2012-05-03, 18:09
First of all hello to all of you for the amazing thread!
I have been looking for an HTPC since last year learking from a far distance only and yesterday I have read the whole 28 pages of it and my head is still spinning.
Personnaly I have seen XBMC in action (under windows on a HTPC and WOW!)
So here are my questions:
1- Eskro: I have looked at your private setup : http://ow.ly/1uizZd and I would like to know. If you have to build for yourself a new HTPC, what would you get
2- Based on my current setup what would I need to get everything working
My setup is :
NAS : QNAP TS-459 Pro II
Console : PS3
3DTV: Sony 46hx800
Network : 1 Gigabit cable connection & Wireless
TV signal : Antenna only
Amp : OLD yamaha ca-410
Speaker : 2 HPM60 Pionner speaker
Based on the information found in this thread, I beleive my situation is of a group 7.
What do I want! I want my HTPC boxe to be DEAD SILENT! So based on the your thread I am leaning towards:
Case: Lian Li PC-C37 or C39 or Antec Fusion V2 Silver or Antec – NSK2480B (I prefer slim case without too many light)
MOBO: ASRock A75M FM1 CIR USB3.0 SATAIII UEFI μATX or ASRock A75 Pro4-M
CPUGPU: AMD A8-3870 or AMD A8-3850 4x2.9GHz HD6550D FM1 100W
SSD: CRUCIAL M4 64 GO SATA REVISION 3.0
Ram: Corsair Dominator GT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (overkill) or
KINGSTON HyperX Plug n Play
OS : Windows 7 Home (since I heard Bluerays cant be read under Linux, I might be wrong here)
Remote: Motorola NYXboard Hybrid
BR/DVD: Pioneer BDR-206DBK Read:8X Write:12X Access Time:170ms Cache:4MB
Fans : To be define
PSU : To be define PicoPSU considered
Tuner : Might add one at a later stage
2.1 - Will I be able to play games like Diablo 3 (It is not a necessity)
2.2 - Could you please tell me if this setup is ok and what Fans, Cooler, PSU or PicoPSU I should get
2.3 - I dont have spare cables or such to connect all the piece in the HTPC box, what else do I need to buy
3.0 - I guess I will need a new amp... (I am tempted to use optical cables mostly and HDMI, I don't know much about this either )
So thanks a lot for all your help, and please keep up the good work this thread is awesome
Best regards to all!
I have been looking for an HTPC since last year learking from a far distance only and yesterday I have read the whole 28 pages of it and my head is still spinning.
Personnaly I have seen XBMC in action (under windows on a HTPC and WOW!)
So here are my questions:
1- Eskro: I have looked at your private setup : http://ow.ly/1uizZd and I would like to know. If you have to build for yourself a new HTPC, what would you get
2- Based on my current setup what would I need to get everything working
My setup is :
NAS : QNAP TS-459 Pro II
Console : PS3
3DTV: Sony 46hx800
Network : 1 Gigabit cable connection & Wireless
TV signal : Antenna only
Amp : OLD yamaha ca-410
Speaker : 2 HPM60 Pionner speaker
Based on the information found in this thread, I beleive my situation is of a group 7.
What do I want! I want my HTPC boxe to be DEAD SILENT! So based on the your thread I am leaning towards:
Case: Lian Li PC-C37 or C39 or Antec Fusion V2 Silver or Antec – NSK2480B (I prefer slim case without too many light)
MOBO: ASRock A75M FM1 CIR USB3.0 SATAIII UEFI μATX or ASRock A75 Pro4-M
CPUGPU: AMD A8-3870 or AMD A8-3850 4x2.9GHz HD6550D FM1 100W
SSD: CRUCIAL M4 64 GO SATA REVISION 3.0
Ram: Corsair Dominator GT 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (overkill) or
KINGSTON HyperX Plug n Play
OS : Windows 7 Home (since I heard Bluerays cant be read under Linux, I might be wrong here)
Remote: Motorola NYXboard Hybrid
BR/DVD: Pioneer BDR-206DBK Read:8X Write:12X Access Time:170ms Cache:4MB
Fans : To be define
PSU : To be define PicoPSU considered
Tuner : Might add one at a later stage
2.1 - Will I be able to play games like Diablo 3 (It is not a necessity)
2.2 - Could you please tell me if this setup is ok and what Fans, Cooler, PSU or PicoPSU I should get
2.3 - I dont have spare cables or such to connect all the piece in the HTPC box, what else do I need to buy
3.0 - I guess I will need a new amp... (I am tempted to use optical cables mostly and HDMI, I don't know much about this either )
So thanks a lot for all your help, and please keep up the good work this thread is awesome
Best regards to all!