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hi,
i would prefer a newer motherboard like the asus m2a. you could use a low profile scyte ninja cpu cooler with a papst or noctua fan. with this combo you can even top the pretty good noise level of the zalman cooler. but the rest looks just fine.
edit: if you also need a psu i recommend the seasonic s12 and m12 series.
hi,
i would prefer a newer motherboard like the asus m2a. you could use a low profile scyte ninja cpu cooler with a papst or...
Hello all, I'm currently building my first HTPC and waiting on the following components.
Antec Fusion Black HTPC Case - 430HE...
Not much choice in UK on this one.
Asrock P4VM900-SATA2 Socket 478 VIA PCI-E found at ebuyer.com
overclockers.co.uk does not have a single 478 board.
Here i would go around a computer fair, to find something that is not current technology.
good luck with your search
Not much choice in UK on this one.
Asrock P4VM900-SATA2 Socket 478 VIA PCI-E found at ebuyer.com
overclockers.co.uk does not...
Hi I'm looking to buy a mother board but not exactly sure which one to get. i just got a new graphics card that isn't compatible...
I have what is kind of an offbeat (but simple) requirement for recording TV. I have a FTA satellite receiver that has an attached USB drive that can be used to make recordings. unfortunately it has no PVR capabilities so one has to manually start and stop the recording of sat shows. Most of what I will record is HD and I would prefer...
I have what is kind of an offbeat (but simple) requirement for recording TV. I have a FTA satellite receiver that has an attached...
I have what is kind of an offbeat (but simple) requirement for recording TV. I have a FTA satellite receiver that has an attached...
First things first, newbie to the forums first post!
Wife likes sky+ i hate it.
Have a pc with celeron 2.6GHz 512mb ram twin 500gb hdd (raided-raid 1)win mce 2005 connected via dvi(ati 128Mb card) to an lg telly (37" with dvi input) and two nebula electronics dvb cards (well one master pci and one slave usb) and a mce remote, dvd...
First things first, newbie to the forums first post!
Wife likes sky+ i hate it.
Have a pc with celeron 2.6GHz 512mb ram twin...
First things first, newbie to the forums first post!
Wife likes sky+ i hate it.
Have a pc with celeron 2.6GHz 512mb ram twin...
Looks nice. Personally, I'd go for a 45w processor if the price is right. True, you can't get quite up to the speed of your 65w and they cost a bit more, but for a computer that's always on and when you're looking for reliability, less heat and less power makes sense. I was spec-ing systems today, actually, and decided on the 45w for...
Looks nice. Personally, I'd go for a 45w processor if the price is right. True, you can't get quite up to the speed of your 65w and...
Hi, although I've successfully built PCs before this will be my first HTPC and I'd appreciate your feed back. Its initial role will...
Hello guys....I am in the process to custom build a HTPC and Media Server.....I do have some questions from the experts here and please share your experiences.
I will be building custom made cases for a (1)Media server and (3) media clients, I have looked for cases, some are very nice,(very expensive as well) but always lacking...
Hello guys....I am in the process to custom build a HTPC and Media Server.....I do have some questions from the experts here and...
Hello guys....I am in the process to custom build a HTPC and Media Server.....I do have some questions from the experts here and...
http://users.vic.chariot.net.au/~mitreski/ download Gooses guide, or read post here
http://users.vic.chariot.net.au/~mitreski/ download Gooses guide, or read post here
I'm in the US building a HTPC that I plan to run MediaPortal and TVEngine on the same box under XP SP2. I'd like to be able to...
Great stuff, says connection succeeded this time. Thanks
My card isn't recognised in the TV server thing either. So it's looking like I won't be able to link this device with MP?
Well I won't worry too much about getting it to recognise this particular device, as I believe the device won't be staying with me long. Only managed to...
Great stuff, says connection succeeded this time. Thanks
My card isn't recognised in the TV server thing either. So it's looking...
I'll be using some of my old computers parts to put together a simple HTCP, which will hopefully be running Media Portal. Here are...
pezzer, you're absolutely right the case itself is not that pricy. It's all the extras you need to make it passive that's pricy as hell, I ended up having worth 800 EUR worth of case-stuff in my shopping cart. I could fill 2 htpcs with hardware for all my needs for that price, it's just too steep..
Don't know of any mcubed/hfx...
pezzer, you're absolutely right the case itself is not that pricy. It's all the extras you need to make it passive that's pricy as...
I'm looking to buy a new home theater case for my media centre, i'd like to go to full ATX to fit the motherboard that i've...
Hey all,
got FireDTV S2 yesterday. trying to use Matrix Reborn CAM with it which support are telling me is compatible, however the CAM is not being detected. Go into support tool and says CAM module not inserted. I have trible checked CAM is in right way up, so is smartcard, I have reinstalled drivers, tried it on a different PC...
