Re: [SurroundSound] Advice on HTPC

I just built an HTPC this week, and can offer my experience with the Xonar: I hated it. It requires an extra HDMI cable to run from your mobo to the Xonar to pass the signal. But my biggest complaint was that it requires too much tweaking between different sound formats. I exchanged it for a Gigabyte GPU with Radeon 5450, and I'm very happy with the results. Like you, I don't do gaming, so here's my setup:

Gigabyte 890GPA-UD3H
AMD Phenom II X4
Corsair A50 cooler
4GB
WD Caviar Green 640 AV HDD
Gigabyte GV-R545SC-1GI Radeon HD5450

Best of luck!

On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 7:28 PM, Prekladatel <prekladatel.spa@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi guys,

I would like to ask you for your opinion, since I don't have much
experiencie on HTPC. I would like to use and older PC as a HTPC:

- Intended use: mainly listening to hub stuff and watching 1080p
video.
- Specs:
AMD Athlon 64
2 GB
HDD 1 TB
ATI 6600 with HDMI
Integrated in MB Realtek AC97 (non HD, non 24/96 capable,...)

I don't play games, so I just would like something to listen to
perfect bit stream through HDMI (DTS-MA...). The PC would be HDMI
connected to a Pioneer A4 A/V receiver.

1. Does it worth buying a new processor and motherboard or this old
Athlon will do?
2. Would it be enough to buy an ATI 5450? Or should I also buy a
soundcard (Xonar D2), for example?

Thank you all for your help.

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