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<blockquote data-quote="risu" data-source="post: 403143" data-attributes="member: 25038">Not trying argue here. I just wanted to point out that you actually CAN game on HTPC if you want, taken it's powerfull enough. It's just useless to frighten people and tell not to without a good reason. And I'm not saying that overclocking to the max is a good thing for any PC. I just say mild overclocking can be done even on HTPC but you have to know what you are doing (I don't ever overclock my primary gaming PC to the max either). Actually there's one and a really good reason why HTPC and Gaming-PC can coexist on same case and it'is that HTPC DOES get advantage of good CPU. And while you add modern video card it has a lot of shader prosessing power which can be used to enhance video too. When you have good CPU + GPU then there's no need have an XBOX360 or PS3 if you wan't to game on livingroom for driving sims or some sports games.I've seen countless posts where people try to get their lowpower systems running and just can't get fluid video movement, then they upgrade to overpowered system and things indeed get easier. Actually I thing lowpower HTPCs are more for real geeks and advanced users (if noob can get such running fine without trouble, consider him lucky). Mostly the trouble on lowpower systems (besides trying to get HW accell working on non-standard formats) is that people tend to want all kinds of neat features forgetting they've gone for low wattage. It's always a tradeoff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="risu, post: 403143, member: 25038"] Not trying argue here. I just wanted to point out that you actually CAN game on HTPC if you want, taken it's powerfull enough. It's just useless to frighten people and tell not to without a good reason. And I'm not saying that overclocking to the max is a good thing for any PC. I just say mild overclocking can be done even on HTPC but you have to know what you are doing (I don't ever overclock my primary gaming PC to the max either). Actually there's one and a really good reason why HTPC and Gaming-PC can coexist on same case and it'is that HTPC DOES get advantage of good CPU. And while you add modern video card it has a lot of shader prosessing power which can be used to enhance video too. When you have good CPU + GPU then there's no need have an XBOX360 or PS3 if you wan't to game on livingroom for driving sims or some sports games. I've seen countless posts where people try to get their lowpower systems running and just can't get fluid video movement, then they upgrade to overpowered system and things indeed get easier. Actually I thing lowpower HTPCs are more for real geeks and advanced users (if noob can get such running fine without trouble, consider him lucky). Mostly the trouble on lowpower systems (besides trying to get HW accell working on non-standard formats) is that people tend to want all kinds of neat features forgetting they've gone for low wattage. It's always a tradeoff. [/QUOTE]

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