[markus625]

Ive installed windows 8 which was really quick to install, installed openhardware monitor and the results from the report are below.

The cpu Total is 32.7 %
Core 1 100%

Does the below seem ok to you.My wattage using a power meter is under 20 watts

------------------------Results--------------------------------------

+- F1A75-I DELUXE (/mainboard)
| |
| +- Nuvoton NCT6776F (/lpc/nct6776f)
| | +- CPU VCore : 0.464 0.448 1.416 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/0)
| | +- Voltage #2 : 1.008 1 1.016 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/1)
| | +- AVCC : 3.328 3.328 3.344 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/2)
| | +- 3VCC : 3.328 3.312 3.328 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/3)
| | +- Voltage #5 : 1.008 1 1.008 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/4)
| | +- Voltage #7 : 0.76 0.752 0.76 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/6)
| | +- 3VSB : 3.28 3.28 3.296 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/7)
| | +- VBAT : 3.28 3.28 3.296 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/8)
| | +- CPU : 37.5 37.5 39.5 (/lpc/nct6776f/temperature/1)
| | +- Auxiliary : 39.5 39.5 39.5 (/lpc/nct6776f/temperature/2)
| | +- System : 67 66 67 (/lpc/nct6776f/temperature/3)
|
+- AMD A8-3820 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (/amdcpu/0)
| +- Bus Speed : 100.006 100.006 100.006 (/amdcpu/0/clock/0)
| +- CPU Core #1 : 800.045 800.044 2800.16 (/amdcpu/0/clock/1)
| +- CPU Core #2 : 2500.14 800.044 2800.16 (/amdcpu/0/clock/2)
| +- CPU Core #3 : 800.045 800.044 2800.16 (/amdcpu/0/clock/3)
| +- CPU Core #4 : 800.045 800.044 2800.16 (/amdcpu/0/clock/4)
| +- Core #1 - #4 : 23.75 23.5 40.125 (/amdcpu/0/temperature/0)
| +- CPU Total : 1.875 0.390625 28.125 (/amdcpu/0/load/0)
| +- CPU Core #1 : 0 0 100 (/amdcpu/0/load/1)
| +- CPU Core #2 : 0 0 32.3077 (/amdcpu/0/load/2)
| +- CPU Core #3 : 0 0 9.09091 (/amdcpu/0/load/3)
| +- CPU Core #4 : 7.5 0 22.7273 (/amdcpu/0/load/4)

[Jokerjack]

Ive installed windows 8 which was really quick to install, installed openhardware monitor and the results from the report are below.

The cpu Total is 32.7 %
Core 1 100%

Does the below seem ok to you.My wattage using a power meter is under 20 watts

------------------------Results--------------------------------------

+- F1A75-I DELUXE (/mainboard)
| |
| +- Nuvoton NCT6776F (/lpc/nct6776f)
| | +- CPU VCore : 0.464 0.448 1.416 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/0)
| | +- Voltage #2 : 1.008 1 1.016 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/1)
| | +- AVCC : 3.328 3.328 3.344 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/2)
| | +- 3VCC : 3.328 3.312 3.328 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/3)
| | +- Voltage #5 : 1.008 1 1.008 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/4)
| | +- Voltage #7 : 0.76 0.752 0.76 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/6)
| | +- 3VSB : 3.28 3.28 3.296 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/7)
| | +- VBAT : 3.28 3.28 3.296 (/lpc/nct6776f/voltage/8)
| | +- CPU : 37.5 37.5 39.5 (/lpc/nct6776f/temperature/1)
| | +- Auxiliary : 39.5 39.5 39.5 (/lpc/nct6776f/temperature/2)
| | +- System : 67 66 67 (/lpc/nct6776f/temperature/3)
|
+- AMD A8-3820 APU with Radeon HD Graphics (/amdcpu/0)
| +- Bus Speed : 100.006 100.006 100.006 (/amdcpu/0/clock/0)
| +- CPU Core #1 : 800.045 800.044 2800.16 (/amdcpu/0/clock/1)
| +- CPU Core #2 : 2500.14 800.044 2800.16 (/amdcpu/0/clock/2)
| +- CPU Core #3 : 800.045 800.044 2800.16 (/amdcpu/0/clock/3)
| +- CPU Core #4 : 800.045 800.044 2800.16 (/amdcpu/0/clock/4)
| +- Core #1 - #4 : 23.75 23.5 40.125 (/amdcpu/0/temperature/0)
| +- CPU Total : 1.875 0.390625 28.125 (/amdcpu/0/load/0)
| +- CPU Core #1 : 0 0 100 (/amdcpu/0/load/1)
| +- CPU Core #2 : 0 0 32.3077 (/amdcpu/0/load/2)
| +- CPU Core #3 : 0 0 9.09091 (/amdcpu/0/load/3)
| +- CPU Core #4 : 7.5 0 22.7273 (/amdcpu/0/load/4)

