Recommendation on Hardware for a Window's based Mini-ITX HTPC Build (Group #7)

Random diversion time, am I correct to assume the A6-3500 is just an A6-3600 with the fourth core locked/faulty? It does seem a ridiculous step up in performance (30%) for a small (15%) additional outlay, but of course that'll make no difference with single-core apps.

baldmosher Wrote:Random diversion time, am I correct to assume the A6-3500 is just an A6-3600 with the fourth core locked/faulty? It does seem a ridiculous step up in performance (30%) for a small (15%) additional outlay, but of course that'll make no difference with single-core apps.

That's what I've read.

On my side though, it's higher than 15% additional cost. I've paid 90$ (directcanada.com) for the A6-3500 while I can't find the A6-3600 under 130$ (Amazon.com). So a good 45% cost increase for 33% performance increase.

anyway, except amazon.com, I cannot find the A6-3600 elsewhere....

even here in canada, the A6 X4-3600 is impossible to find,,,

eskro Wrote:even here in canada, the A6 X4-3600 is impossible to find,,,

You might want to hop a cross the border to Bestbuy on the other side of the fence then?

Balinus Wrote:That's what I've read.

On my side though, it's higher than 15% additional cost. I've paid 90$ (directcanada.com) for the A6-3500 while I can't find the A6-3600 under 130$ (Amazon.com). So a good 45% cost increase for 33% performance increase.

anyway, except amazon.com, I cannot find the A6-3600 elsewhere....

Actually my sketchy mental arithmetic isn't quite as good as I first thought

Random price check in the UK finds the 3500 for £65 and the 3600 for £89. So the same as Canada. The A8-3800 is priced at £105...

PS that's including 20% VAT (GB sales tax)....!

Am I right that the K editions have unlocked multipliers? A8-3670K Black edition is £93 on pre-order... no passmarks for it yet

baldmosher Wrote:Actually my sketchy mental arithmetic isn't quite as good as I first thought

Mine is no good, I used a calculator for that!

Quote:Random price check in the UK finds the 3500 for £65 and the 3600 for £89. So the same as Canada. The A8-3800 is priced at £105...

PS that's including 20% VAT (GB sales tax)....!

Am I right that the K editions have unlocked multipliers? A8-3670K Black edition is £93 on pre-order... no passmarks for it yet

I don't know much about the K editions.

Ah, I checked, K is the Intel unlocked chips.

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bluray Wrote:Yes! It's a much easier route.

Ok.. I purchased the Gateway computer tonight from Best Buy.. Updating all the drivers right now.. Will configure XBMC tomorrow. However, I realize that I need a HP IR Receiver to control the PC with my Harmony 880 remote.. Will order from Ebay tomorrow.. So, the installation will be delayed until I receive the IR receiver.

pglover19 Wrote:Ok.. I purchased the Gateway computer tonight from Best Buy.. Updating all the drivers right now.. Will configure XBMC tomorrow. However, I realize that I need a HP IR Receiver to control the PC with my Harmony 880 remote.. Will order from Ebay tomorrow.. So, the installation will be delayed until I receive the IR receiver.

Nice!

If you want to playback BD files with external player, I included the codes in this thread- Another External Player Code, but Very Simple to Setup.

bluray Wrote:Nice!

If you want to playback BD files with external player, I included the codes in this thread- Another External Player Code, but Very Simple to Setup.

What advantage would the external player have over the native player used by XBMC?

FYI.. I installed XBMC on the Gateway PC this morning and was successful in streaming 1080P content from the NAS over the wired network. No problems with playback so far. The onboard GPU is better to me than the HIS HD6450 card that I have installed in the HP N40L server.. Happy so far... Now I need to get the HP IR Receiver so I can control the PC with my Harmony 880 Remote.