Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-20 Thread Joost Roeleveld
On Monday 04 July 2011 09:30:27 Grant wrote: I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability. Don't forget Tyan. The workstation board I have here has been rock-solid even in really bad atmospheric conditions (large temperature and humidity differences) and a dodgy power

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-20 Thread Bill Longman
On 07/20/2011 11:49 AM, Joost Roeleveld wrote: On Monday 04 July 2011 09:30:27 Grant wrote: I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability. Don't forget Tyan. The workstation board I have here has been rock-solid even in really bad atmospheric conditions (large

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-10 Thread Grant
I've put together the new system and everything works really well. Here's the Gigabyte motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128490 - Grant Nice mobo.  I always want a lot of slots but rarely use them.  I'm stuck in the old days where the mobo was basically

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-10 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Sunday 10 July 2011 22:15:31 Grant wrote: Speaking of videos, I sincerely apologize for this but it's Sunday and I can not help myself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cqOEr_yfak I don't know what that's about - I couldn't watch more than 10s of it. -- Rgds Peter

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-09 Thread Grant
Yes, since a htpc doesn't need a powerful cpu (or a powerful gpu) My learned-this-the-hard-way advice: while this is generally true, if you ever come across a 720 or 1080p video that doesn't use a hardware-accelerated codec, you would rather the HTPC not sound like it's about to launch

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-09 Thread Dale
Grant wrote: Yes, since a htpc doesn't need a powerful cpu (or a powerful gpu) My learned-this-the-hard-way advice: while this is generally true, if you ever come across a 720 or 1080p video that doesn't use a hardware-accelerated codec, you would rather the HTPC not sound like it's

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-07 Thread Stroller
On 6 July 2011, at 19:54, Grant wrote: ... I wonder if I'll be able to decode 1080p in software on a single core now without losing A/V sync. I kinda doubt it. I've been on an Athlon X2 3.1Ghz. Note that some 1080p videos are harder to decode than others. The birds scene from the BBC's

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-06 Thread Grant
Yes, since a htpc doesn't need a powerful cpu (or a powerful gpu) My learned-this-the-hard-way advice: while this is generally true, if you ever come across a 720 or 1080p video that doesn't use a hardware-accelerated codec, you would rather the HTPC not sound like it's about to launch

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-06 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Wednesday 06 July 2011 11:54:29 Grant wrote: Yes, since a htpc doesn't need a powerful cpu (or a powerful gpu) My learned-this-the-hard-way advice: while this is generally true, if you ever come across a 720 or 1080p video that doesn't use a hardware-accelerated codec, you would rather

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-06 Thread Grant
Yes, since a htpc doesn't need a powerful cpu (or a powerful gpu) My learned-this-the-hard-way advice: while this is generally true, if you ever come across a 720 or 1080p video that doesn't use a hardware-accelerated codec, you would rather the HTPC not sound like it's about to launch

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-05 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Monday 04 July 2011 17:30:27 Grant wrote: I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability. I'm suspicious of my Asus P7P55D motherboard. It seems just fine with Gentoo, and it has lots of tuning methods built in (over-clocking etc.). I've never used those facilities

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-05 Thread Michael Orlitzky
On 07/05/2011 12:39 AM, pk wrote: Yes, since a htpc doesn't need a powerful cpu (or a powerful gpu) My learned-this-the-hard-way advice: while this is generally true, if you ever come across a 720 or 1080p video that doesn't use a hardware-accelerated codec, you would rather the HTPC not sound

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-05 Thread Bill Longman
On 07/04/2011 09:39 PM, pk wrote: On 2011-07-04 22:32, Grant wrote: That's the FM1 socket, right? I only see two FM1 CPUs on newegg.com Yep. right now. They're quad-core and 100W. I guess the advantage there is they have graphics on the CPU. A 65W CPU would be better but when it

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-04 Thread Grant
My motherboard is getting flaky and it's time for a new one.  I have an AMD 6000+ CPU, 4GB DDR2/800 RAM, 2TB SATA2 HD, Blu-Ray burner, PCI wireless card, 400W power supply, and ATX case.  I could replace any of these components if it's worthwhile for some new feature, but I may as well keep

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-04 Thread Dale
Grant wrote: I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability. - Grant I can brag about my Gigabyte. When I was doing research on my newest rig, Gigabyte seemed to be the highest rated. As we know, that changes. When I built a rig several years ago, it was Abit.

RE: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-04 Thread Pandu Poluan
-original message- Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s) From: Grant emailgr...@gmail.com Date: 2011-07-04 23:30 How do you know it's the motherboard and not the PSU for instance? You're right, but I want HDMI and USB 3.0 so I figure I may as well switch the motherboard

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-04 Thread pk
On 2011-07-04 18:30, Grant wrote: I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability. For consumer oriented motherboards, I feel the same. Yeah I'm a little worried about that with the motherboard. If necessary I can keep limping along with my current motherboard while I

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-04 Thread Grant
I'm reading that ASUS and Gigabyte are the way to go for reliability. For consumer oriented motherboards, I feel the same. Yeah I'm a little worried about that with the motherboard.  If necessary I can keep limping along with my current motherboard while I wait for drivers for the new one.

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-04 Thread pk
On 2011-07-04 22:32, Grant wrote: That's the FM1 socket, right? I only see two FM1 CPUs on newegg.com Yep. right now. They're quad-core and 100W. I guess the advantage there is they have graphics on the CPU. A 65W CPU would be better but when it comes out I suppose. Yes, since a htpc

Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s)

2011-07-03 Thread pk
On 2011-07-02 17:41, Grant wrote: My motherboard is getting flaky and it's time for a new one. I have an AMD 6000+ CPU, 4GB DDR2/800 RAM, 2TB SATA2 HD, Blu-Ray burner, PCI wireless card, 400W power supply, and ATX case. I could replace any of these components if it's worthwhile for some new