Hey all,
got FireDTV S2 yesterday. trying to use Matrix Reborn CAM with it which support are telling me is compatible, however...
Hey all,
got FireDTV S2 yesterday. trying to use Matrix Reborn CAM with it which support are telling me is compatible, however...
Your choice :)
However, I don't have any heat problems without these 2x 60mm fans. I only have 1x 80mm fan in my PSU. Ok my case has a bit more space, but doesn't have air holes in the top like yours.
I don't think you will have a heat problem.
If you did, you could under volt your CPU (which you should do anyway) and also under...
Your choice :)
However, I don't have any heat problems without these 2x 60mm fans. I only have 1x 80mm fan in my PSU. Ok my case...
HI,
I'm building my first HTPC and need some help. My case is an Nmedia 200BA and I'm using a Scythe Mini Ninja fanless...
Thanks for the reply. It was a moment of madness really - it basically came down to the fact that home Premium was cheaper than XP Pro!
I run Vista on my other machine (in the study - 3200+ Athlon with 1Gb and 6600 AGP graphics) and find it run quite well (although I don't really put it to task!).
I haven't yet managed to set it up...
Thanks for the reply. It was a moment of madness really - it basically came down to the fact that home Premium was cheaper than XP...
Hi folks...
I'm now very nearly there with building our house and are planning on moving in at the weekend. My HTPC has been in...
Does anyone know of any US mCubed distributors? Love the idea of there cases, but they don't seem to be available here (USA).
Thanks for any direction...
Does anyone know of any US mCubed distributors? Love the idea of there cases, but they don't seem to be available here (USA)...
[Motherboard:] Abit Moederbord AN-M2HD
[Proc:] AMD CPU Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 65 Watt 2.20 GHz, 1000 MHz, 2x 512kB...
I also had this problem and made it public here some time ago. Nobody seemed to care though. I did a workaround by using a huge hard disk drive and don't need network shares anymore. Sorry for not being able to give positive feedback here.
-level20peon
I also had this problem and made it public here some time ago. Nobody seemed to care though. I did a workaround by using a huge...
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My HTPC only have a 80GB HD, so there is no space for vids or music. All this fieles are on servers.
My problem is: if...
The only benefit is the ability to use 4GB of ram or more. There are performance advantages but are not really worth reinstalling the OS (you can not upgrade).
The only benefit is the ability to use 4GB of ram or more. There are performance advantages but are not really worth reinstalling...
Hey all,
Got a nice setup hardware wise, dual core AMD been running my HTPC for a while but only on vista 32 as when I first...
Hi again,
Is anyone running with an X-Plosion soundcard?
What I need to know is whether the SPDIF IO connector on the actual card will output SPDIF the same as the optical/coax? It says in the little documation there is that this is for adding an external spdif panel.
The reason I ask is that I am planning on using HDMI...
Hi again,
Is anyone running with an X-Plosion soundcard?
What I need to know is whether the SPDIF IO connector on the actual...
Hi again,
Is anyone running with an X-Plosion soundcard?
What I need to know is whether the SPDIF IO connector on the actual...
Try these on for size... the first one, K-lite should help you for sure, you can download, and then only install the codecs that you want (I have the hard drive space, so I just install them all... it works pretty well).
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm...
Try these on for size... the first one, K-lite should help you for sure, you can download, and then only install the codecs that...
before I begin. I would like to say THANKS ALOT to everyone that worked on Media Portal it's a GREAT program.
when I first...
perhaps you may take a look at Eventghost http://www.eventghost.org/wiki/EventGhost:About
There is a plugin for gamepads.
Your desired function to load programs.
and you can set the buttons for your gamepad.
I've been looking for myself just a few weeks ago, but look at it - its pretty intuitive once you figured out how it works.
perhaps you may take a look at Eventghost http://www.eventghost.org/wiki/EventGhost:About
There is a plugin for gamepads.
Your...
just wondering.
Is there a program out there that let me:
- configure a program to start/shutdown
- when I start it it would...
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Noise isn't the issue. Its due to the low amount of RAM, and since there is extra drive activity from utorrent. Basicly I just want to make it as snappy as possible, but I guess I could just split the pager file between the drives.
Noise isn't the issue. Its due to the low amount of RAM, and since there is extra drive activity from utorrent. Basicly I just...
I used some spare parts to put together a little rig running MediaPortal for my parents. Its a bit under powered, and I was...
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Athlon 64 X2 AM2 5600+
- I'm also using it for games (HL, HL2, BF1942, DC)
Athlon 64 X2 AM2 5600+
- I'm also using it for games (HL, HL2, BF1942, DC)
I'm curious to know how fast CPU's thats really needed. Im running at 650 Mhz without any problem.
