From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QeXaw-0006ds-UB for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:17:11 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id DB13D21C087; Wed, 6 Jul 2011 19:15:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ey0-f181.google.com (mail-ey0-f181.google.com [209.85.215.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8EF5321C087 for ; Wed, 6 Jul 2011 19:15:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by eyh5 with SMTP id 5so82558eyh.40 for ; Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:15:32 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=T8F0CR9zLSeDFkvf6v0W3wVunPuaQI2ld528KYWNKCc=; b=Do4zM2W/WuNqJHSuI2aiqJHhzCxr8w6zK+ZhfI5naiogBr6olJ+YHgWCEVhZH5e3pI HjgTjK0hUE8+6Tp1kPn6BDrg+X0JyWudqtDz7ooRmbTjpMPHzbcWkhvvkwNlMzGUP5F0 EYVxcM7gREXB6TXZS9HGoMximPhkFCLL7QtVA= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.14.43.149 with SMTP id l21mr2663096eeb.150.1309979732011; Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:15:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.14.97.68 with HTTP; Wed, 6 Jul 2011 12:15:31 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1551665.iJ0hyvx9t0@localhost> References: <4E13184A.5030601@orlitzky.com> <1551665.iJ0hyvx9t0@localhost> Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 12:15:31 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s) From: Grant To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 6797258976ad7349b8a52cd4dc143331 >> >> 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-accele= rated > codec, you would rather the HTPC not sound like> it's about to launch its= elf > into orbit doing software decoding. >> Completely true. =A0I switched from nvidia-drivers to nouveau and now Ir= ely on > ffmpeg threads to decode 1080p. =A0It works great most of thetime. =A0The= re are > some videos that won't decode via threads, theyreturn some sort of "canno= t > parallelize" error. >> I went with this Phenom II X4 3.7Ghz hog: >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16819103934 >> I wonder if I'll be able to decode 1080p in software on a single corenow > without losing A/V sync. =A0I kinda doubt it. =A0I've been on anAthlon X2= 3.1Ghz. >> > And if you're going to keep it in a cabinet, you would probably also> > rather said cabinet not catch fire (I had to cut holes in the back and> m= ount > fans). >> I'm discovering that fans which are said to be very quiet actuallyare. = =A0I'm > going to increase my case fans from 0 to 2 along with thisaftermarket CPU > cooler: >> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16835608016 >> Thanks a lot for everyone's help. >> - Grant > > oh.. a tower cooler.. and only 92mm... hm.. Yeah I need the air to blow out the back of the desktop case since my printer/scanner sits on top of the case and blocks the top air vents. 92mm is all this case can fit. A few mm taller and it would make contact with the top of the case. - Grant > well with fans bigger =3D better. A 14cm monster can push the same amount= of air > as a 12cm or 8cm fan with a lot less rpm. The less rpm the better. > > I can't hear any of my 4 14cm fans ;)