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    Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    Exciting news indeed! didn't actually expect to win this but somehow i managed to be lucky enough to do so!

    Jog your memory - http://hexus.net/tech/features/syste...htpc-giveaway/

    So one of the main conditions of winning said items is to write up a review, As some may know I'm not always the best with grammar! However i shall try my best and will proof read it a number of times before posting it up!

    But to get to the point, expect an in-depth review as i have every intention of trying the system with the ssd installed as well as without to see how it performs. I will also be seeing how far i can OC the memory and CPU (naturally!)

    So one thing i do ask is this, Anyone have any good info on overclocking an AMD cpu? I've overclocked intels but not AMDs before!

    Thanks again HEXUS for the awesome prize hexus love!
    Quote Originally Posted by TAKTAK View Post
    It was so small that mine wouldn't fit into it

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    Re: Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    Let my 3001st post be a congrats to you too then bud
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    Re: Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    congrats you lucky lucky thing

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    Re: Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    Congrats on winning.

    From what I can gather after a quick google search is there isn't much headroom for overclocking the a4 (max 3.5Ghz) and that it yields little extra performance. I'm guessing it will just be a matter of adjusting the boost clock though but looking forward to what you have to say about is as there is very little info out there. Seems to be a really good chip for the cash!

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    Re: Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    Congratulations - a worthy winner and I look forward to reading your review!
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    Re: Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    so you are the other lucky so and so then

    I wouldn't worry about grammar or proof reading ,it didn't stop me last year did it

    just be enthusiastic and ambitious.

    enjoy your winnings (i'm still enjoying mine)

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    Re: Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    Note to self - bookmark this thread as proof to show all the whiners who claim nobody ever wins Hexus competitions!

    Congratulations, razer121.

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    Re: Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    Quote Originally Posted by Spreadie View Post
    Note to self - bookmark this thread as proof to show all the whiners who claim nobody ever wins Hexus competitions!

    Congratulations, razer121.
    I think the point is that they (whiners) only care that they never win anything. You could demonstrate 10 people on here had won and they would just whine that it was even more unfair that they still hadn't.

    I'm holding out for a win sometime soon. Having just had to spend £300 of my upgrade savings on anti-rodent produce my hopes of a Christmas BF4 fest have been somewhat dashed.

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    Re: Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    Well to be fair i don't enter that many as i had given up but i guess i got lucky with this one, and so i should be I've had a bad few weeks ha!

    I was told i couldn't get my P4 over 4ghz and i took it to 4.25ghz So I'm going to give this one a good shot! I'm actually pretty excited to try this bad boy out! and who knows it may become another mod project with it looking so snazzy

    Thanks guys! i am actually really proud to have won something worth gloating about to my friends
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    Re: Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    Congrats Look forward to reading your review - always interesting when you get different people with the same kit to see how they'll go about reviewing it!

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    Re: Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    Well, i've no experience of overclocking at all, so doubt i would go down that road. It is something i need to look into in the future, but I have a test bench machine I can use for that. I reckon that I will concentrate mainly on ease of build with the given components. I'll be very interested in peoples comments as to which software to install on it. Do i go with Linux or some version of Windows, or is there another option out there for a HTPC that would allow it to be used within a home network using a domain/client system. Once that stage is complete, I will then update the thread with how well it fits in.
    Plenty of Pics involved, and will welcome questions from interested parties as to how it functions in whatever scenarios people come up with.

    With that said, i've read countless magazine reviews over the years (not something i do much of anymore, forums and word of mouth/personal investigation have taken that place) and I have found very different opinions by different publications over the years regarding the same devices/software. I'm curious to find what our own experiences will yield.
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    Re: Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    Well done!

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    Re: Winning the HTPC giveaway :)

    Another well deserved win
    Cheers, David



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