Pablo
Member
Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
User status: Offline
|
Anyone done this before?
I have a media center and to be honest the fans are getting on my nerves.... was thinking a CPU cooling kit to start.
VGA Card should be fine... I would like to cool the hard drive but there isnt space in my case for that.
Thoughts?
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
Had it on 2 previous PC's, ripped it out and went back to air because maintaining it was a PITA.
|
Pablo
Member
Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
User status: Offline
|
I only use the PC for Divx playback really, but find it better then DivX hard drives they alwyas seem toi have one file format they cant play or sound get jumpy.
This seemed the best solution, but now im wondering what to do cos the fans just bug me
|
Rob_Quads
Member
Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: southampton
User status: Offline
|
I had similar problems with my HTPC - noisy fans etc - then just replaced it with a Acer Revo which is silent and plays back everything I can throw at it.
|
Pablo
Member
Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
User status: Offline
|
Can that cope with HD wmv files though?
|
Cosmo
Member
Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: Im the real one!
User status: Offline
|
Aye, try replacing the fans with bigger, slower moving ones, as that should quieten it down a fair amount.
|
Pablo
Member
Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
User status: Offline
|
I have a 12cms fan installed seems to be ok, but Im fed up of it now to be honest.
Manybe an Acer Revo is the way forward as its tiny, low noise and the new dual core atoms and Nvidia ION should cope with HD play back.
|
Kezzz
Member
Registered: 8th Feb 09
Location: Ossett , West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
Well im getting this in a few days http://www.dabs.com/products/corsair-memory-hydro-series-h50-1-cpu-cooler--lga1156-compatible--67CZ.html its had good reviews from other websites etc look it up.
|
Rob_Quads
Member
Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: southampton
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Pablo
Can that cope with HD wmv files though?
Pretty sure it does. It copes with every other HD format out there but have to admit to not having much 1080p wmv stuff in my collection.
|
Marc
Member
Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Pablo
I only use the PC for Divx playback really
Porn?
|
Pablo
Member
Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
User status: Offline
|
More so films, Chuck, Lost, The Unit, Tv series etc
|
Rob_Quads
Member
Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: southampton
User status: Offline
|
This site has got a fairly simple overview of the revo - http://revohtpc.com/revo-review/ Its the best bit of PC kit I have ever bought
|
noshua
Member
Registered: 19th Nov 08
User status: Offline
|
As Rob said, I'd go with an ION based unit, such as the Revo, it's by far the cheapest/most used ION unit for HTPC.
Otherwise, go for a media tank, Popcorn Hour, WDTV or Xtreamer 
And yes, they'll play anything you throw at them upto 1080p.
|
Gavin
Premium Member
Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: West Midlands
User status: Offline
|
Mac 
pew pew pew pewwwww
|
Pablo
Member
Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
User status: Offline
|
I have the ION samsung N510
|
ajscorsa
Member
Registered: 30th Apr 02
Location: Perceton, North Ayrshire
User status: Offline
|
I have a WDTV Media player, its one of the basic ones but it will play anything I give it, HD MKV files, HD WMV's etc even iso files. was only £80 aswell
|
dale_sri_2009
Member
Registered: 10th Jan 09
Location: Upton/Wirral
User status: Offline
|
these are a nightmare to keep on top off have to change the coolnt in them all the time an leeks well dont even go there 
|
Pablo
Member
Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
User status: Offline
|
I think Acer revo are the way forward
|
Andrew
Member
Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
User status: Offline
|
I have a Mac Mini wired into a gigabit switch to pull files off my sbs2008 box. Does the job brilliant and even handles 1080p stuff no problem.
Really quiet and have the alimunium bluetooth keyboard and mouse.
|
Pablo
Member
Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
User status: Offline
|
they are bit expensive arent they andrew?
|
jamied
Member
Registered: 27th Oct 03
Location: Marbella,Spain Drives: C63
User status: Offline
|
i use my ps3 to stream everything
|
Rob_Quads
Member
Registered: 29th Mar 01
Location: southampton
User status: Offline
|
Can the PS3 stream bluray rips?
|
jamied
Member
Registered: 27th Oct 03
Location: Marbella,Spain Drives: C63
User status: Offline
|
will stream all mkv formats, i download 20gb rips with 5.1 surround
ps3 media server is an amazing piece of software
[Edited on 18-02-2010 by jamied]
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by jamied
will stream all mkv formats, i download 20gb rips with 5.1 surround
ps3 media server is an amazing piece of software
[
I'm just trying this out and it won't play my 1gb mkv tv shows?
Just says no track available on the PS3 when I select them.
|
Mad Moe
Member
Registered: 14th Jun 01
Location: Northumberland
User status: Offline
|
If you're going down the Revo route I noticed ebuyer has them for £129 at the minute
|