Thanks for your reply. I will play safe and do the same as you did.
Kryspy
Thanks for your reply. I will play safe and do the same as you did.
Kryspy
Hi,
I notice alot of the nmedia brand cases have built in transceivers but say they are only Vista MCE capable. Will these...
UPDATE:
Ok,
Well the system is now built using almost these specs. Have found so far:
Case is good, rather solid and fairly simple to use. However, a rather large gotcha when using this case with a MicroATX board is that you loose a PCI slot on the riser. The riser has, from top to bottom, PCI slot, PCI-E slot and PCI slot...
UPDATE:
Ok,
Well the system is now built using almost these specs. Have found so far:
Case is good, rather solid and...
Ok,
I've been lurking in the background for a while, dealing with an old setup, but have just decided on the parts for my new...
I've been building an HTPC to connect to my Samsung 50" plasma via my Onkyo received over HDMI. Relevant specs are as follows:
WD 500GB SATA drive
300W Power supply
AMD X2 5600+
2 GB Dual channel RAM
HIS HD2600XT 256 MB
HT Omega Striker 7.1 audio card
Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H motherboard
Windows Vista Home Premium x64
I...
I've been building an HTPC to connect to my Samsung 50" plasma via my Onkyo received over HDMI. Relevant specs are as follows...
I've been building an HTPC to connect to my Samsung 50" plasma via my Onkyo received over HDMI. Relevant specs are as follows...
Thanks Spragleknas, the MCE Standby Tool did the trick :)
Just the key mapping will not work. In the Configuration under the shortcut for e.g. MyTV is 'T' - same as the mapping for the Imon remote. But I get no reaction....
Thanks Spragleknas, the MCE Standby Tool did the trick :)
Just the key mapping will not work. In the Configuration under the...
First of all hello and thanks to everyone contributing to this great project.
Now that I have build and set up my HTPC I have two...
No room for it due to the special placing of the SATA-connectors on the GB board. They ltterly hit the wall.
No room for it due to the special placing of the SATA-connectors on the GB board. They ltterly hit the wall.
earlier I have just been using my laptop with s-video output, which is not really all that good. it is slow, and the quality is...
I would go with a low power CPU, since heat is almost always a problem. Have you checked AMD 45 Watt CPU?
I would go with a low power CPU, since heat is almost always a problem. Have you checked AMD 45 Watt CPU?
My first attempt to build a decent HTPC. Hardware so far is:
Antec Fusion V2 Case
Biostar TF7050-M2 MB
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+...
Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-fi XtremeMusic
CPU cooler: ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU 120mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan - Retail
Memory: CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Video Card: ASUS EN8600GT SILENT/HTDP/256M GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported HDCP Video Card - Retail...
Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-fi XtremeMusic
CPU cooler: ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU 120mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan - Retail
Memory: CORSAIR...
Sound Card: Sound Blaster X-fi XtremeMusic
CPU cooler: ZALMAN CNPS7700-CU 120mm 2 Ball Cooling Fan - Retail
Memory: CORSAIR...
If you are still looking for a good mobo consider gigabyte p35-ds4, i'm using this board with a q6600 htpc. very stable board with all the functions you need. the onboard audio chip is brilliant (at least untill the next hdmi 1.3 audiocards will come to the market). If you have the choice use a ati 2600xt videocard with the hardware...
If you are still looking for a good mobo consider gigabyte p35-ds4, i'm using this board with a q6600 htpc. very stable board with...
Hi,
After about 22.000 hours of running Mediaportal on my old HTPC, time has come for me to step up and build myself ultimate...
These are recommended PSU's for HTPC:
High Q:
- Seasonic
- Corsair ("Seasonic in disguise"- but even lower noise)
- Mist (rebranded?)
Good test resaults
- Chill Innovation (Dannish?)
Cheap - somewhat OK reputation (depending on who you ask)
- NorthQ
You might want to take a look here: http://www.silentpcreview.com/section10.html...
These are recommended PSU's for HTPC:
High Q:
- Seasonic
- Corsair ("Seasonic in disguise"- but even lower noise)
- Mist...
My server is running well, but my old PSU (500W) is noisy as hell...
I want a new one but am not sure how mutch power I need for a...
Hey Mascot,
good reply I see now what you mean about relative price...
I totally agree I must say.
And now that I think of it I must have spend quite alot by now on my HTPC...
But stil it is less then 1 standalone BlueRay Player+MP3 player so I did good I think!
Good luck with your build, it looks to become really nice!
Hey Mascot,
good reply I see now what you mean about relative price...
I totally agree I must say.
And now that I think of it...
I've actually never been a fan of HTPC's but I've now come to the conclusion that all the home electronics gear simply never...