High End HTPC MP based

ghanz · 2007-09-20, 20:15

Ahanix MCE701 Mediaportal

Ok after about 4 months of research i'm now about to start building. Actually we will build 2 and maybe more!

Setup will be:

Ahanix 701MCE
Gigabyte P35-ds4 / Q6600 / 4GB DDR800 Corsair XMS2
NVIDIA 8800 GTS640MB
FloppyDTV internall CI / CAM Irdeto FOR CAI Netherlands (probably 2x)
Soundcard will be the first available HDMI 1.3 , for now the onboard HD AUDIO ALC889 DTS connect
(reciever onkyo HDMI 1.3 / Samsung 40FullHD)\

Still need to determine the powersupply and some other details, i do have a few blackspots in my preparations though:

How will MP react to directX10?
How do i configure MP with NEO DTS HD audio (ALC889)
I have to try out 1:1 pixelmapping 1080P on VGA or 1080p on HDMI overscan on the samsung

I will post progress here and would be happy to recieve reactions

ghanz · 2007-09-22, 10:33

Just recieved my Ahanix MCE701 case from the states! Case looks and feels really good! Since my mobo should arrive promptly I really need to by a powersupply. Does anyone have any suggestions? 8800GTS640mb and 6 sata connections. I plan to run my q6600 to about 2.8 in sted of 2.4.

UNOPARATOR · 2007-09-22, 11:18

Get a Silverstone one-rail (single 12V channel, but lots of A of that which makes it more stable especially at cold boot) at least 500W PSU.

ghanz · 2007-09-22, 12:58

thnx, it seems it not to expensive either!

ghanz · 2007-09-24, 19:07

OK i'm still very confused about the CAM modules. i'm planning to buy a floppy dtv with a alphacrypt cam module. This seems to be the only way to decode irdeto for St CAI in the western part of the netherlands. Even in het Nederlands: Heeft iemand dit al werkende, het is toch gek dat er ook irdeto CAMS zijn ????

ghanz · 2007-10-10, 07:40

OK!
update1: just assembled my htpc. even bought a legal vista version. The first problem I'm going to have to tackle:
the driver for the 8800gts640 does not give me the opportunity to clone the monitors as I would want it. I want to run mediaportal with my 7 lcd screen as a primary, so the wife doesn't have to fire up the samsung full hd every time she wants to listen to music. I want this screen to run at about 1024x768. I want the clone (samsung le40f71b) to run at 1920x1080! Question is: is mediaportal able to do this??? I'm installing MP tonight please advise!

ThaClown · 2007-10-10, 11:16

There probably al alternative drivers that con do this, but I dont know them..
Very nice stup by the way.... very powerfull

yatesd · 2007-10-10, 11:32

I have an 8800GTS which I use in a similiar way. I run a 42inch Plasma as secondary at 1920*1080 whilet primary is my standard monitor at 1920*1280.

Why do you want to clone the screens though. Don't you mean that you want to have Dual Screens? If that is the case then MP will handle it fine. In the configuration options under General at the bottom you can select the screen that you want MP to run on.

Therefore I run MP on secondary and then I can continue to use Computer as normal when someone else wants to use MP.

ghanz · 2007-10-10, 11:52

I can run it dual screen as long as it starts up in the lcd touchscreen and in the lcd tv when it is powered on. What would be even more fun: if MP was able to automatically fire up my samsung. I will first install and see what happens. I'm going to start off with vga to the samsung to prevent under and overscan. (only 1:1 pixelmapping in vga as it seems) thnx for the reply!

yatesd · 2007-10-10, 12:06

Ahh, get you now I misread slightly. Now I understand why you want Cloned as you actually want MP on both screens to start with.

I never actually tried the cloned screen option exactly because of the difference in resolution. I simply assumed that this would not work properly within MP.

Good luck and let us know how you get on as sounds like a mighty impressive system you are building there.

2007-09-20, 20:15	#1 (permalink)
ghanz Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ouderkerk Age: 35 Posts: 64 Thanks: 8 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	High End HTPC MP based Ahanix MCE701 Mediaportal Ok after about 4 months of research i'm now about to start building. Actually we will build 2 and maybe more! Setup will be: Ahanix 701MCE Gigabyte P35-ds4 / Q6600 / 4GB DDR800 Corsair XMS2 NVIDIA 8800 GTS640MB FloppyDTV internall CI / CAM Irdeto FOR CAI Netherlands (probably 2x) Soundcard will be the first available HDMI 1.3 , for now the onboard HD AUDIO ALC889 DTS connect (reciever onkyo HDMI 1.3 / Samsung 40FullHD)\ Still need to determine the powersupply and some other details, i do have a few blackspots in my preparations though: How will MP react to directX10? How do i configure MP with NEO DTS HD audio (ALC889) I have to try out 1:1 pixelmapping 1080P on VGA or 1080p on HDMI overscan on the samsung I will post progress here and would be happy to recieve reactions Last edited by ghanz; 2007-09-20 at 20:42. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

