MCE PC - Worth It?

jcb33

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Hi all, just wondering, I have the following System at home:

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AMD X2 3800+
1GB PC4800 Ram
160GB + 120GB IDE HDD's
ATI X1900XT 512MB
Audigy 4
Freeview TV Card

20" TFT Viewsonic
6.1 Creative Speakers

Now I am a uni student, so am not at home much and was thinking of getting:
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MCE Remote
MCE Full ATX Case
250GB HDD
Wireless Game Pad
Network Router

Taking it to uni, connecting it to my main PC, and using it as a 20" TV, dvd player, music system, and arcade games box.

However my uni system is:

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X2 4800+, 2GB Ram, 1.5TB HDD, ATI X1950XTX 512MB, 2x 19" TFT

So is capable of doing the same things.

What are your opinions, would I be better off getting a remote and wireless gamepad for my main pc, and using it for the MCE box, or building up my spare pc into an MCE computer, and running it literaly next to my main pc, but sitting in the corner as an entertainment pc, and not stealing any resources from my main?

Views please... Also comments on my hardware and how good it would be for a MCE system...

Was looking at the:

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Opera Micro ATX Desktop Case

Its shy of £40, and looks quite nice, claims to hold 2x 5.25 Drives, and 2x3.5s, Would I be able to fit a HDD into a 5.25 HDD Easy enough? Also the PSU mounts at the front of the case, but it takes a full size PSU so I would be using my current one, would I be able to use the extention cable they suply from a normal PSU to the power slot at the back? Would it be safe?

Thanks all!
 
If it was me i'd either stick with your main PC in your room and get the extra bits you menton for that, or bring your 'home home' PC and stick it in your lounge or whatever so you and your housemates can partake in some nice HTPC/multi gaming action esk'ness.com/radio1 whilst connected up to a TV.

Or sell your home home PC if you're not using it.
 
ukdave said:
If it was me i'd either stick with your main PC in your room and get the extra bits you menton for that, or bring your 'home home' PC and stick it in your lounge or whatever so you and your housemates can partake in some nice HTPC/multi gaming action esk'ness.com/radio1 whilst connected up to a TV.

Or sell your home home PC if you're not using it.
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Well I wont be doing that as I wont know next years room mates, and I wont have wireless internet to conenect to my pc...

What would I need so that I could connect both computers at once to one main LAN connection? I have to connect to the net via a sign in portal, so signing in one would idealy let the other online also
 
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