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Proposed Build HTPC

  • 02-05-2007 11:13am
    #1
    TheGreatest
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭


    Here we go again,

    I will finally have some spare time and some spare €€€ after couple of weeks, so I was thinking to build a nice looking HTPC:) .

    Mainly I will use it for divx kind of movies and internet browsing, i will also network this to my main PC. Recording is not an issue at the moment but will come into play once I get used to it. Here are the proposed parts, some of them (in Bold)I already have laying around in my house. Please let me know what do you think.

    Motherboard
    Processor
    RAM
    GFX Card
    TV Card
    HDD
    DVD-RW
    Sound
    PSU
    Case
    Keyboard
    NIC
    CPU Cooler

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Nothing wrong with any of that, nice case not seen that ATX case before looks bigger in the picture till I saw some live action pictures of it with a unique placement of the power supply.

    I know you have one but you could do away with the IDE cable altogether by getting a SATA DVDRW drive which would help cable management.


  • #3
    TheGreatest
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭TheGreatest


    8T8 wrote:
    I know you have one but you could do away with the IDE cable altogether by getting a SATA DVDRW drive which would help cable management.

    I was kind of thinking that too but since this case has second bay for additional optical drive, i think I would be better off with 1 IDE cable for two drives.

    What else would be good to get for this package? what would you recommend for a cooling?


  • #4
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    Get a Zalman cooler either the 7700 or 9500 will do as they have a manual fan speed control which you can dial down to the slowest setting to keep noise to a minimum.


  • #5
    TheGreatest
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭TheGreatest


    Thanks, 7700 is added into the list :)


  • #6
    pjproby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 843 ✭✭✭pjproby


    does the case take a full size mobo?


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  • #7
    TheGreatest
    Closed Accounts Posts: 249 ✭✭TheGreatest


    pjproby wrote:
    does the case take a full size mobo?

    I am not really sure about that TBH. Google only brings french results so far:)


  • #8
    8T8
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,757 ✭✭✭8T8


    From the pictures I linked to it does appear to take a full size ATX board the trick is that the PSU is placed at the front which is why the case looks smaller.


  • #9
    kaisersose77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭kaisersose77


    got that keyboard a few months ago from this seller

    http://cgi.ebay.com/VISTA-ILLUMINATED-MEDIA-CENTER-WIRELESS-REMOTE-KEYBOARD_W0QQitemZ130105284455QQihZ003QQcategoryZ15389QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    works out at just over 40 euros and it arrived quick enough

    the remote is cheaper if you look around on ebay and there was someone sell ati x1300 graphics cards on adverts.ie for 20 euros. Im using my dell pc for basically the same thing as you and that graphics card works great.


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