Stereodude
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Well, after 2 hours of MPEG-4 AVC Blu-Ray playing the GPU was at 46C and the CPU was at 28C. Not too shabby if I say so myself. :bstd:
My HTPC died! New Build Time!
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ddrueding
Fixture
I've been using i7s for too long 
Stereodude
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:skepo: I guess so...
Stereodude
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Well, I submitted an RMA request to Gigabyte. We'll see what happens.
It is used to encode my DVDs and music, but is also my wife's workstation (I'm teaching her Photoshop
You know how to teach PS?
ddrueding
Fixture
I know enough. I don't have a lesson plan, or a structured way to go through all the features, but when she looks at a picture and says "I want it to be more/less this/that", I can show her how to do it. And since she isn't working from a skill set of any kind; she thinks not in terms of what the tools can easily do, but what she wants to see. That is helping me look at photography differently.
Stereodude
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My new HTPC works, what else do you want to know?
ddrueding
Fixture
For the record, the onboard video on my ASUS board was unable to drive the DVI and HDMI ports simultaneously, so it now has an ATI video card in it that can.
Stereodude
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- 4GB of RAM (though it doesn't need it)
- 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD
- 16x Lite-On DVD
- LG Blu-Ray / HD-DVD reader / DVD+/-RW burner
- 30GB OCZ Vertex SSD
- 16x Lite-On DVD
- LG Blu-Ray / HD-DVD reader / DVD+/-RW burner
ddrueding
Fixture
Stereodude
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Gigabyte is still farting around with my RMA'd motherboard. :cursin: It's a good thing I bought a new one.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Be lucky they took it at all. I've never successfully RMA'd anything through Asus.
Stereodude
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They got it about 2 weeks ago, and their typical turn around time is 2-3 days. :erm:
I've RMA'd a few things successfully, like RAM (G.skill) and a Soyo Mobo.
Stereodude
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It looks like they have shipped out a replacement motherboard (same model) to me today.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
The only boards I've RMA'd recently have been Intel's. Intel's RMA process is a PITA, but the turn-around on getting product back is only about four business days.
Stereodude
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I got the motherboard. It's the exact same serial number I sent them. The box indicates it's been repaired. I guess I will find out.
Stereodude
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Well, the motherboard I got back works, but I'm really confused. I sent them a GA-M55plus-S3G Rev 2.1 (NVIDIA Quadro NVS 210S + 430 chipset). It seems that I got back a GA-M55plus-S3G Rev 1.0 (NVIDIA Geforce 6100 + nForce 430 chipset). The serial numbers I sent them matches what I got back though. The BIOS installed in the system is for the the GA-M55plus-S3G Rev 1.0 though and why I think I got the Rev 1.0 back.
Stereodude
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Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Maybe they altered a board to line up with the serial number you sent in for warranty tracking purposes? I have to admit I've never checked or really even cared what they send back before, as long as it has the same north bridge.
Stereodude
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That was my guess as well. Since I have no intention to use on the onboard graphics it doesn't matter to me. Plus I think the Quadro NVS 210S and the Geforce 6100 are the same thing anyhow.
Pradeep
Storage? I am Storage!
nvs210 = rebranded shit with open gl support for 3d modelling apps. Nothing new from nvidia there.