looks good to me, run some video for awhile and put some strain on the cpu to see what the temp goes too but looks ok

[markus625]

Having loaded windows 7 and all the drivers etc etc, when i either play a 1080p video from xbmc or vlc i get constant video stuttering but when using windows media player it runs smooth, also when booting to openelec using image OpenELEC_PVR-Generic.i386-1.95.5.tar.bz2 the video is also silky smooth and only consumes about 27 watts when playing a bluray iso etc.

My system consists of a AMD A8 3820 with onboard graphics and a radeon 6550 graphics card, removing the card has no effect on the playback issues apart from a increase of about 20watts when the card is installed.

Any ideas as to why the video would be choppy when using windows.

[bluray]

Having loaded windows 7 and all the drivers etc etc, when i either play a 1080p video from xbmc or vlc i get constant video stuttering but when using windows media player it runs smooth, also when booting to openelec using image OpenELEC_PVR-Generic.i386-1.95.5.tar.bz2 the video is also silky smooth and only consumes about 27 watts when playing a bluray iso etc.

My system consists of a AMD A8 3820 with onboard graphics and a radeon 6550 graphics card, removing the card has no effect on the playback issues apart from a increase of about 20watts when the card is installed.

Any ideas as to why the video would be choppy when using windows.

Try these settings-

1. Update AMD driver from here- AMD Driver Autodetect
2. Set AVR to pass-through video
3. Enable DXVA2 and select DXVA as render method, but disable everything else in XBMC settings/video/playback
4. Enable "Use a fullscreen window rather than true fullscreen" in XBMC settings/system/video output

[markus625]

Yeh tried all that, but still have choppy video with either vlc or xbmc and windows media player still plays it ok apart from the wrong audio stream.

[bluray]

Yeh tried all that, but still have choppy video with either vlc or xbmc and windows media player still plays it ok apart from the wrong audio stream.

Did you install the latest AMD 12.6 driver?

If you still have stuttering problem, you can try to enable <sync playback to screen> with audio resample option and disable deinterlace..........

[markus625]

Well i downloaded CCCP and installed the codec pack etc and tried a few bluray rips in xbmc and playback does seem better but the frames appear to skip or jump every 5 to 10 seconds.

very weird...

[bluray]

Well i downloaded CCCP and installed the codec pack etc and tried a few bluray rips in xbmc and playback does seem better but the frames appear to skip or jump every 5 to 10 seconds.

very weird...

For XBMC, codec pack wouldn't do a thing because it use its own codecs.....

Have you try the settings below?

Enable <sync playback to screen> with audio resample option and disable deinterlace in XBMC..........

Enable "Enforce Smooth Video Playback" CCC Video/Quality, but disable everything else in it.......

[markus625]

Ill give it ago, but im considering just booting to a openelec usb stick as its much more stable.

[bluray]

Ill give it ago, but im considering just booting to a openelec usb stick as its much more stable.

With the correct settings, W7 can be very stable too......

[Jokerjack]

Yep have to agree with bluray - I haven't got any issues with play back at all

[tutu]

I'm thinking of building a similar build with the FC5 EVO and the FM2A75 Pro4-M - http://www.asrock.com/mb/AMD/FM2A75%20Pro4-M/

I'm guessing I will have the same issue with bending the pipes? The Pro4 is the only ASRock board that has HDMI. The ITX board wont work because of the DIMM slots. Comparing pictures side by side, I would say the FM2 board has a marginal improvement on the CPU location (like half a cm or something!)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...5%20PRO4-M
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...5%20Pro4-M

How much thermal paste did you use? Do I need 1/2/3 MX-4?

I've already brought a ASRock CIR header. If it wasn't for that I would have probably gotten the MSI ITX. It's a shame more manufacturers don't support CIR.