HTPC graphics card - quiet please !
08 November 2009, 11:49 AM
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HTPC graphics card - quiet please !
Any suggestions as mine sounds like a hovercraft. 
Would like HDMI with 5/7.1 support, 1920x1080 TV used.
I usually blow around £200, ( 3 years ago !)
Is it currently all about the 5850 ?
TIA
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Would like HDMI with 5/7.1 support, 1920x1080 TV used.
I usually blow around £200, ( 3 years ago !)
Is it currently all about the 5850 ?
TIA
dunx
08 November 2009, 03:19 PM
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I just built a blu-ray capable HTPC based on:
Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H 785G Socket AM3 DVI VGA HDMI Out 8 Channel Audio MATX Motherboard - Ebuyer
AMD Athlon II X2 250 3.0GHz 1MB L2 Chche Socket AM3 Retail Box Processor - Ebuyer
LG CH08LS10 Super Multi Blu-Ray Reader & DVDRW with LightScribe SATA Black - Full Retail Box With Software - Ebuyer
Antec Fusion Remote Veris Black MATX Media Center Case - No PSU - Ebuyer
Coolermaster Silent Pro 500W Modular PSU - Ebuyer
Completely silent and cold to the touch. Processor stays below 40 degrees.
Flawless blu-ray playback with on board graphics!
09 November 2009, 06:59 PM
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Erm, noise is the only problem, as the GTS 8800 is three years old now.
Got an X2 @ 3.2 GHz, 2 Gb of DDR-1066 (?), blah blah blah.
JUST NEED SOME PEACE AND QUIET !
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Got an X2 @ 3.2 GHz, 2 Gb of DDR-1066 (?), blah blah blah.
JUST NEED SOME PEACE AND QUIET !
lol
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09 November 2009, 08:02 PM
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If you want complete silence and to spend less than £200 quid buy the motherboard, processor & RAM.... reuse everything else (but bin the graphics card).... Rebuild it and keep it until Ultra High Definition forces you to upgrade again!
Or look at something like a passively cooled gainward 9500GT 426018336-0278 - 1GB Gainward 9500 GT, 800MHz GDDR2, GPU 550MHz, Shader 1400MHz, 32 Cores, D-Sub/ HDMI/ DL DVI-I - Scan.co.uk
Not as good as the on board GFX on the motherboard above though and will run much hotter.
Or look at something like a passively cooled gainward 9500GT 426018336-0278 - 1GB Gainward 9500 GT, 800MHz GDDR2, GPU 550MHz, Shader 1400MHz, 32 Cores, D-Sub/ HDMI/ DL DVI-I - Scan.co.uk
Not as good as the on board GFX on the motherboard above though and will run much hotter.
10 November 2009, 09:40 AM
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Any of ATI's 4XXX range have 7.1 through HDMI.
Personally I run a 4670 - but the 4630 will do the job (as long as you're not gaming).
The new ATI 5XXX cards will have TrueHD support.
Personally I run a 4670 - but the 4630 will do the job (as long as you're not gaming).
The new ATI 5XXX cards will have TrueHD support.
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Cheers, some people seem to think I'm going to swap it all, not just wanting a QUIET graphics card.
Thanks,
dunx
Thanks,
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