Solved Need advice for new HTPC
#1
Hi guys

My HTPC (Laptop) works perfectly with XBMC - HD Movies / TV Shows and older emulation games.
Specs are:
HP Elitebook 8530w
Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU T9600 @ 2.80GHz 2.80 GHz
4,00 GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M


But yesterday I discovered the great Dolphin emulator for Gamecube and Wii, and my HTPC has no chance of running the games. They lag so hard.
The laptop lacks of both CPU and Graphic card.
Since Dolphin has the option to enhance games so much in graphics (Internal Resolution, Anti-Aliasing, Anisotropic Filtering), I guess that requires a powerful graphic card?!

I would like some help with building my new HTPC!
What I want: (Almost everything Smile)

- An HTPC that is able to play full HD movies and emulation games like the gamecube games in the Dolphin emulator.
- A nice looking cabinet like the ones from http://www.silverstonetek.com/ , with enough room for a powerful graphic card.
- A perfect airflow, to keep the HTPC cool, but with absolutely minimum noise from the fan (of course it will be more noisy in games when it's performing)
- Must have HDMI (duh) and optical S/PDIF output
- The HTPC will be turned on 24/7, so maybe a machine that isn't too much power consuming! (Not sure this is a realistic demand though Big Grin)
- I've already got an SSD harddisk, so I could save some money there at least!
- I will install it with Windows 7 x64

Thanks in advance! Smile
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#2
Lol I want one too...its time to build.
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