Spec Me a HTPC

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looking for a nice little htpc (Silverstone LC17 or simular ) spec.

now it will be mainly used for 720 / 1080p movies etc

i want to do this as cheap as possible, but for the films to play smooth too.

say max of £600?

thanks in advance :)
 
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This should do nicely. The case is really up to your preference. I included this one since OcUK doesn't stock Silverstone products and it really is a very nice case. There's enough lerft over for an HD-DVD or Blu-Ray drive if you are so inclined. As usual in my HTPC specs I include this processor as a placeholder for an X2 3800+ "Energy Efficient" 35 W CPU. It is more than powerful enough for decoding 1080p with aggressive codecs and it will put out significantly less heat. The AMD part number for it is ADD3800CUBOX. Shop around. :)

EDIT: Whoops, there are two cases in this. Let me change it.
EDIT2: Fixed.
 
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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
EVGA nForce 610 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (NF72-K1) £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
Antec Fusion Black HTPC Case - 430HE Watt PSU £96.99
(£113.96) £96.99
(£113.96)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz (1333FSB) - Retail £101.99
(£119.84) £101.99
(£119.84)
Gainward GeForce 8600 GTS 512MB GDDR3 HDTV/DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (4718462008897) £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
(£35.24) £29.99
(£35.24)
Sub Total : £388.95
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £69.81
Total : £468.71


hows that sound? ive heard to use the 8600 would be a better option, would all those parts be fine for .mkv @ 720p and 1080p etc etc?


i have a few hdd's kickin around i will be using
 
You'll find that 8600 GTS is not recommended much. Its doesn't offer very much over the plain 8600 & consumes more power (has a PCI-E power connector). But if not gaming, either is OTT.

How about...
  • Samsung SH-S202JBEBN 20x DVD±RW IDE Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
  • GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £29.99
  • Antec Fusion Black HTPC Case - 430HE Watt PSU £96.99
  • Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST3500320AS) x2 £119.98
  • Zalman CNPS8700-LED CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £27.99
  • Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H GeForce 7100 Micro-ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £43.99
  • PowerColor ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO SCS3 SILENT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £43.99
  • Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail £64.99
  • Sub Total : £441.91
  • Shipping : £10.95
  • VAT : £79.25
  • Total : £532.11
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