2011-06-08, 05:41
I accidentally posted this in the wrong forum. Asked mod to delete old thread. Reposting here. Hope that's ok.
After reading through many posts and seeing many users HTPC builds, I've now decided to use an AMD solution. Thanks to Eskro for the many builds you've put up as the information helped a lot.
I'm now looking at this for my HTPC:
Antec Minuet 350 Slimline case with 350W PSU $119.00
Netgear WNDA3100 Wireless-N USB Adapter 802.11 $72.00
Samsung 22X DVDRW Black SATA $29.00
AMD Athlon II X2 CPU AM3 3.1GHz (65W) $64.00
Asus GF GT430 PCI-E2.0 LP $72.00
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P $66.00
G Skill 4G(2x2G) DDR3 1333Mhz RH55 CL7(4GBRH) $55.00
WD Scorpio 320G SATA 7200RPM 16M 2.5" HDD $69.00
Total $546.00
Software
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Windows 7 64 bit
XBMC Dharma
Any suggestions on improvements are appreciated. My requirements are:
* able to handle 1080p, H264
* HDMI bitstreaming of HD audio
* Wireless-N
* Fairly quiet
This will be a dedicated HTPC running XBMC.
I haven't quite decided on whether I'll use a bluray player instead of the DVDRW...
Thanks.
...DJVege...
After reading through many posts and seeing many users HTPC builds, I've now decided to use an AMD solution. Thanks to Eskro for the many builds you've put up as the information helped a lot.
I'm now looking at this for my HTPC:
Antec Minuet 350 Slimline case with 350W PSU $119.00
Netgear WNDA3100 Wireless-N USB Adapter 802.11 $72.00
Samsung 22X DVDRW Black SATA $29.00
AMD Athlon II X2 CPU AM3 3.1GHz (65W) $64.00
Asus GF GT430 PCI-E2.0 LP $72.00
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P $66.00
G Skill 4G(2x2G) DDR3 1333Mhz RH55 CL7(4GBRH) $55.00
WD Scorpio 320G SATA 7200RPM 16M 2.5" HDD $69.00
Total $546.00
Software
----------
Windows 7 64 bit
XBMC Dharma
Any suggestions on improvements are appreciated. My requirements are:
* able to handle 1080p, H264
* HDMI bitstreaming of HD audio
* Wireless-N
* Fairly quiet
This will be a dedicated HTPC running XBMC.
I haven't quite decided on whether I'll use a bluray player instead of the DVDRW...
Thanks.
...DJVege...