Hi Def HTPC - looking for suggestions ...

Jed Shields · 2 Jan 2008 at 10:31

OcUK Value IP35 Pro Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £64.61 inc vat

Never thought of looking at an "unbranded" model. What are these like compared to it's big brothers?

If I went the AMD route, say a 4200 X2 AM2, what mobo would you recommend?

Katoom · 2 Jan 2008 at 10:44

atomiser said:
nero drivespeed - i've just found this and managed to halve the speed of my dvd drive so it is barely audible but still loads the dvd's very quickly. took me a while to get it working because i thought i could just set whatever speed multiplier i wanted - when i did this the pc just locked up. if, however, you just hit auto detect then choose one of the speeds from the list it ought to work flawlessly. that's my experience anyway.

Does this run in the backround of Vista MC? Will it auto load on start up? I don't really want to go back to the desktop to load stuff just to watch a dvd.
Thanks.

superplay · 2 Jan 2008 at 12:26

Katoom said:
Sorry to hijack guys but, is there anyway to slow down the drive when watching dvd's? I have a Vista HTPC and the noise is just to loud.

SlySoft AnyDVD Also allows you to do this.

KWJay · 2 Jan 2008 at 16:15

TBH Jed, there's not really an AMD board that will give you the range of functions etc that the OCUK IP35 board gives. I can't see OCUK going into partnership with a shody board manufacturer.

However, i'd be tempted by one of the nForce 590 boards or this one looks pretty decent... http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-094-MS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=808