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In Reply to: RE: cMP - the open source high-end Memory Player posted by cics on December 30, 2007 at 05:42:01
My CMP of 3 years (running off a dell board from circa 2005)finally bit the dust. I don't think cics has updated the cmp website in a while, so is GA-H55M-UD2H and I3 processor still the consensus for a new XPsp2 based system? Is anything newer and better or cheaper but still allows me to follow each step in the bios setup form the website (serious newbie to hardcore bios changes)?
Another requirement: I also watch hd movies (mkv, .ts, etc..) off the hard drive using cmp to launch zoom player.
I had been using a fanless video card but found that using standard overlay as the renderer sounded best. Does the new MB mean I won't need a video card or only if I want to use VMR9? I know that's off topic, but someone must know.
Please recommend your motherboard, case, cpu model#, fanless heat sink for processor (do i have to buy a fan cooler for processer just get inital setup?).
I still have:
kingston SS drive for the OS, larger 3.5" drives for storage.
Antec Earthwatts 430W PSU (and 2nd PSU for drives), Kingston KHX6400D2LL/1G RAM,
Thanks,
Mike
Follow Ups:
Not a good idea to use cMP2 for video too.
=Please recommend your motherboard, case, cpu model#, fanless heat sink for processor=
- You can see my site. Although it is in Russian but you can use the translation Google (there is the button English on my site).
Serge.
http://cmp2-mihaylov.narod.ru/
My cMP2: Windows XP SP2, Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H, Intel Core i3-530, Corsair CM3X160C9DHX 1GB, system drive - Transcend IDE FLASH MODULE TS2GDOM40V-S, ESI Juli@, full linear PSU, NAS - WD My Book Live, iPad
I recognize I'll have to make sacrifices to play music and movies with one system as I have before.
Are there specific bios options that I should not change?
I've already bought a i3-530 but will a fanless cpu heat sink be okay for video without configuring the voltage or clock speed with the bios and cpu-z? IS it an issue of temperature, or just that the processor without a video card isn't sufficient to handle HD video. Intel's site talks about this Intel® HD Graphics 3000 for the processor, but I'd hate to be mislead by the term "HD" if it really can't put out 1080 without dropping frames without a video card too.
I had Pentium D Processor 820 2.8GHz and used a fanless video card & rme digi96. The dell bios wouldn't let me change too much, so no voltage or clock speed mods..just the multitude of xp/minlogon/registry..etc tweaks and some power supply tweaks. The processor fan was real loud, but the cmp sounded wonderful so other than the processor doing everything, so I'm sure there are certain settings I just wouldn't want to touch..right?
If not to step down voltage on the processor below approximately 0.9V that it is necessary to use a cooler with the fan (otherwise the processor will be superheated).
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 is enough for playback full hd video without dropping frames.
The fans of coolers which are recommended on my site are silent, it is necessary to connect connectors of the fans to a connector on a system board and manually to set turns of fan in BIOS to min constant value that the max CPU temperature would not so high (not above 60-65 degrees).
Also do not downclocking a GPU in BIOS.
Do not downclocking a CPU in BIOS below 1600 MHZ.
Do not turn off second CPU core in BIOS.
Serge.
http://cmp2-mihaylov.narod.ru/
My cMP2: Windows XP SP2, Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H, Intel Core i3-530, Corsair CM3X160C9DHX 1GB, system drive - Transcend IDE FLASH MODULE TS2GDOM40V-S, ESI Juli@, full linear PSU, NAS - WD My Book Live, iPad
Edits: 11/12/11
Mihaylov ,
I'm looking on your site for a case and cpu heat sink heat that will let the cpu heat sink dissipate heat to the case. i also own a new thermalright x-silent 140 fan, which I can use to provide airflow through the chasis if need be, but I would seriously prefer to go completely fanless.
I'd even will consider leaving the top of the case off as a last resort if I didn't have to use any fans.
Do any of your cases work like this:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/hdplex-h10
It looks like an amp with the fins, but it is not tall enough for a sound card unless you use a riser card adapter that I think turns the card 90 degrees in the case. Plus it might be a bit pricey just for the case.
I'd like something cheaper. In the review, this company appears to sell the GA-H55M-UD2H and i3 cpu anyway, which gives me hope. I just want to buy a case and cpu heat sink to build it all myself.
Do any of your recommended cases allow for a totally fanless system like this?
The improvement just by removing the power supply and hard drives from my last system was very significant, so I want the most rigid, vibration resistant and hopefully fanless case i can find for a reasonable price. The i3 I bought has the fan, so i can use that for startup until i can set the bios not to complain when it's not plugged in.
Which product from your list would work best?
Thanks,
Mike
Hi Mike! I really like the HDPLEX H10. I want it! This is the best case. It's better than those cases that are on my website. Thanks for fine link!
(Those cases that are on my web site focused on markets of Russia and Ukraine. Therefore there are collected the cases that actually buy into Russia and Ukraine. Unfortunately the choice is limited.)
