Building another htpc and not sure what chip I should use. I know htpc's should be quiet, but I may do some gaming also with it and some video encoding. Will the difference in wattage make that much of a difference in temps in a microcase??? Plan on pairing it with this mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128341 or maybe this 1 if a decide to go full size: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157139&Tpk=A780GXE
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5050e or 7750 ???
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I have a $75 giftcard for Fry's was gonna use it for the gigabyte mobo mentioned in above post. But they also have this mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130166 with a 5600+ combo for 129.00. Don't know how good the msi mobo is though..
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What are your plans in terms of sound output? Reason I ask is, all 780G motherboards are pretty much the same in terms of HTPC usage except for the Gigabyte motherboard. The 780G is limited to 2.0 output via HDMI, but the Gigabyte has a sound chip that can output 5.1 via HDMI.
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I've read that somewhere else so thats why I was going to go with the Gigabyte. I had an Omega claro, but I just sold it(unemployed-don't ask me why I'm trying to build another pc...) I can always add 1 later. Thats also why I want to use the 780g-don't have to get a dedicated videocard either right now...I'm itchin' to spend this gift card though!!!!
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Back to your original question. I can't speak for the temperatures, but here's one thing to consider when making your choice between a 5050e or a 7750. The 780G's deinterlacing capabilities are limited if you don't use a CPU with at least HyperTransport 3.0, so that's one point for the 7750 if you need to deinterlace HD content.
What case were you considering getting?
What case were you considering getting?
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thinking about this one..http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811204035 Kinda depends on what I decide to get at Fry's(cpu/mbo) also..Like this 1 also..http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157139
but then I would have to rethink my case and I want a smaller form factor--I think..
but then I would have to rethink my case and I want a smaller form factor--I think..
