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03-02-11, 09:15 AM
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Today we test one of the first motherboards to sport the AMD Fusion APU
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03-02-11, 10:05 AM
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AMD Fusion seems like the perfect choice for a HTPC, a few questions, is this capable of 3D? Also does it upscale well?
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03-02-11, 11:10 AM
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Hi Zeals,
As the new HD 6310 GPU supports UVD 3.0, this means that DivX decoding is now included (on top of the existing MPEG2/H.264) and also Blu-Ray 3D support. However neither Asus or AMD have clearly stated that the HD 6310 will decode 3D well. I suppose this will become more clear as time goes on however my initial impressions are that a HTPC for higher end functionality such as 3D support or anything else that may command some more CPU horse power is probably better off with a conventional CPU and dedicated GPU.
I hope that helps
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03-02-11, 11:37 AM
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Thnx for the fast reply Mul, really appreciate it.
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03-02-11, 02:54 PM
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will my NHD14 fit ?
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03-02-11, 04:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wotevajjjj
will my NHD14 fit ?
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Go for it bro! 
Pros: you'll have the coolest running 18W CPU on the block. WooHoo! Bragging rights.
Cons: You'll probably need to work on the mount - I don't see the usual AM3 hardware on that board. And do you figure £150 or more on a full-tower case to accommodate the Noctua is about right for a rig like this? An HAF-X or a Lanboy Air would be quite stylish.
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03-02-11, 05:39 PM
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So here is an interesting little tidbit. The mini ITX version is on it's way. You can check it out here.
http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_I...1lz&templete=2
Looks like it includes WiFi plus blue-tooth 3.0. Anyway, just look at the specs on this little monster. The feature set is extremely impressive for a Mini ITX board. I think this would make a sweet little pc that you could mount to the back of a monitor for a clutter and noise free desk. Definitely good for email, web browsing, word, netflix and watching movies.
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04-02-11, 09:22 AM
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I think I’ll pass and just buy a notebook with power consumption of 15W and that’s with the screen on
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04-02-11, 09:27 AM
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Well an ideal HTPC board will be mITX and have enough power for 3D playback, and a decent amount of DVD upscaling.
So as Mul suggested probably wait for a more powerful AMD Fusion APU, and than bolt on a nice HTPC soundcard and PROFITS!
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11-02-11, 09:18 PM
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ANyone to comment that when you add the discrete card aand run the test to see how much it will bottleneck did you check the cpu score from 954 to 2020??
it doubled. so my question is using a discrete vga does indeed improves cpu perfomanse?? so a few more test with winzip and other cpu programs to see if with a discrete vga they will improve. if they improve then it will be interesting :-)
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