Anyone using the new Trinity APU for HTPC?

[bandook]

Was just wondering. I almost got the last gen but held off worried that the GPU power wouldn't be adequate without installing a dedicated card. So when the a6 5400k was available here I jumped on it. I'll be getting it installed along with my ceton infinitv4 this weekend. If anyone is interested I will get benchmarks/ power usage and general experience impressions and post them here.

[tommo]

Is that the £40 chip?

I think 65 watts would be the max I could put in my htpc under the stairs.

i'd be interested to know.

I like the idea of the trinity as its enough power for 1080p mkv etc and you get the advantage of midrange type games, which is nice.

Cheers

[bandook]

Is that the £40 chip?

I think 65 watts would be the max I could put in my htpc under the stairs.

i'd be interested to know.

I like the idea of the trinity as its enough power for 1080p mkv etc and you get the advantage of midrange type games, which is nice.

Cheers

I paid $80. . But yeah its a 65w chip. I did a quick idle reading with a cheap PSU that I won't be using and it was showing 45w at the wall.

[Jonny561201]

I just purchased the A8-5600K APU and thought I might ask a follow up question. The board manual states that they recommend a 500W PSU minimum. The 530 I had lying around is dead and the one currently in my media center is a 400W. Do you think it unwise to run it on the 400W until I can get the new PSU in the mail? It is powering the board, APU 2x4Gig Ram, Blu-ray, SSD, HDD, and InfiniTV4.

I only ask because the hardest part about upgrading the media center is doing it on a day when nothing is recording and my weekends have been too hectic.

[foxwood]

You shouldn't need a 500 watt PSU for a HTPC, unless you've overengineered the hell out of it, and put in an unnecessary high-end video card. It makes sense for the board maker to recommend a higher PSU, given that there is so much focus on over-clocking and gaming frame rates in the self-build market, but the focus for a HTPC should be quiteness and power efficiency

Here's a couple of online PSU calculators from Thermaltake and Newegg. They don't specifically list the new FM2 socket, but if anything, it should be more efficient than the earlier models.

[Jonny561201]

Thanks Fox. I really havent over engineered the HTPC, but never noticed a manufacturers recommendation previously for minimum powersupply, but there was a disclaimer in the manual so thought I would get other peoples thoughts. Also had not heard much about the power useage of the Llano or Trinity APUs so I had no idea what to expect.

Sounds like my trust 400W 80+ PSU will live to fight another day.