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hi all,
i'm going to be building a HTPC using this case:
Antec Fusion Remote HTPC Case - Black (No PSU) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-091-AN - £120.74
and was wondering if you could help me in deciding what I need to get
potential mobos:
Asus P5QL-EM Intel G43 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-305-AS - £86.24
OR
MSI M3-F Intel G31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-114-MS - £38.98
Processor
intel Core 2 Duo E7400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.80GHz (1066FSB) - Retail - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-271-IN - £113.84
or one to suit micro atx board powerful enough for bluray and vista home premium
RAM
Corsair XMS2 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-184-CS - £37.98
I already have a LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-074-LG&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=
and an admittedly quite poor Sapphire RADEON HD 2400PRO -512 MB - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11...H6NS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1242916783&sr=8-1
Please can you let me know what you think of the motherboards, if there's a better intel one you can recommend (has to be micro ATX) and advise what sort of processor I should go for? this will be a media centre. I have a couple of spare SATA II HDDs that can go in here
I need min 4x SATA ports and 4gig of decent DDR2 RAM to start, think the Corsair XMS2 would do the trick. Would also like on-board sound, anything 5.1 or above is good for me
Also, can anyone recommend a quiet PSU?
It won't be used for any serious gaming, just running vista home premium 32bit and, maybe in the future, running a dual tuner TV card
the above are only suggestions, but I would definitely like to stick with this case - unless there's a better fetured one for the price!!
budget is flexible
many thanks
i'm going to be building a HTPC using this case:
Antec Fusion Remote HTPC Case - Black (No PSU) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-091-AN - £120.74
and was wondering if you could help me in deciding what I need to get
potential mobos:
Asus P5QL-EM Intel G43 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-305-AS - £86.24
OR
MSI M3-F Intel G31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-114-MS - £38.98
Processor
intel Core 2 Duo E7400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.80GHz (1066FSB) - Retail - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-271-IN - £113.84
or one to suit micro atx board powerful enough for bluray and vista home premium
RAM
Corsair XMS2 DHX 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX) - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-184-CS - £37.98
I already have a LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CD-074-LG&groupid=701&catid=10&subcat=
and an admittedly quite poor Sapphire RADEON HD 2400PRO -512 MB - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sapphire-11...H6NS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1242916783&sr=8-1
Please can you let me know what you think of the motherboards, if there's a better intel one you can recommend (has to be micro ATX) and advise what sort of processor I should go for? this will be a media centre. I have a couple of spare SATA II HDDs that can go in here
I need min 4x SATA ports and 4gig of decent DDR2 RAM to start, think the Corsair XMS2 would do the trick. Would also like on-board sound, anything 5.1 or above is good for me
Also, can anyone recommend a quiet PSU?
It won't be used for any serious gaming, just running vista home premium 32bit and, maybe in the future, running a dual tuner TV card
the above are only suggestions, but I would definitely like to stick with this case - unless there's a better fetured one for the price!!
budget is flexible
many thanks