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Hi all,
I'd appreciate some comments on the components below for my first HTPC build. My needs are:
Watch, record and playback OTA television
Watch and rip DVD and Bluray
I do not have an HD audio capable receiver currently. When I want to upgrade this I will likely add a graphics card, but I won't be doing this for a while. After I get things initially setup I will likely add another hard disk (e.g. 1.5 TB WD Green) or two, or three...
Components:
nMEDIAPC Black HTPC 5000B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case $59.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply $39.99 AR
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H Micro ATX AMD Motherboard (combo w/ memory) $142.98 AR
OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (in combo above)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 3.2GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor - C3 Revision $101.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $55.99
AVerMedia AVerTVHD Duet - PCTV Tuner (A188 - White Box) $64.99
LITE-ON Black 4X Blu-ray Reader SATA Model iHOS104-06 $55.79
Total comes to $521.72 plus shipping.
I guess I've left off a remote and wireless keyboard & mouse combo. Any recommendations for these? I don't want to spend the world, but the wife acceptance factor is important.
Everything seem suitable/reasonable? Is the WD Blue a decent choice for the OS hard disk? I'll probably record OTA television to this disk and add the WD Green for DVDs and Blurays later.
Cheers for any advice,
Sam
I'd appreciate some comments on the components below for my first HTPC build. My needs are:
Watch, record and playback OTA television
Watch and rip DVD and Bluray
I do not have an HD audio capable receiver currently. When I want to upgrade this I will likely add a graphics card, but I won't be doing this for a while. After I get things initially setup I will likely add another hard disk (e.g. 1.5 TB WD Green) or two, or three...
Components:
nMEDIAPC Black HTPC 5000B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case $59.99
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX 400W Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply $39.99 AR
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GMT-UD2H Micro ATX AMD Motherboard (combo w/ memory) $142.98 AR
OCZ Obsidian 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (in combo above)
AMD Phenom II X2 555 3.2GHz Socket AM3 80W Dual-Core Desktop Processor - C3 Revision $101.99
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $55.99
AVerMedia AVerTVHD Duet - PCTV Tuner (A188 - White Box) $64.99
LITE-ON Black 4X Blu-ray Reader SATA Model iHOS104-06 $55.79
Total comes to $521.72 plus shipping.
I guess I've left off a remote and wireless keyboard & mouse combo. Any recommendations for these? I don't want to spend the world, but the wife acceptance factor is important.
Everything seem suitable/reasonable? Is the WD Blue a decent choice for the OS hard disk? I'll probably record OTA television to this disk and add the WD Green for DVDs and Blurays later.
Cheers for any advice,
Sam