HTPC Spec... Is this a good spec?

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I'm wondering is this a good spec for an HTPC? Did try and get it under £500 inc but failed.



  • Samsung SH-S203BEBN 20x20 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM
  • Samsung SpinPoint T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD501LJ)
  • Gigabyte GeForce 8600 GT Silent Fanless 512MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GV-NX86T512H)
  • Linksys WUSB54GC 54Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Network Adapter
  • Microsoft Remote Keyboard for Windows XP Media Center Edition - OEM (ZV7-00007)
  • Microsoft Windows XP Media Centre 2005 Remote Controller
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail
  • Antec Fusion Black HTPC Case - 430HE Watt PSU
  • Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
  • GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC)
  • Compro VideoMate DVB-E700 Digital TV Internal PCI-E - Retail

£567.34 inc

All compatible? What else options are there?
 
Rubbish keyboard- it's IR!
I'd use XP Home + Media Portal instead
I believe the ATI 2600 offer superior HD acceleration? Also you don't need 512MB of VRAM for HTPC

I have a HTPC, after trying out the major HTPC front end's I've stuck with XP & Media Portal, it's considerbly better than MCE (although I don't use tuners so cannot verify Media Portal at least equals MCE in that area)

I'd try and fit a quiet CPU HSF, but with that case you're limited to medium sized ones, mate has the same case- Zalman 7000 Cu installed.
 
OK I've just replaced:

Gigabyte GeForce 8600 GT Silent Fanless 512MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GV-NX86T512H)

with:

Gigabyte ATI Radeon 2600 Pro Silent Fanless 512MB DDR2 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GV-RX26P512H)

And just dumped the keyboard and added:

Zalman CNPS7500-CU CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775)

Comes to: £560.29 inc
 
Media Portal is so sloooowwww.

Also there's a slightly cheaper version of that case with a 380w PSU, can't remember the name of it though
 
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