Serge.
http://cmp2-mihaylov.narod.ru/
My cMP2: Windows XP SP2 Ru, Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H, Intel Core i3-530, Corsair CM3X160C9DHX 1GB, system drive - Transcend IDE FLASH MODULE TS2GDOM40V-S, ESI Juli@, full linear PSU, NAS - WD My Book Liv
Edits: 11/14/11
Serge,
I think I want one too, but I don't yet that all the details will work out. It's only 2.36 inches tall, so I think you have to use this to install the sound card:
http://www.hd-plex.com/pci.flexible.riser.html
I still want to use my digi96 card (optical out), but how will this riser adapter affect the sound? Might it act as an antennae for noise or just increase the length of the signal path? Is it a big deal or should I not be concerned? If I buy the juli@ card, is the digital part of the card that separates off a good fit instead and won't require the riser adapter? Then you can just run the optical cable out the back? If I kept my card and didn't use the riser adapter, I'd have to keep the top off and put some sort of taller slotted cover on for dust. it would just look funny.
The H10 is for micro-ATX, and they have two other models for mini-ATX. Would you say future htpcs will move toward micro-atx because the boards are smaller without the need to remove board components (like jackwong96)? Or will micro-ATX still be the sweet spot for what we are trying to achieve here? I'd like to buy a case knowing I can use it for years and not just a few years, and I think the height is only an issue with expansion cards or if you actually want to put a tall power supply inside.
Thanks,
Mike
Hi Mike! I think that H10.ODD FANLESS CHASSIS or H5.S FANLESS CHASSIS are good choice. Both cases are compatible with mini-ITX and mATX. If the flexible riser card will not work (which is not necessarily otherwise such a decision would have not been used and not offer by manufacturer), you simply buy Juli - it 's digital part must fit in the case.
Serge.
http://cmp2-mihaylov.narod.ru/
My cMP2: Windows XP SP2 Ru, Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H, Intel Core i3-530, Corsair CM3X160C9DHX 1GB, system drive - Transcend IDE FLASH MODULE TS2GDOM40V-S, ESI Juli@, full linear PSU, NAS - WD My Book Liv
H3 is the only model in stock. I asked them to notify me when they are in stock of the H10 and H5, be. There is only a $10 difference in price between those two models, but I guess I'd lean towards the larger one because I might fit more inside and it has an optical drive slot which I could use to rip discs with in the future. The extra footprint isn't ideal, but it should be okay. Pity because not having a case will set me back or I'll be forced to buy something else in the interim.
Just realized I have to buy DDR3 ram because DDR2 apparently isn't compatible. and now a Juli@ card too. The cost is adding up...
=I asked them to notify me when they are in stock of the H10 and H5, be.=
- I did as well. I like a small case because it's perfect for my network configuration of cMP2 but need a place inside case for a linear power supply (the case itself will serve as an excellent heat sink).
Serge.
http://cmp2-mihaylov.narod.ru/
My cMP2: Windows XP SP2 Ru, Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H, Intel Core i3-530, Corsair CM3X160C9DHX 1GB, system drive - Transcend IDE FLASH MODULE TS2GDOM40V-S, ESI Juli@, full linear PSU, NAS - WD My Book Liv
But one might be able to make-do with some of the DIY amplifier cases available nowadays.
Instead of heatpipes, has anyone played with smaller, amplifier-styled custom-cut heatsinks like the ones Peter Daniel has shown occasionally on his threads on DIYAudio.com?
With an under-clocked, under-voltaged system something like this might work ok?
Greg in Mississippi
Everything matters!
but also this massive thick aluminum case can serve as a heat sink for power components (rectifiers, diodes) of linear PS.
Serge.
http://cmp2-mihaylov.narod.ru/
My cMP2: Windows XP SP2 Ru, Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H, Intel Core i3-530, Corsair CM3X160C9DHX 1GB, system drive - Transcend IDE FLASH MODULE TS2GDOM40V-S, ESI Juli@, full linear PSU, NAS - WD My Book Liv
I like the heat sink idea, however, I ordered an Antec NSK2480 case so I would have something to work in for now.
I need to buy RAM next, and assume I want to shoot for the lowest latencies as it appears was done here with kingston hyperx, and not valueram:
5-5-5-11
http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/pcaudio/messages/7/72016.html
another looks lower here:
5-3-3-9-24-1T
http://www.audioasylum.com/forums/pcaudio/messages/7/74155.html
I could not find:Corsair CM3X160C9DHX using an internet search.
Since I'm doing video also, I figure I'll have to keep using another 1GB stick as before,even after loading xp. I don't see hyperx in 1GB sizes but I'm assume getting 2GB would sound worse since people seem to like 512KB, which I don't see at all in DDR3.
Is this what I should get?
Kingston KVR1333D3N9/1G 1GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM?
=Is this what I should get?
Kingston KVR1333D3N9/1G 1GB 1333MHz DDR3 Non-ECC CL9 DIMM?=
Kingston ValueRAM KVR1066D3N7/1G DDR-III CL7 is better because it have lower timings (CL7): 7-7-7 and it should be work with timings 5-5-5-11 (9 or even 7) in 800 MHz.
Serge.
http://cmp2-mihaylov.narod.ru/
My cMP2: Windows XP SP2 Ru, Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H, Intel Core i3-530, Corsair CM3X160C9DHX 1GB, system drive - Transcend IDE FLASH MODULE TS2GDOM40V-S, ESI Juli@, full linear PSU, NAS - WD My Book Liv
I have tried to use a flexible riser in my setup with a Juli@ but that did not work reliable. Every now and then the soundcard was not recognised properly after booting, I had to restart again to make it work.
That doesn't give me much confidence. Sounds like a risk. I'm still in search of a case I guess. Thanks for the input.
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