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Can someone suggest a video card that will run with openELEC please? I am running this MB and CPU currently as a hackintosh, but I can't get the HDMI to handshake with my Yamaha RX-V1800 when I run openELEC off of a USB. All my amps/receivers etc are in the mechanical room in the basement so I can't just run the HDMI into the plasma upstairs at XBMC start up then unplug and plug into the RX-V1800. Having a GPU that plays nice with the hack is not a requirement.
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Eskro,
I just bought all of the recommended parts and have put my build together. But I'm not sure as to what software I'm going to want to run on this device. I did buy a copy of Windows 7 Pro, 64bit. But I was thinking I might want to try out XMBCUbuntu.
I know for Windows, the current build is xmbc-12.2.exe. That 's a no brainer.
But for XMBCUbuntu, there are multiple different builds. Which of these would work with this hardware?
Thanks for all your help.
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jammyb
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Intel x64 build by openelec.
Modded MK1 NUC -
CLICK ----- NUC Wiki -
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Bay Trail NUC FTW!
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jammyb
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(This post was last modified: 2013-09-29, 20:50 by jammyb.)
OpenELEC IME/IMO is better straight out of the box. Why do you want the buntu version?
Modded MK1 NUC -
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Bay Trail NUC FTW!
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I am wanting to upgrade my old HTPC to these specs and need some advice. I want to make this as silent as possible, my current machine is an old sony laptop, and man is it loud, so noise level is important to me to sooth the wife beast. is there a way to make this build fanless, or a really good, but really silent fan?
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kpc180
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Hey I'm finally going to pull the trigger on a htpc. Should I get this Intel Core i3-3225 55W / Intel HD 4000 that is listed in the original post or should I go ahead and get the haswell i3? And if so which one should I get? I only ask because they are only like $7 - $20 more and may as well get the newest right - I know it's not necessary for a lot of htpc features but I figure may as well get the most power I can for a similar price.
However - I am very limited in my knowledge and don't know if the haswell will fit the build like the other one or if it is compatible. Anyone knowledgeable willing to shed some light on which one I should get that will work?
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What are you´re requirements? 3D and so forth? I would go Haswell Pentium G3220 for less money (3D and Smart-TV.s are for donkeys anyway)
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Oy thanks for the link. Looks like I'll be sticking with the i3 recommended in the build. It all seems a bit above my level right now to try and make the Haswell work with Windows 7 and XBMC. I'm not doing 3D but I did want to have emulators on there and figured the more computing power the better (I'd like to get HyperSpin running at some point). But I think I'd have a huge mess on my hands if I went with the haswell before it is all fixed and running right on current xbmc. Thanks for the help!
Also if I choose to get the Realan E-I7 mini-ITX HTPC / desktop computer case that will fit everything else listed right? And the power supply (84 Wat AC adapter) will be enough to handle streaming blu ray rips, xbmc, and playing emulators (N64 and Dreamcast)?