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Hardware Guide to Building a High-Definition HTPC

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Guide to Building a HD HTPC (& General-Purpose Desktop PC)


Contents
  • Preface
  • Hardware Leaderboard
Main Part
  1. Hardware Selection Guide
    1. CPU and CPU Cooler
    2. Memory
    3. Motherboard – Intel Platform
    4. Motherboard – AMD Platform
    5. Video Card
    6. HDD
    7. PSU
    8. Case
    9. Keyboard, Mouse, Remote Controller (under construction)
    10. Optical Drive (under construction)
    11. TV Tuner (under construction)
    12. Sound Card (under construction)
Appendix
  1. Intel Processors – An Overview
    1. P6 Microarchitecture
    2. Intel NetBurst Microarchitecture
    3. Intel's Mobile Microarchitecture
    4. Intel Core Microarchitecture
    5. Intel's T's or *T's
    6. Next Generation Microarchitecture 2 (NGMA2)
  2. AMD Processors – An Overview
    1. K5 Processor
    2. K6 Processor
    3. K7 Processor
    4. K8 Processor
    5. K8 Processor Ordering Part Number Description
  3. Core 2 Motherboards – A Complete List of
    • Contents
    • Conventions
    1. Overview of Recent Chipsets for the Intel Platform
    2. Intel 865 Chipset Motherboards
    3. Intel 945 Express Chipset Motherboards
    4. Intel 946 Express Chipset Motherboards
    5. Intel 975X Express Chipset Motherboards
    6. Intel 965 Express Chipset Motherboards
    7. Intel 3 Series Chipset Motherboards
    8. Intel Eaglelake Chipset Motherboards
    9. NVIDIA nForce4 for Intel Chipset Motherboards
    10. NVIDIA nForce 500 Series for Intel Chipset Motherboards
    11. NVIDIA nForce 600i Series Chipset Motherboards
    12. NVIDIA nForce 700i Series Chipset Motherboards
    13. NVIDIA GeForce 7-Series GPU/nForce 630i MCP Chipset Motherboards
    14. ATI Chipset Motherboards
    15. SiS Chipset Motherboards
    16. VIA Chipset Motherboards
    17. Mobile Intel 945 Express Chipset Motherboards
    18. Mobile Intel 965 Express Chipset Motherboards
  4. AM2 Motherboards – A Complete List of
    • Contents
    • Conventions
    1. Overview of Recent Chipsets for the AMD Platform
    2. AMD RD480 Chipset Motherboards
    3. AMD RD580 Chipset Motherboards
    4. AMD RD790 Chipset Motherboards
    5. AMD RS480 Chipset Motherboards
    6. AMD RS690 Chipset Motherboards
    7. AMD RS740 Chipset Motherboards
    8. AMD RS780 Chipset Motherboards
    9. NVIDIA nForce3 Chipset Motherboards
    10. NVIDIA nForce4 for AMD Chipset Motherboards
    11. NVIDIA nForce 500 Series for AMD Chipset Motherboards
    12. NVIDIA nForce 600a Series Chipset Motherboards
    13. NVIDIA nForce 700a Series Chipset Motherboards
    14. NVIDIA GeForce 6-Series GPU/nForce4 MCP Chipset Motherboards
    15. NVIDIA GeForce 7-Series GPU/nForce 630a MCP Chipset Motherboards
    16. SiS Chipset Motherboards
    17. ULi Chipset Motherboards
    18. VIA Chipset Motherboards
  5. Naming Rules of Motherboards
    1. ASUS
    2. DFI
    3. FOXCONN
    4. GIGABYTE
    5. Intel
    6. MSI
  6. Intel Platform Overclocking Guide
    1. Overclocking Guide
    2. Calculating Memory Frequency
    3. BSEL Mod for Core 2 Duo E4x00
    4. Calculating Power Consumption
  7. AMD Platform Overclocking Guide
    1. Overclocking Guide
    2. Calculating Memory Frequency
    3. Calculating Power Consumption
  8. NVIDIA GeForce 8600/8500 Video Card List
    1. GeForce 8600 GTS
    2. GeForce 8600 GT
    3. GeForce 8500 GT
  9. ATI Radeon HD 2600/2400 Video Card List (under construction)
  10. List of Bandwidth
    1. CPU Bus
    2. Memory
    3. Northbridge to Southbridge
    4. Peripheral Devices
    5. Storage
    6. External Devices
    7. LAN
    8. Multimedia
 
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