Home Theatre PC

jelaca · 4th July 2005, 8:29 PM

I would like to build a HTPC
Here is a list of hardware that I have;
-CoolerMaster Alum front, DeskTop ATX Case 300W PSU
-UltraView HDTV DVB-t Plus Digital TV/Capture Card
-Sound card Creative, SB Audigy-2 ZS
-Gainward PowerPack GeForce FX6800LE Ultra2100LE
I need recommendations for a CPU, Motherboard, Memory, etc.
All comments are welcome.
Thanks.

Draco32 · 4th July 2005, 9:03 PM

There are alot of nice shuttles avaliable these day they are fairly small have custome made mother boards and you can get them fro AMD/Intel CPUS and grab whatever ram you want.

somthing like this

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06...tle_xpc_sn25p/

BGH · 6th July 2005, 11:57 AM

You might wanna reconsider the vid card. I'm not too sure about the exact specs of that card but seeing as though its a 6800 Im guessing it doesnt have passive cooling. I think one of the primary aims of any HTPC should be to make it as quiet as possible.

I got an nVidia FX5200 for $55 with VGA/composite/DVI out with passive cooling, does the job very nicely.

The CPU/mobo/memory isnt that important but you will want something that is at least 2.4Ghz P4 / XP 2500+ Athlon to make sure u have enough grunt to decode anything you want (especially HDTV). Just get (semi) generic RAM as there is no real need for expensive stuff in my opinion. Try and get a SATA mobo to increase your HDD capacity potential, you can never have too much a HTPC. Also try and get a mobo with a passively cooled northbridge, once again to cut out as much unnecessary noise as possible.

EvilGnomes · 6th July 2005, 1:46 PM

theres a foxconn mATX motherboard you can by (forget its name, something NF4K8MC i think), so that way you can buy yourself a socket 939 AMD CPU, but then you will have to buy a PCI-E GFX card, maybe somthing like a 6600gt for ~300. I f you want go full atx, you can go for the silverstone LC03 or LC03V with the VFD display, but they are 170 and 250 respectivly (no PSU). They take full atx mobos and full size PSU's. Any memory should be fine, Some Geil VAlue for 135 should be enough (2x512)

4th July 2005, 8:29 PM	#1
jelaca Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Sydney Posts: 4	Home Theatre PC I would like to build a HTPC Here is a list of hardware that I have; -CoolerMaster Alum front, DeskTop ATX Case 300W PSU -UltraView HDTV DVB-t Plus Digital TV/Capture Card -Sound card Creative, SB Audigy-2 ZS -Gainward PowerPack GeForce FX6800LE Ultra2100LE I need recommendations for a CPU, Motherboard, Memory, etc. All comments are welcome. Thanks.

6th July 2005, 11:57 AM	#3
BGH Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: You stay classy Melbourne Posts: 1,231	You might wanna reconsider the vid card. I'm not too sure about the exact specs of that card but seeing as though its a 6800 Im guessing it doesnt have passive cooling. I think one of the primary aims of any HTPC should be to make it as quiet as possible. I got an nVidia FX5200 for $55 with VGA/composite/DVI out with passive cooling, does the job very nicely. The CPU/mobo/memory isnt that important but you will want something that is at least 2.4Ghz P4 / XP 2500+ Athlon to make sure u have enough grunt to decode anything you want (especially HDTV). Just get (semi) generic RAM as there is no real need for expensive stuff in my opinion. Try and get a SATA mobo to increase your HDD capacity potential, you can never have too much a HTPC. Also try and get a mobo with a passively cooled northbridge, once again to cut out as much unnecessary noise as possible. __________________ Footy Scoreboard for Android - just like being at the game

6th July 2005, 1:46 PM	#4
EvilGnomes Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Moorebank 2170 Posts: 403	theres a foxconn mATX motherboard you can by (forget its name, something NF4K8MC i think), so that way you can buy yourself a socket 939 AMD CPU, but then you will have to buy a PCI-E GFX card, maybe somthing like a 6600gt for ~300. I f you want go full atx, you can go for the silverstone LC03 or LC03V with the VFD display, but they are 170 and 250 respectivly (no PSU). They take full atx mobos and full size PSU's. Any memory should be fine, Some Geil VAlue for 135 should be enough (2x512)