Not another one! Help me spec a media

loopylou · 15 Apr 2009 at 14:33

Hi,

I wanting to build a new pc as my old one is running slow and painful. Mainly for media use, general internet use, and a couple of games (The Sims, Football Manager etc).

I don't really want to spend more than £500, and I need everything apart from Monitor, keyboard and mouse. Ideally I would want it to be a smallish case as I think they look neater.

Is it worth buying Vista or running the beta version of Windows 7 until that is fully released?

loopylou · 15 Apr 2009 at 14:37

I stole this from another spec thread, will this be ok?

Zotac GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi Mini-ITX (Socket 775)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail
Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB)
In-Win BM648 Mini-ITX Case - Black (120W PSU)
OCZ Gold Edition 4GB (2x2GB)

ssmacc · 15 Apr 2009 at 15:15

Case:

Antec NSK 2480 Desktop Case - Black/Silver (380W Earth Watts PSU)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-092-AN&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=

loopylou · 15 Apr 2009 at 15:23

If I set it up as a media center is it possible to buy a remote for it?

mp260767 · 15 Apr 2009 at 17:53

Antec Fusion 'Remote' Max Premium HTPC Case - Black (No PSU) £149.49 (£129.99)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £73.99 (£64.34)

Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 "LGA775 Core 2" 2.50GHz (800FSB) - Retail £62.09 (£53.99)

Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H GeForce 7100 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £57.49 (£49.99)

Sony BDU-X10S Blu-Ray Reader Serial-ATA Drive - Retail £54.99
(£47.82)

Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.2 Power Supply - Black Nickel £42.99 (£37.38)

Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX Dual Channel (TWIN2X4096-6400C5)£33.98 (£29.55)

Sub Total : £413.06
Shipping : £12.50
VAT : £63.83
Total : £489.39

Audigex · 16 Apr 2009 at 03:15

There are loads of remotes around, either bluetooth or with a USB reciever. Dead easy to set up, although finding one you like can be a pain.

They work great with most media centre software and often double up as a mouse if necessary :-)

loopylou · 16 Apr 2009 at 12:20

Thanks guys, looks like I am going to have to wait another month or so before I proceed with the purchase now, but thanks for your help