brand rapoo?

• wildfire816_v2 on June 15, 2013 11:44 AM

  lahat kasi ng logitech na keyboard ko bumigay agad e (pero pang gaming un) ung rapoo naman parang bagong brand lang
  
  pero ok ba response ng k400r? hindi lag or nadidisconect?

• dintern on June 15, 2013 04:58 PM

  Mga sir, ok na po kaya to?
  
  AMD A10 5800K
  MSI FM2 A55M E33 OR MSI FM2A85XA G65
  DDR3 2X2GB 1866
  
  
  Maraming salamat po!
  
  -- edited by dintern on Jun 15 2013, 05:13 PM

• jerry11 on June 15, 2013 11:11 PM

  Dintern ok na ok yan hehe

• Davidx23 on June 17, 2013 07:52 AM

  Gumagamit ako ng k400r. Maganda yung response nya kahit 10-12feet yung layo (hindi ko pa nasusubukan ng malayuan). Anyway, inupgrade ko kasi yung htpc ko ng windows 8, xbmc 12.2. Maganda yung combination and response. Btw, k400r is designed for win8 kaya iba yung logo ng windows nya and may charms key, etc. Gumagana yung mga windows8 gestures sa kanya.

• j3yps on June 17, 2013 01:00 PM

  Mga master patulong naman po ako, magbubo po kasi ako ng HTPC my budget is 30k lang po.
  
  Ang pinaka importante lang po is that it can play FULL HD 3D, ikakabit po kasi sa FULL HD 3D projector. buying a dedicated GPU is ok since i'm planning on using it a bit on gaming too. oh and syempre importante din po pala yung OPTICAL out nung mobo.
  
  Maraming salamat po

• defined on June 17, 2013 07:15 PM

  hmm you can try this sir..
  
  proc i3 or you can for i5 if you like
  video card: 5000,6000,7000 series of amd
  ram 4gb or 8gb
  hdd or ssd depends on your choice or can be both
  case..itx or matx it depends on what you like...
  cooling: air cooling or liquid cooling
  psu..go for branded ones like seasonic,corsair or etc
  
  -- edited by defined on Jun 17 2013, 07:28 PM

• bobs on June 17, 2013 11:00 PM

  k400r din sakin oks naman for htpc

• AC on June 18, 2013 12:53 PM

  dami pala natin naka k400r

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