Thinking about going the xbmc route
#61
(2012-08-10, 12:27)Djangostar Wrote: Great choice, go for it , for the Cpu i would go for the a6 , only because of the TDP (65 vs 100) , I am running the a4-3400 with a 250w psu , and I have the same motherboard , you can set the fan speed to 1 and its so silent you won;t know your system is running . You ll be happy you went with the all in one APU. when it comes to running XBMC and your media this thing can do it all (and I am running the slower a4 version ) . Unless you watch a lot of Blu-ray , I don't see the need for it , you could invest on a nice keyboard or Flirc receiver for your remote . Hope you enjoy building it like I did .

they are both a6

a6 quadcore 3670 (100W TDP)
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A6 dualcore 3500 (65 TDP)

In fact, will really notice difference in power usage?
Since CPu will hardly run at full speed?
I assume only 20% of usage will be used..? so will the difference in TDP be noticeable

I would chose the 3670 but im only afraid it will use to much power, and my electric bill will go up
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#62
There's an old (relatively speaking) Nike commercial,..where they say,..."Just Do It".
It seems that you're afraid to push the Buy button......

You've done a lot of research,..asked great questions,..got a lot of input,..and shown us 3 different variations of what you're about to purchase.
Go with the A6-3500 and the other parts you've chosen,....build the machine,..enjoy,...and 3 months from now,..you won't even know what the fuss was all about.
You'll be too busy enjoying movies!

So Just Do It.
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#63
(2012-08-10, 12:52)Skank Wrote: A6 dualcore 3500 (65 TDP)

A6-3500 is triple core
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#64
(2012-08-10, 21:20)aptalca Wrote:
(2012-08-10, 12:52)Skank Wrote: A6 dualcore 3500 (65 TDP)

A6-3500 is triple core

off course
my mistake
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#65
About to press the "order" button

Just want to be absolutely sure everything fits in the case, and i dont need extra cables like sata or something for the ssd or dvd drive?

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#66
Ordered !
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#67
(2012-08-11, 12:34)Skank Wrote: Ordered !

Congrats!
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#68
Thx
Will post pics of build.. If interested

Isnt there some sort of showcase part in this forum to show each build of each user?


See also http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1167227
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#69
Yes post pix here! I'd love to see it being built and completed.
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#70
Ok will keep uou informed
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#71
Crap! I just noticed my closet is only 44,5 deep whilr i thought it was 60 cause the case is 44 deep.
So thats too close! Have to look for another case now Sad and make e change...
Stupid of me, i should have checked...

I see the ms-tech mc 1200 would fit, more expensive but with a 350W psu.
Which psu probably isnt good... And too loud. Any other suggestions? (quick cause i got to change the order)
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#72
(2012-08-11, 21:48)Skank Wrote: Crap! I just noticed my closet is only 44,5 deep whilr i thought it was 60 cause the case is 44 deep.
So thats too close! Have to look for another case now Sad and make e change...
Stupid of me, i should have checked...

I see the ms-tech mc 1200 would fit, more expensive but with a 350W psu.
Which psu probably isnt good... And too loud. Any other suggestions? (quick cause i got to change the order)

How about the Silverstone GD05 it is only 325mm deep.

David
HTPC1: Intel Pentium G620, 4GB RAM, AMD HD6570, Samsung 830 SSD, Silverstone GD05 case.
HTPC2: AMD Athlon II X2 255, 4GB RAM, AMD HD5450, Western Digital HDD, Silverstone ML03 case.
HTPC3: AMD E350, 4GB RAM, AMD HD6310, OCZ Agility 3 SSD, Akasa Crypto case.
Media Server: i3-3220, 8gb RAM, WHS 2011, 8tb capacity, Fractal Design ARC Midi R2 case.
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#73
No remote...
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#74
Questin, does that big shuriken rev b fit in the ms-tech mc 1200? Is it not too high?
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