3 HTPC's

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Spec me an HTPC that I can reproduce 3 times.

  • All will be playing media over the network, so storage isn't an issue.
  • Media will be in HD/Bluray quality, but won't necessarily need a blu-ray drive.
  • One of the machines will need optical sound output.
  • Price is not an issue, but as cheap as possible without losing quality of output.
  • Oh, and a sleek, black case would be nice.
Any help is appreciated, thanks!
 
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G Micro-ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£62.26)
Antec Fusion Black HTPC Case - 430HE Watt PSU
(£123.36)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
(£41.11)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
(£27.01)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS)
(£39.94)
Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£17.61)
Shipping : £9.95
VAT : £48.11
Total : £323.00

well i got thsi so far but i havent added in a sound card wich i think you may want im not sure,anyway i know nothing about soundcards sooo dint know what to choose lol as i only use basic onboard.

oh that mobo has onboard gfx and built in hd decoders so can do 1080p no problem
 
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i'd pretty much go with the spec above expect stick in a low power AMD cpu.... if you can wait a little while there is a 45w X2 4850E coming which is perfect for HTPCs :)
I wouldn't bother with a soundcard, just use onboard. You can always add one later if you are not happy with the quality (of the 2 not using optical out).

Case wise i can only really think of the Antec media case unless price really isn't an issue and you can afford an Omaura or OrigenAe.
 
thefishdude said:
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H AMD 780G Micro-ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£62.26)
Antec Fusion Black HTPC Case - 430HE Watt PSU
(£123.36)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+ 2.20GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
(£41.11)
OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 Dual Channel Platinum Revision 2 XTC Series DDR2 (OCZ2P800R22GK)
(£27.01)
Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (WD2500AAKS)
(£39.94)
Samsung SH-S203D 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£17.61)
Shipping : £9.95
VAT : £48.11
Total : £323.00

well i got thsi so far but i havent added in a sound card wich i think you may want im not sure,anyway i know nothing about soundcards sooo dint know what to choose lol as i only use basic onboard.

oh that mobo has onboard gfx and built in hd decoders so can do 1080p no problem
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Agreed with above, the htpc that needs spdif just use onboard sound.

I hear the auzentech sound cards are ace and highly recommended for htpc use.
 
oh as for cases:

that antec media case is it the fusion??? its about £110 anyway.

I have mine in a silverstone m-atx case, its a great little case, all depends if u want it to look like a dvd player, personally i would rather have £50 in my back pocket :)
 
if you don't want to wait for the 4850e. there are other retailers stocking the
4050e 2.1ghz 45w and 4450e 2.3ghz 45w
 
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