2007-09-22, 10:33	#2 (permalink)
ghanz Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ouderkerk Age: 35 Posts: 64 Thanks: 8 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	Ahanix MCE701 arrived! Just recieved my Ahanix MCE701 case from the states! Case looks and feels really good! Since my mobo should arrive promptly I really need to by a powersupply. Does anyone have any suggestions? 8800GTS640mb and 6 sata connections. I plan to run my q6600 to about 2.8 in sted of 2.4.

2007-10-10, 11:16	#7 (permalink)
ThaClown MP Donator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Amersfoort Age: 27 Posts: 648 Thanks: 124 Thanked 14 Times in 12 Posts Country: My System	There probably al alternative drivers that con do this, but I dont know them.. Very nice stup by the way.... very powerfull __________________ Work PC: Lian Li V2100 B Plus II Black, Asus P5E , Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, 250 GB, 3x 500 GB, Tagan TG480 480W, GeForce 8600GTS Silent, 4096 MB DDR2, Vista Ulitmate x64. Server PC: Some black Midi case, MSI K9AGM2, Athlon XP 3200+, AC CPU Freezer 64 lp, CM Silent Case Fan, 512MB DDR2, HighPoint RocketRAID 2320, 4x Samsung HDD 1TB 32MB SATAII in RAID5, FireDTV-C, Windows XP pro. My second build...

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2007-09-22, 11:18	#3 (permalink)
UNOPARATOR Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Istanbul Posts: 14 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Get a Silverstone one-rail (single 12V channel, but lots of A of that which makes it more stable especially at cold boot) at least 500W PSU.

2007-09-22, 12:58	#4 (permalink)
ghanz Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ouderkerk Age: 35 Posts: 64 Thanks: 8 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	thnx, it seems it not to expensive either!

2007-09-24, 19:07	#5 (permalink)
ghanz Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ouderkerk Age: 35 Posts: 64 Thanks: 8 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	OK i'm still very confused about the CAM modules. i'm planning to buy a floppy dtv with a alphacrypt cam module. This seems to be the only way to decode irdeto for St CAI in the western part of the netherlands. Even in het Nederlands: Heeft iemand dit al werkende, het is toch gek dat er ook irdeto CAMS zijn ????

2007-10-10, 07:40	#6 (permalink)
ghanz Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ouderkerk Age: 35 Posts: 64 Thanks: 8 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	OK! update1: just assembled my htpc. even bought a legal vista version. The first problem I'm going to have to tackle: the driver for the 8800gts640 does not give me the opportunity to clone the monitors as I would want it. I want to run mediaportal with my 7 lcd screen as a primary, so the wife doesn't have to fire up the samsung full hd every time she wants to listen to music. I want this screen to run at about 1024x768. I want the clone (samsung le40f71b) to run at 1920x1080! Question is: is mediaportal able to do this??? I'm installing MP tonight please advise!

2007-10-10, 11:32	#8 (permalink)
yatesd Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 37 Posts: 90 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I have an 8800GTS which I use in a similiar way. I run a 42inch Plasma as secondary at 19201080 whilet primary is my standard monitor at 19201280. Why do you want to clone the screens though. Don't you mean that you want to have Dual Screens? If that is the case then MP will handle it fine. In the configuration options under General at the bottom you can select the screen that you want MP to run on. Therefore I run MP on secondary and then I can continue to use Computer as normal when someone else wants to use MP.

2007-10-10, 11:52	#9 (permalink)
ghanz Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ouderkerk Age: 35 Posts: 64 Thanks: 8 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	I can run it dual screen as long as it starts up in the lcd touchscreen and in the lcd tv when it is powered on. What would be even more fun: if MP was able to automatically fire up my samsung. I will first install and see what happens. I'm going to start off with vga to the samsung to prevent under and overscan. (only 1:1 pixelmapping in vga as it seems) thnx for the reply!

2007-10-10, 12:06	#10 (permalink)
yatesd Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 37 Posts: 90 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Ahh, get you now I misread slightly. Now I understand why you want Cloned as you actually want MP on both screens to start with. I never actually tried the cloned screen option exactly because of the difference in resolution. I simply assumed that this would not work properly within MP. Good luck and let us know how you get on as sounds like a mighty impressive system you are building there.