HTPC Order about to be placed, Confirm if its a go'er !

[Conanius]

CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E2140 "LGA775 Conroe" 1.60GHz (800FSB)
Mobo - Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
RAM - GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
GFX -Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT SILENT 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express)
DVD Drives - Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) x2
Boot Drive + MP3's - Samsung SpinPoint S 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache
PSU - Coolermaster Real Power 520w Modular Power Supply
Case -Lian Li PC-A05B Aluminium Midi-Tower - Black
Fans - Noctua NF-S12 1200RPM 120mm Silent Case Fan -3 Pin x2
Cables - Akasa Serial ATA 45cm DAYGLO Orange Data Cable x4
TV - LG 42PC55 42" HD Freeview Plasma TV

I've then got an XFi Extreme music for sound, and a HVR Hauppage card for the video in....

what do people think? should be good enough for Vista Media Centre yeah?

 

[BillytheImpaler]

I would consider the HD 2600 Pro since, IIRC, it has hardware for decoding H.264 which might be a boon to HTPC performance.

The SATA cables are unnecessary; the mobo comes with enough of them.

IMO those fans are a bit pants. Sure, they're quiet, but that's becasue they don't flow any air whatsoever.

 

[Conanius]

I would consider the HD 2600 Pro since, IIRC, it has hardware for decoding H.264 which might be a boon to HTPC performance.

The SATA cables are unnecessary; the mobo comes with enough of them.

IMO those fans are a bit pants. Sure, they're quiet, but that's becasue they don't flow any air whatsoever.

I was under the impression the 2400 did this also? could you link to one that you think would be suitable please?

 

[BillytheImpaler]

I just had a quick look at ATI's website. It appears that you are indeed correct. This function is present in all the HD 2xxx line. The one you've got there will be just fine.

As far as fans, if you want something that's quiet and still flows a reasonable amount of air, look for the Yate Loon D12SL-12, preferrably in sexeh black and orange. These are very cheap and dead silent at 7V. I love mine.