2013-11-20, 04:26
So, I have never before built an HTPC, but my brother is very familiar with building PCs and has agreed to help me, so I am going to give it a shot. I currently run Frodo XBMC on my desktop (http://ow.ly/qZGTn), so I am familiar with XBMC to some extent.
My brother helped me draw up this build: http://ow.ly/qZGZf.
What I am hoping to do with it is the following: run Frodo, playback full 1080p videos with DTS audio, share said videos with other computers on my home network, install an additional 4 TB drive I currently have in my desktop to create a RAID 1 array,and run the usual sab/sb/cp software... so I can repeatedly download all the Linux distros my little heart desires Oh, and I would be looking to use Windows 7, as I want to incorporate Netflix and other Windows-only software.
Can somebody take a look at the build and give me some feedback? Does it look sufficient for my uses? Any recommendations or critiques would be appreciated.
Thanks!
My brother helped me draw up this build: http://ow.ly/qZGZf.
What I am hoping to do with it is the following: run Frodo, playback full 1080p videos with DTS audio, share said videos with other computers on my home network, install an additional 4 TB drive I currently have in my desktop to create a RAID 1 array,and run the usual sab/sb/cp software... so I can repeatedly download all the Linux distros my little heart desires Oh, and I would be looking to use Windows 7, as I want to incorporate Netflix and other Windows-only software.
Can somebody take a look at the build and give me some feedback? Does it look sufficient for my uses? Any recommendations or critiques would be appreciated.
Thanks!