What spec for htpc?

mark35 · 28 Mar 2007 at 22:06

Hi i want to build a htpc s cheap as possable with digi tv and nice case etc up to say £500 or below

jammir · 28 Mar 2007 at 22:32

just a little over £500

mark35 · 28 Mar 2007 at 22:58

a little over 500 is ok

jammir · 28 Mar 2007 at 23:00

that board has 1080p HDMI good for most LCD's will still look great at 1080i

jammir · 28 Mar 2007 at 23:02

also if you can get another small hdd for the OS and apps so you can have the 500 for movies, music, PVR etc.

mark35 · 28 Mar 2007 at 23:06

mate i have no spec can u show mw again?

jammir · 28 Mar 2007 at 23:16

mark35 said:
mate i have no spec can u show mw again?

what do you mean can you not see the screen grab above?

ganesh · 28 Mar 2007 at 23:19

jammir said:
what do you mean can you not see the screen grab above?

There is no screen grab that i can see.

jammir · 28 Mar 2007 at 23:20

strange that i can see it, oh well

Antec Fusion HTPC Case - 430HE Watt PSU £95.99
(£112.79) £95.99
(£112.79)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB ST3500641AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £68.99
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(£81.06)
Liteon DVD-8900 16x DVD±RW/RAM (Black) - OEM £13.99
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Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD ATI Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £69.99
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GeIL 1GB (2x512MB) PC5300 667MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX21GB5300DC) £42.99
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Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £101.99
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(£119.84)
Hauppauge WinTV HVR-1100 Freeview TV Tuner £34.99
(£41.11) £34.99
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Zefan · 28 Mar 2007 at 23:21

ganesh said:
There is no screen grab that i can see.

Ditto.

jammir · 28 Mar 2007 at 23:23

Zefan said:
Ditto.

thats very strange

mark35 · 28 Mar 2007 at 23:49

would that spec play tv and xvids with no problems?

Zefan · 28 Mar 2007 at 23:51

mark35 said:
would that spec play tv and xvids with no problems?

Very much so.

naro · 29 Mar 2007 at 00:27

i think even an AMD X2 4000+ should be able to play 1080p decently without any lag...

guv69 · 21 Apr 2007 at 02:10

I couldnt see the grab either!

I'm also looking to build a HTPC and the spec youve shown is almost identical to the one I am looking at.

Same case, MB, Ram (albeit 2GB). Ive chosen the Spinpoint 500GB (x2) and a E6600 as its cheaper this week!

So the onboard graphics of this case really will decode well HD?

OK - Obviously as its going to be used for cinema stuff, I want it as quite as possible. Ive read that I could use the supplied cooler that comes with the CPU - but think it probably better to get a beefier option thats probably going to be much quiter also. What would you recommend (baring in mind the case.)

Just wished the MB had another PCI slot. I was looking to use a Satellite and Freeview card. (Yes I know you can get a 4 in one card - but its single tuner only)