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I know what that smell is! - misterwhizzy - 04-03-2015
So as I was walking from my bedroom through my living room yesterday, I smelled something burning. Later that night, I realized my HTPC was off. Thought it was the power supply, but nope. Looks like blown cap on the motherboard. I guess it's time to upgrade my Socket 939 board. Yes, it's that old.
RE: I know what that smell is! - skarydrunkguy - 04-07-2015
look into a NUC, they're badass.
RE: I know what that smell is! - misterwhizzy - 04-07-2015
I need PCI slots for my tuner cards. NUC won't cut the muster. You must be drunk.
RE: I know what that smell is! - GoldenVulture - 04-07-2015
Have fun finding a Mother board with PCI slots or with more than one.
Entry level these days brings you at least a dual core CPU. A good multi core would do well in an HTPC.
RE: I know what that smell is! - skarydrunkguy - 04-10-2015
(04-07-2015, 07:32 PM)misterwhizzy Wrote: I need PCI slots for my tuner cards. NUC won't cut the muster. You must be drunk.
you didn't specify and since I haven't seen a PCI anything in several years I figured that you were a USB bloke and/or everything streaming (you know, like normal people).
RE: I know what that smell is! - Big Flannel - 04-11-2015
Normalcy is in short supply around these parts.
Keep that in mind.
RE: I know what that smell is! - misterwhizzy - 05-04-2015
Gigabyte micro-ATX board with a Core i3 and 8 GB of RAM for a little under $300. Video works great with integrated graphics, unbelievably. Too bad I got a DOA ASUS board in the process.
RE: I know what that smell is! - GoldenVulture - 05-04-2015
How many PCI slots ?
RE: I know what that smell is! - misterwhizzy - 05-06-2015
Two. It seems to fit the bill perfectly. There are still several full-size ATX boards with three.