$300 budget.. Is this possible?

eskro · 2011-06-14 19:23

i so much wanted to like the Core i3 but its 24Hz issue
and macro-blocking in XBMC steers me away unfortunately.. :/
wish intel could fix the issue but apparently,
it'll be fixed in their next Bridge version which isnt the SandyBridge Sad

-EaS- · 2011-06-17 04:40

SpectreX Wrote:You should have gone with a smaller mini-ITX mobo + case, no need for a big DVD size micro ATX if storage isn`t important. Something like a Core i3 2100T, which does HD audio = 3D Blu Ray on Windows, and only consumes under 20W during movie playback, and under 10 in idle (same as an Atom or Zacate)

Huh?

eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,235 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 156	2011-06-14 19:23 Post: #21 i so much wanted to like the Core i3 but its 24Hz issue and macro-blocking in XBMC steers me away unfortunately.. :/ wish intel could fix the issue but apparently, it'll be fixed in their next Bridge version which isnt the SandyBridge My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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-EaS- Member Posts: 81 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-06-17 04:40 Post: #22 SpectreX Wrote:You should have gone with a smaller mini-ITX mobo + case, no need for a big DVD size micro ATX if storage isn`t important. Something like a Core i3 2100T, which does HD audio = 3D Blu Ray on Windows, and only consumes under 20W during movie playback, and under 10 in idle (same as an Atom or Zacate) Huh?
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