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Ultimate HTPC Media/Gaming

  • 14-04-2013 08:56PM
    #1
    Umiq88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭


    Looking to built a HTPC. From a technical background but haven't being building or looking at PC hardware in a long time. I've put a list together below based on the research I've done so far but I'm still unsure if this is the best setup for me or will actually do what I want.

    HTPC should be able to do the following

    Gaming - Going to pair up with Xbox controllers and looking for quaility performance and graphics.
    TV - FTA Digital HD, Free SAT HD, dual recording and EPG
    Media Centre
    3D Blueray Movies with HD audio
    Music

    Asus P8Z77-V LX Motherboard
    Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer w/LEDs 8GB kit (4GBx2) DDR3
    Pioneer BDR-208DBK BD/DVD/CD Blu-Ray Disc Writer OEM Drive
    Be Quiet! BN201 Dark Power Pro 10 Power Supply (650 Watts)
    Intel 320 2.5 inch Solid State Drive 80GB 25nm MLC Internal
    Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB 3.5 inch Hard Drive
    Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D PCIe Fatal1ty Professional Sound Card
    Hauppauge WinTV-HVR0-4400 Hybrid TV Card
    Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Processor 6MB L3 Cache 5GT/s Bus Speed (Boxed)
    EVGA GeForce GTX 670 Superclocked+ 4096MB Graphics Card
    Lian Li PC C60

    I would really appreciate any comments or advice as I'm not that familair with PC hardware and only putting this together from what I've read over the last couple of hours. Budget is £1500ish.


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