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Voyager
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2012-03-12, 14:43
(This post was last modified: 2012-03-12, 14:59 by Voyager.)
I just upgraded my "old" Atom 330/ION asus eeebox to a Zotac Zbox AD04 with a 60 GB SSD (OCZ Agility 3) and a single 4 GB SODIMM DDR3-1333 module. I'm very happy with the result on Windows. The E450 in the AD04 is just a tad faster than the E350, so is the GPU component of it.
You will have to install the latest Catalyst drivers, use the following key settings:
AMD Catalyst:
- "Enforce Smooth Video Playback" ON
- Automatic Deinterlacing OFF
XBMC:
- Auto refresh rate / Sync playback to display
- Auto deinterlacing / Auto deinterlacing method
EDIT: to answer your question, yes both the SSD and the RAM seem OK for the configuration.
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The Corsair modul works fine with the AD02 (I'm using the same combination). SSD not really needed if you wants to use it as a HTPC only ;-) but surely a little bit faster on startup ...
I'm using a 80GB 5400rpm sata hard drive (retired laptop) in combination with Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
The Zotac AD02 works without any issues and also without any manual driver installation :-) Startup time about 30 seconds (cold boot) ...
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All of the Zotacs are very good. Just don't expect HD audio, that's the only reason I don't use them in my living room.
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Main HTPC: Home Built i3, 8GB RAM, Corsair 128GB SSD, nVidia 630GTX, Harmony Home Control, Pioneer VSX-53, Panasonic VT30 65" 3D TV, Windows 10, Isengard
Bedroom HTPC: Zotac-ID 41 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Rii micro keyboard remote, Samsung HW-E550, Sony 32" Google TV, OpenElec 6.0 beta 4
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Rrrr
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Thank you for noting that, is there any ready made or barebone box that can bitstream HD Audio as well?
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2012-03-13, 19:49
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@patseguin: why would HD audio not work on the AMD APUs? Both Zacate E350 and E450 do support Dolby TrueHD / DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreaming over HDMI
@Rrrr: 330/ION to E350/E450 : Playback quality went from only just acceptable (occasional framedrops) to perfect playback all the time.
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the Xotac ND22 is King above all Xotacs