[loady]

he he he..you not seen my cabinet..had it purpose built to house my rackmount....

MY CABINET

That mofos 2ft deep !!!with room to play as well..the codegen rackmount is 18" deep, of course i got all the vga plugs etc added to that but theres still room to play !...

Now you started me...ill tell you..i took the chance to embed all my wires in the walls and run CAT6 completley round the house when i done my extension..EVERYTHING culminates to that point behind the cabinet...in that cabinet is my virgin media super hub @ 50mb and a GB switch which serve the bedrooms and also the utilty room where the kids pc and NAS is situated, the cabinet also houses the Wii, PS3, Jtagged xbocx 360..thats all tied into an ONKYO TX SR606 AV switch...oh..and yes.. there is one technic 1210 mkll turntable there from my DJ days..couldnt let it go

[loady]

check these HD 6570 GPU cards

http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/345691

http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/288512

http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/288413

http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/618744

I fail to see the benefit there...other than this one which is GDDR and some other slight benefits..plus and extra £25..they all have fans which will make noise...will the one i already choose not do anything that they will do with regards to XBMX ??

[eskro]

I fail to see the benefit there...other than this one which is GDDR and some other slight benefits..plus and extra £25..

no no,,,
check this one --> http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/288512


its FanLess
has 128-bit memory interface
1GB RAM

HD6450 vs HD6570 --> http://www.hwcompare.com/10387/radeon-hd...0-oem-1gb/

[bluray]

no no,,,
check this one --> http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/288512


its FanLess
has 128-bit memory interface
1GB RAM

HD6450 vs HD6570 --> http://www.hwcompare.com/10387/radeon-hd...0-oem-1gb/

i'm a big fan of hd6570, but this version- Radeon HD 6570 2GB DDR3. i don't like any fanless stuff. to me, the heatsink by itself cannot blow the heat away from the card!

[bluray]

thats all tied into an ONKYO TX SR606 AV switch...oh..and yes.. there is one technic 1210 mkll turntable there from my DJ days..couldnt let it go

with proper software and hardware, you should be able to bitstreaming with that onkyo.

[eskro]

i'm a big fan of hd6570, but this version- Radeon HD 6570 2GB DDR3. i don't like any fanless stuff. to me, the heatsink by itself cannot blow the heat away from the card!

in a not slim case, like he chose, he should be fine,,,

[loady]

no no,,,
check this one --> http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/288512


its FanLess
has 128-bit memory interface
1GB RAM

HD6450 vs HD6570 --> http://www.hwcompare.com/10387/radeon-hd...0-oem-1gb/

Meh...cards going back when that one arrives ...Muhhwhhahawhaaha

i'm a big fan of hd6570, but this version- Radeon HD 6570 2GB DDR3. i don't like any fanless stuff. to me, the heatsink by itself cannot blow the heat away from the card!

I beg to differ there, yes they will be hotter but they are manafactured to be fanless..a GPU can take more excesses of heat than a CPU..i had a fanned card that i put a passive sink on...it kept me warm but it never went tits up..i have faith in this card..im going to buy it..i might even stretch to the 2GB

with proper software and hardware, you should be able to bitstreaming with that onkyo.

Im not quite an audiophile yet..what is bitstreaming..will i notice it or is it one of those things that sound good on paper but the ear cant distinguish

[eskro]

+1 for this card

http://www.crescentelectronics.co.uk/node/288512

[loady]

thats for sure...its certainly a deal breaker over the other one..it would be rude not to buy it..shame the 2GB one doesnt come fanless but then i suppose this will do everything i need...my other parts should be here in about 20mins from now...wooooo hooooo

[loady]

The next step....where to start with XBMC

[eskro]

what do u mean?

[loady]

do i put windows on the SSD or just have a live version of XBMC on it..after all this is a media player..i would really like it to switch on and off at the button like a dvd player per say

msn > [email protected]

[eskro]

ok

[loady]

cant seem to find a guide 'what do i need'...i mean..whats dharma...i have a radeon card so linux is out of the question correct...so i should just be looking for XBMC on windows ?

[eskro]

yes, exactly, XBMC on win7