robnas wrote:I mentioned a HTPC
I missed an "n", does that make my english bad?
I think it's more than a bit OT affair as well a bit difficult to express in a second language but, as you don't understand, I will try myself to explain better.
No, an "n" doesn't, but maybe some general attitude might do, if in case.
Here in Italy we have a saying: "Asking something is legitimate, answering to such a question is a politeness affair".
Cause you are voluntarily here to ask for information, we may assume that anyone has answered to you, he has done so in a polite way and to do you a courtesy/favour.
Instead, in my humble opinion, some of your replies (to several your interlocutors, including me) seem to sound a bit curt and abrupt, and broadly speaking often that happens when someone already has a somehow firm belief, and doesn't actually want to hear other people's advices, particularly if those advices might somewhat challenge that belief submitting some further problematical details (even if, as I already said, maybe it's a bad impression due to my not well manage of the english language).
The harshness of some of your phrases leads me to say not that your english is bad as a whole, but just that your english seem to have an unjustified haughty taste.
Eventually I think we might give a rest to this question, if you mind.
Let's turn back to your topic, however.
robnas wrote:The electricity prices you name are the same as mine. But: I'm realistic and calculating with the AC-consumption (the power you pay for). The watts mentioned at SPCR are DC-consumption.
I stand corrected: then I may add about a 20% more, from 18 to 36 euros/year more, or 25 to 50 USD/year more. To me is a negligible increase with reference to relevant increased reliability, performance and flexibility, according to you clearly it is not so as it is at anyway a power usage increase (and it seems you want to minimize it above all), thence we can live both long and prosper, each of us with his own relevant opinion.
robnas wrote:The 23,976 framerate problem could be an issue. I've read that Geforce 8200/8300 doesn't have that problem (and that's what I use now). Most of the full-HD movies I watch are stored on harddrive, I will read more, before making a decision.
As Anandtech said, it just might be an issue, and on a very personal basis (maybe the only serious issue is that there isn't any alternative to Intel chipset if you want an IGP). Summarizing, if you can stand a repeated frame every 40 seconds, you're far more than fine with those 24fps H67.
While, with reference to the actual subject, that particular ASRock board, we can say two things.
First of all that, even if AFAIK there isn't any serious review about it (I mean with reliable data about power consumption), it is (should be) definitely an ASUS: therefore I think you may argue some reasonable guesswork from ASUS power consumption figures (even on SPCR).
Then that, contrary to what I claimed, as officially stated this particular ASRock actually should do multiplier overclock: so you could pair with a 2500K with its more powerful HD3000 IGP, if you mind (while the most efficient Core i5 remains currently the already mentioned 2400), and letting aside the above mentioned 24fps issue.