A6-PACK ☆ ISK 300-90 picoPSU HTPC A6-3500 Very Silent!

Don't feel bad JoeBar, I had to remove my heatsink to install my ram.... I was in such a hurry to see the heatsink on there I never thought about the ram... that and I'm a total noob.

(2012-04-27 02:57)JoeBar Wrote:  Can anyone answer this though? Will the higher power brick make the system draw more watts overall? I know we can get away with the 65W, but for 10-15 bucks more, I wanna be cautious..

I'm gonna answer myself on this I got the 90W PS, and my Kill-A-Watt is reading 22-23 while idling, so the answer is no!

The 65W would be fine, but for 9 bucks for the larger PS which will withstand the CPU running at 100% usage, it was worth it to me. Who knows when good ol' Windows is gonna freak out and peg itself in the middle of the day or night while I have this thing running! I wanna be covered

Spent all nite reorganizing my entertainment center and finally have the PC set up.. Tomorrow I install XBMC!

FTW JoeBar!!

(2012-05-04 07:06)JoeBar Wrote:  

(2012-04-27 02:57)JoeBar Wrote:  Can anyone answer this though? Will the higher power brick make the system draw more watts overall? I know we can get away with the 65W, but for 10-15 bucks more, I wanna be cautious..

I'm gonna answer myself on this I got the 90W PS, and my Kill-A-Watt is reading 22-23 while idling, so the answer is no!

The 65W would be fine, but for 9 bucks for the larger PS which will withstand the CPU running at 100% usage, it was worth it to me. Who knows when good ol' Windows is gonna freak out and peg itself in the middle of the day or night while I have this thing running! I wanna be covered

Spent all nite reorganizing my entertainment center and finally have the PC set up.. Tomorrow I install XBMC!

Yes for HTPC use no big deal with the 65W unless you have stuff running in the background.....

Glad you are happy with the build....!



My PS3 just died.... the yellow light of dead..... I am trying to fix it.... took it apart and re-applied thermal paste.... fallowed some youtube hints..... the thing is dead! tomorrow ill try something else..... lol crap.... I wana go online and shoot some peeps.... JAJA

If anything I'll just buy a slim if nothing works....


My fat ps3 was when it came out.... so it had its time....

Just bought all the equipment for this set-up and am terribly excited. I'm hoping to be able to get it bit streaming HD Audio and playing my rips soon.

Stepped away from XBMC for Dune a while back, but I just can't abide that dreadful GUI. Popcorn Hour is no better.

Any MAJOR information I need before I begin?

I read about the memory before the fan, but is there anything else I need to know? I haven't built a PC since 1996. HAHA.

(2012-05-05 19:16)sirreef Wrote:  Just bought all the equipment for this set-up and am terribly excited. I'm hoping to be able to get it bit streaming HD Audio and playing my rips soon.

Stepped away from XBMC for Dune a while back, but I just can't abide that dreadful GUI. Popcorn Hour is no better.

Any MAJOR information I need before I begin?

I read about the memory before the fan, but is there anything else I need to know? I haven't built a PC since 1996. HAHA.

Your good....

I don't know much of the HD Audio....

but bluray and CptHook do......

they will help you out.......

Congrats you will be very happy with the A6-PACK.....

(2012-05-05 19:45)Beer40oz Wrote:  Your good....

I don't know much of the HD Audio....

but bluray and CptHook do......

they will help you out.......

Since beginning of time, and I'll be glad to help. You can find the info in my signature too.......

(2012-05-05 20:13)bluray Wrote:  

(2012-05-05 19:45)Beer40oz Wrote:  Your good....

I don't know much of the HD Audio....

but bluray and CptHook do......

they will help you out.......

Since beginning of time, and I'll be glad to help. You can find the info in my signature too.......

Thanks guys!

Blu,

I noticed the rig in your post uses an A8. Should I go to that level or is that really overkill?

I mean, I'm hoping to get good performance out of the GUI and the movies. Not really using it for anything else.

(2012-05-05 20:48)sirreef Wrote:  

(2012-05-05 20:13)bluray Wrote:  

(2012-05-05 19:45)Beer40oz Wrote:  Your good....

I don't know much of the HD Audio....

but bluray and CptHook do......

they will help you out.......

Since beginning of time, and I'll be glad to help. You can find the info in my signature too.......

Thanks guys!

Blu,

I noticed the rig in your post uses an A8. Should I go to that level or is that really overkill?

I mean, I'm hoping to get good performance out of the GUI and the movies. Not really using it for anything else.

A6-3500.... that's all you need. I hate this question already....

(2012-05-05 20:48)sirreef Wrote:  Blu,

I noticed the rig in your post uses an A8. Should I go to that level or is that really overkill?

I mean, I'm hoping to get good performance out of the GUI and the movies. Not really using it for anything else.

If you like to watch blu-ray movie while transcode/rip/video editing in the background, A8 is your best option. If you just need it for playback blu-ray, A6 should be good to go.....