Jenspm
penis
+1,716|7011|St. Andrews / Oslo

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?model … 4&l4=0


looks awesome


Onboard integrated graphics and audio with an onboard HDMI connection that can give me 1080p via Blu-ray and HD-DVD? Yes please.




But what kind of hardware (PSU, CPU, RAM) do you think you would need to make it play in 1080p?

E6600 with 1-2GB RAM?



If so, HTPC's just got a whole lot cheaper
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Gooners
Wiki Contributor
+2,700|6911

Wait How much? Didn't see a price.
Airwolf
Latter Alcoholic
+287|6998|Scotland

Jenspm wrote:

But what kind of hardware (PSU, CPU, RAM) do you think you would need to make it play in 1080p?

E6600 with 1-2GB RAM?
I'd say more, 3Gs would be preferrable i guess
HurricaИe
Banned
+877|6240|Washington DC

Jenspm wrote:

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1929&l1=3&l2=11&l3=584&l4=0


looks awesome


Onboard integrated graphics and audio with an onboard HDMI connection that can give me 1080p via Blu-ray and HD-DVD? Yes please.




But what kind of hardware (PSU, CPU, RAM) do you think you would need to make it play in 1080p?

E6600 with 1-2GB RAM?



If so, HTPC's just got a whole lot cheaper
A blu-ray player doesn't have much under it so I doubt you need a lot.
OrangeHound
Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...
+1,335|6928|Washington DC

Intel GMA Integrated Graphics is always problematic for contemporary games, but should be fine for other applications and older games.
Jenspm
penis
+1,716|7011|St. Andrews / Oslo

Gooners wrote:

Wait How much? Didn't see a price.
~200 USD
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Jenspm
penis
+1,716|7011|St. Andrews / Oslo

OrangeHound wrote:

Intel GMA Integrated Graphics is always problematic for contemporary games, but should be fine for other applications and older games.
I was thinking more about a Media Center/HTPC.
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ELITE-UK
Scratching my back
+170|6753|SHEFFIELD, ENGLAND
Will it work with the Samsung 206BW 20' widescreen HDCP moitor?
Jenspm
penis
+1,716|7011|St. Andrews / Oslo

ELITE-UK wrote:

Will it work with the Samsung 206BW 20' widescreen HDCP moitor?
I wouldn't see why not?


It supports quad screen (!), btw, so it has 4x VGA ports, and comes with an HDMI to DVI converter if you want to use that.


btw,
*Due to Intel VGA driver for Windows XP does not include screen scraper defense, so HD-DVD and Blu-Ray can only run under Windows Vista OS
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Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6476|Winland

ASUS site wrote:

DDR2 800
DDR2 is the next generation memory technology to replace the current DDR. With the highest speed up to 800MHz, DDR2 memory provides great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.
Fail tbh.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
max
Vela Incident
+1,652|6846|NYC / Hamburg

that mobo looks win for a HTPC. A E6600 should easily run 1080p movies.
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kylef
Gone
+1,352|6772|N. Ireland

Freezer7Pro wrote:

ASUS site wrote:

DDR2 800
DDR2 is the next generation memory technology to replace the current DDR. With the highest speed up to 800MHz, DDR2 memory provides great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.
Fail tbh.
??
JaMrulezass
Member
+47|6743|Hong Kong

Freezer7Pro wrote:

ASUS site wrote:

DDR2 800
DDR2 is the next generation memory technology to replace the current DDR. With the highest speed up to 800MHz, DDR2 memory provides great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.
Fail tbh.
We all know that descriptions are bullshit. Really laffed my ass off when companys describe how good the 8400gs is at 3D performance.
Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6476|Winland

kylef wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

ASUS site wrote:

DDR2 800
DDR2 is the next generation memory technology to replace the current DDR. With the highest speed up to 800MHz, DDR2 memory provides great performance for 3D graphics and other memory demanding applications.
Fail tbh.
??
Is DDR the current RAM standard?
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
xGj
Official lame Crysis fanboy.
+84|6650|Netherlands tbh

JaMrulezass wrote:

We all know that descriptions are bullshit. Really laffed my ass off when companys describe how good the 8400gs is at 3D performance.
loltrue

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Is DDR the current RAM standard?
loltrue

looks like a good board for a HTPC, hope the propoganda of the Intel graphics chipset being able to run 1080p smoothly isn't bullshit.
kylef
Gone
+1,352|6772|N. Ireland

Freezer7Pro wrote:

kylef wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:


Fail tbh.
??
Is DDR the current RAM standard?
Sorry, thought you were questioning something else.
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6732|The Twilight Zone
Not a good mobo and it doesn't even look great.
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Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6476|Winland

kylef wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

kylef wrote:


??
Is DDR the current RAM standard?
Sorry, thought you were questioning something else.
No, just pointing out the irony of them calling DDR2 "next generation memory", when it's been around for three years, and DDR3 is around now as the next generation memory..
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
Bertster7
Confused Pothead
+1,101|6860|SE London

Looks extremely nice. A great buy.
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6732|The Twilight Zone

Bertster7 wrote:

Looks extremely nice. A great buy.
Lol i knew ur gonna say that.
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Defiance
Member
+438|6950

Jenspm wrote:

http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1929&l1=3&l2=11&l3=584&l4=0

But what kind of hardware (PSU, CPU, RAM) do you think you would need to make it play in 1080p?

E6600 with 1-2GB RAM?
It's running a pre-rendered image at 1920x1080. That's high, but you don't even need hardware like that to do it.

Although considering it's integrated graphics you may have a point. Benchmarks will help with that, hard to say in theory.
Kurazoo
Pheasant Plucker
+440|6963|West Yorkshire, U.K
Link isn't working for me
kylef
Gone
+1,352|6772|N. Ireland

Kurazoo wrote:

Link isn't working for me
Works fine for me..

Last edited by kylef (2008-02-09 15:38:02)

Jenspm
penis
+1,716|7011|St. Andrews / Oslo

hmm, if I decide to buy this mobo, would it be possible to use my 7900GT for games, and use the on-board gfx with hdmi when watching movies?
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Surgeons
U shud proabbly f off u fat prik
+3,097|6768|Gogledd Cymru

Jenspm wrote:

hmm, if I decide to buy this mobo, would it be possible to use my 7900GT for games, and use the on-board gfx with hdmi when watching movies?
You'd have to swap everytime you booted up between integrated and the 7900 i think, not sure though.

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