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if your going with the APEX case there,
dont buy that GT210 gpu card...
HeatSink too big, wont fit...
again, i suggest the card thats listed in my GUIDE...
CELERON G530 is good enough too,,, no need to pay more here...
16GB USB Flash drive is overKill!!
the rest looks good!
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my pleasure! tell us how it goes for ya!
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2011-11-11, 01:54
(This post was last modified: 2011-11-11, 02:00 by realitybytez.)
I appreciate all of your hard work. Maybe I am a little different from the typical XBMC user, but my priority in building a HTPC is that I want to be able to record OTA TV using a DVR software application like MYTHTV, and I want to be able to stream HD content from the internet. I rent movies on DVD and blu-ray, and I have a standalone Blu-ray player, so this HTPC will not need an optical disk.
I bought a WD TV Live box to see if I would like streaming content from the web to my 50" LCD. It worked pretty well, but most of the things that I want to stream require using a browser. I want to be able to stream content from network websites (NBC, USAnetwork, etc.) and sites like FrontRowSports.
So how much CPU do I need for this type of application? Do I also need a video card or can I use the onboard graphics of the CPU?
I want to keep the cost as low as possible because I am unemployed and have a limited budget.
Any help that you can provide me would be great.
EDIT: I should have also stated that I am not interested in building a library of content. I am not the type of person who likes to watch the same movie or TV show more than once. I need the DVR functionality for Time-Shifting only.
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What is the current best/cheap (under $100) 3d Video card that I can puchase? Also what is the easiest way to tell if it is 3d capable?
Example:
on Newegg under the details it shows:
3D API
DirectX 11
So does a 3D API mean that the card is capable of playing 1080p 3d movies on my TV?
Thanks!
-haryy
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eskro
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to playback real native 3D movies,
your GPU needs to have HDMI 1.4 output....
so basically, any Radeon HD6xxx series will serve you well!
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So what exactly do the higher priced CPUs have over the Celeron you have listed in example builds? Obviously faster clock speeds (maybe more cores?), but is it anything that will make things slower noticeably?
I plan on using this HTPC (coupled with a discrete GPU, likely an HD5450) to:
1080p movies/TV shows (duh :p)
Hulu/Netflix
Some LIGHT gaming (I have a gaming PC, but it'd be nice to sit back and enjoy an older game or two)
Along with the light gaming, I'd want to set up a home emulator (nothing past N64) arcade of sorts using the XBMC plugins.
Obviously since all of the builds you have listed can do 1080p flawlessly, is there anything about the Celeron CPU specifically that would hold it back from my emulation idea, or should I go one step up and get a better CPU?
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eskro
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well the gaming factor can sometimes change your HTPC build completely...
that being said, the CELERON will be able to handle your stuff....
and i suggest you get at least an HD6xxx series instead of 5xxx series....
just so u got current stuff...