HTPC Build Check

Meds · 21 Jun 2007 at 12:00

Hi Guys,

Could you check out my spec and let me know what you think please (thanks in advance):

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £150

PowerColor ATI Radeon X1950 XT Extreme SILENT Heatpipe 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £123

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM x 2
£131

G.Skill 2GB DDR2 PK PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400 £65

Zalman HD160XT-B Home Theatre PC - Black £353

Total so far is £845

So i reckon i need a power supply and a motherboard, your recommendations would be most welcome. Also any ideas or thoughts on the above would also be very much appreciated.

Thanks

BTW does the graphics card i have chosen have dvi or hdmi? cause i want to plug it into a hdmi connection on me TV

Meds · 21 Jun 2007 at 12:33

The resolution of my tv is 1920 x 1080 (1080p)

I was hoping to be able to play a few games on there, like Command and conquer 3 etc.... which is why i thought i'd go for that GFX.

Not sure about the case i have chosen tho, its very expensive.. I think its that one or the Antec Fusion, but i dont like the way the fusion looks...

Has that GFX got a fan?? i thought cause it said it had silent heatpipe that it would be silent. I definately dont want a noisey machine in my living room.

Also with regards to the mobo, i would like one thats wifi too.

Thanks man

Meds · 21 Jun 2007 at 13:26

H'mmm i've checked out the silverstone range... and they seem a lot more price competitive. Im now thinking to go for the lc-17 if i build a full ATX machine.

Or

the LC-19 if i build a micro atx, the benefits here would be that i would save some space.

My requirements are that i can play DIVX movies, OGG movies, and Windows media mp3 etc.... Surf... Play limited games like CC 3.

ALso it must be able to output is full hd, and have at least 500gb HDD.
Digital sound output would also be great.

So any opinions would be appreciated....

If possible i'd like to get this baby up and running within the next week or so... TBH i dont really have a budget, but at the same time dont want to waste money, so anything up tp £1000 would be fine, but if its under £500 thats great, cause i can pick up a ps3 too

Meds · 21 Jun 2007 at 16:55

Thanks Squiffy, i'll go for the lc-17 or Fusion.

Would it be possible for you guys to suggest a motherboard and a GFX please.

Better still just provide me with a spec, cause i'm a bit useless when it comes to this.

Would this be a good Motherboard : Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD ATI Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £73??

Thanks

Meds · 21 Jun 2007 at 17:57

Thanks for that PCanywhere.

So far this is my spec:

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £150

Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD ATI Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £73

Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 5000AAKS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM x 2
£131

G.Skill 2GB DDR2 PK PC2-6400 (2x1GB) CAS4 Dual Channel Kit (F2-6400 £65

Thats a total of £419.

Btw whats a C2D?

Now all i need is a DVD drive, and a CPU Cooler.

I'll probably get vista home for this and a wireless mouse keyboard...
Still not 100% sure about the fusion, but i'll give it more thought overnight. Other than its appearance i'm a little dissapointed that it doesnt have a card reader on it...

I'll try and use the onboard Graphics for now, and upgrade it if required.

Meds