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punchycool

Connecting a cable is the easiest way. This is only if you need to transcode. If it's direct playing, it won't matter

Ahhh ok.

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Watching this thread with interest.

 

My recent server build (i5-6600k, Asus B150M-A/M.2 board) is currently connected to my TV but was intended to be headless (plans to use a cheap player box failed; haven't replaced it, just stuck the server next to my AVR). I don't transcode much but if I did I wonder if I'd notice a difference if it were headless (and not using a dummy monitor plug).

 

I just noticed the i5 7th generation are now available for just a few bucks more than what I paid for my 6600; sigh. I knew it would happen but I'm always wistful when I see it!

 

Marc

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I just noticed the i5 7th generation are now available for just a few bucks more than what I paid for my 6600; sigh. I knew it would happen but I'm always wistful when I see it!

 

Marc

 

And they have the HD 630 GPU...I was looking at them, too. 

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...wonders if wife would notice me buying another processor and swapping out the old 4th gen in my main desktop PC...

 

lol...will that board support it? 

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lol...will that board support it?

No. It would mean new board, probably new memory... Maybe new M2 drive to take advantage... :-)

 

Not worth it. Actually all my systems are speced higher than I strictly need. Next buy will be a small TV box once I find a good one that is cheap enough and powerful enough with solid HD audio running Windows.

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