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HTPC Build - Will it play? Edition

1037 Views 7 Replies 7 Participants Last post by ldoodle, Jul 29, 2009

spamshu

Discussion Starter · Jul 28, 2009

SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB 7200 RPM

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 9400 HDMI Micro ATX

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400

APEVIA X-QPACK-NW-BK/420

The aim for my build is to play DVDs, 720p/1080p MKVs, Xvid encoded AVIs, MP3s, and HD Hulu(Maybe the occasional MAME too). I have 4 1 GB sticks of Ram at home, that I plan to put into this. I'm planning on using Mediaportal with the StreamedMP skin. The ultimate goal is to keep it under $450, which it is by 2 dollars. Anyone have an experience with these components? Do they work well with each other? How is the performance with these components? Is that case stupid? Am I stupid for making this post? Any constructive criticism, ideas, or opinions will be taken into consideration when I begin purchasing. Thanks for all your help and replies.

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mike_311

· #2 · Jul 28, 2009

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Originally Posted by spamshu /forum/post/16901527

SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R

Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB 7200 RPM

Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM

GIGABYTE GA-E7AUM-DS2H LGA 775 NVIDIA GeForce 9400 HDMI Micro ATX

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400

APEVIA X-QPACK-NW-BK/420

The aim for my build is to play DVDs, 720p/1080p MKVs, Xvid encoded AVIs, MP3s, and HD Hulu(Maybe the occasional MAME too). I have 4 1 GB sticks of Ram at home, that I plan to put into this. I'm planning on using Mediaportal with the StreamedMP skin. The ultimate goal is to keep it under $450, which it is by 2 dollars. Anyone have an experience with these components? Do they work well with each other? How is the performance with these components? Is that case stupid? Am I stupid for making this post? Any constructive criticism, ideas, or opinions will be taken into consideration when I begin purchasing. Thanks for all your help and replies.

did you factor in the cost of the OS?

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Ric_Margiotta

· #3 · Jul 28, 2009

I don't know about the case, but the motherboard and CPU combo should work nicely together and should handle everything you throw at it.

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schmitty338

· #4 · Jul 28, 2009

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Originally Posted by spamshu /forum/post/16901527

APEVIA X-QPACK-NW-BK/420

Is that case stupid? Am I stupid for making this post?

Yes and yes?

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mr007

· #5 · Jul 28, 2009

the powersuppy in the case sucks, dont risk your hardware with it

the case isnt worth 80bux.

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spamshu

Discussion Starter · #6 · Jul 29, 2009

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Originally Posted by mike_311 /forum/post/16901559

did you factor in the cost of the OS?

I did. I am getting a copy of Win 7 Business through the school to run on it.

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Originally Posted by mr007 /forum/post/16903507

the powersuppy in the case sucks, dont risk your hardware with it

the case isnt worth 80bux.

Do you have another suggestion? I'm all ears. That case was just the best balance of size and price I could find. If you could suggest something with quality and just a tad bit more expensive, I'd definitely take it into consideration. Or could I buy a different power supply and replace the one inside the case? If so, do you have a suggestion for the PSU? Thanks

Edit: Found this case on Newegg, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ntec%20NSK2480 . How about it?

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renethx

· #7 · Jul 29, 2009

I suggest NSK 2400 B with a better PSU such as CMPSU-450VX (or CMPSU-400CX).

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ldoodle

· #8 · Jul 29, 2009

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Originally Posted by spamshu /forum/post/16905458

I did. I am getting a copy of Win 7 Business through the school to run on it.

As long as you're not planning on using Media Center as it's not available in the Business edition.

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