Hi All,
I Purchased the parts for a mini itx based HTPC thinking that it would handle all 1080p content smoothly (ie watching a BRRIP and be virtually the same was watching an actual bluray through a bluray player
Currently my 27" imac does this perfectly (2009) model, which is connected to my old 720p tv
the two files I test are avatar and inception, both perform better on my 3 year old imac ona 720p old tv (through plex) than my new mediaportal setup which has much better graphics/processing powere, EVEN ON A FULL HD SAMSUNG SERIES 6
Here is my hardware below:
ASUS E45M1-I-DELUXE M-ITX Motherboard
Hauppauge HVR2200 MCE PCIe Dual Hybrid
Silverstone SG05 Black Cube with 450W
G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB ST2000DL003
60gb Solid State drive (for running windows and mediaportal)
Ive searched forums and it seems as though I cant get my HTPC to perform any better, my next step is to purchase a new motherboard/cpu/GPU and try and salvage the case and the hard disks
my other alternative was a mac mini which is more expensive but if I keep spending money on the HTPC it will be approaching mac mini prices
Shhould I keep trying to get more out of the hardware I have? ed new codecs, RAM, overclocking?
could it be the actual files?
Or should I get rid of the asus motherboard (with built in GPU) and try to get a seperate better motherboard and GPU, and somehow fit it into the case?
Any thoughts?
I Purchased the parts for a mini itx based HTPC thinking that it would handle all 1080p content smoothly (ie watching a BRRIP and be virtually the same was watching an actual bluray through a bluray player
Currently my 27" imac does this perfectly (2009) model, which is connected to my old 720p tv
the two files I test are avatar and inception, both perform better on my 3 year old imac ona 720p old tv (through plex) than my new mediaportal setup which has much better graphics/processing powere, EVEN ON A FULL HD SAMSUNG SERIES 6
Here is my hardware below:
ASUS E45M1-I-DELUXE M-ITX Motherboard
Hauppauge HVR2200 MCE PCIe Dual Hybrid
Silverstone SG05 Black Cube with 450W
G.Skill F3-10600CL9D-4GBNT 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB ST2000DL003
60gb Solid State drive (for running windows and mediaportal)
Ive searched forums and it seems as though I cant get my HTPC to perform any better, my next step is to purchase a new motherboard/cpu/GPU and try and salvage the case and the hard disks
my other alternative was a mac mini which is more expensive but if I keep spending money on the HTPC it will be approaching mac mini prices
Shhould I keep trying to get more out of the hardware I have? ed new codecs, RAM, overclocking?
could it be the actual files?
Or should I get rid of the asus motherboard (with built in GPU) and try to get a seperate better motherboard and GPU, and somehow fit it into the case?
Any thoughts?