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My New HTPC

  • 08-11-2006 12:50pm
    #1
    sikes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,563 ✭✭✭


    Hows this spec?

    Will de watching dvds, divx, movies, playing music through my amp. I dont play computer games though.

    Shuttle SN95G5V3 Barebone S939 Black nForce3 Ultra, AGP, S-ATA, GbLAN, 240W E 306


    Shuttle Remote Control for XPC infrared, USB E 31.99


    Samsung DVD±RW burner, SH-W162C, 16x, Dual, Black OEM E 42.91


    Western Digital Caviar SE 320GB IDE ATA/100 8MB 7200RPM

    - Surcharges 0 per item will be added.Article number: 307497 E 98.51


    AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 2.0GHz Socket 939, 512KB, BOXED w/fan E 72.5


    Club3D Radeon FX5200, 256MB DDR, 128bit AGP 8X, DVI, VGA, Tv-Out, Retail E 50


    Crucial PC3200 DDR-DIMM 1024MB CL3 5ns Unbuffered, Non-parity, 2.5V,128Meg x 64 E 129


    Club3D ZAP-TV 1001 MCE Tv-Tuner + FM, MPEG2, FM tuner, Teletext support, PCI E 53

    Is the tv card ok for recording the odd program from a coax input?

    Comes to 780e from komplett.

    Cheers


Comments

  • #2
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,946 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    Do you plan watching HD content? If not, its complete over kill in the CPU and RAM department. If you are sticking with those specs for HD I would:

    Drop the WD HD and replace with a Seagate (They are both excellent, but generally Seagates are quieter)
    Drop the remote and get the Microsoft MCE one.
    Also, if you have a slot free, try to nab an old audigy soundcard off ebay. It makes a world of difference.


    TV card is fine.


  • #3
    mossym
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 8,766 Mod ✭✭✭✭mossym


    i'd bump up that cpu for a high def pc...or even go to a dual core...3200 stuttered trying to play the same file my 3700+ plays smoothly


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