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<blockquote data-quote="TassieTonka" data-source="post: 163119" data-attributes="member: 53502"><p>G'day everyone, I'm TassieTonka from Australia.</p><p></p><p>I'm looking to build a new system to replace my aging socket-A single tuner HTPC.</p><p></p><p>I'm aiming for cheap as possible but still able to do:</p><p></p><p>*Dual-HD operations eg record one HD channel whilst whatching and time-shifting a second HD channel.</p><p></p><p>*HDCP protected HD content playback (for later when I get a Blueray or HDDVD player.)</p><p></p><p>*Easily be controlled using remote.</p><p></p><p><strong>Processor:</strong></p><p>Intel Core2 Duo E2140 1.5GHz 1MB LGA 775</p><p>AUD$102.00</p><p></p><p><strong>Cooler:</strong></p><p>Zalman ZM-CS1 adapter (I already own a CNPS7000-Cu)</p><p>AUD$6.00</p><p><a href="http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=143&code=009" target="_blank">http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=143&code=009</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Motherboard:</strong></p><p>Gigabyte GA-8I945GCMS-S2</p><p>AUD$75.00</p><p><a href="http://www.gigabyte.com.au/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2521&ModelName=GA-9" target="_blank">http://www.gigabyte.com.au/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2521&ModelName=GA-9</a></p><p></p><p><strong>RAM:</strong></p><p>1 GB Generic DDR2 PC5300 667MHz</p><p>AUD$55.00</p><p></p><p><strong>Graphics:</strong></p><p>Gigabyte GF 8400GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2, DVI, VGA, TV Out, HDCP, PCI-E x16, Heatsink [GV-NX84G256H]</p><p>AUD$89.60</p><p><a href="http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2578" target="_blank">http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2578</a></p><p></p><p><strong>TV Tuner:</strong></p><p>DVico Fusion HDTV Dual Express + ir remote</p><p>AUD$219.00</p><p><a href="http://www.lakopacific.com/page/Category/Hybrid_Analogue_Digital_TV_Tuners/Dvico_FusionHDTV_DVB-T_Dual_Express_PCI_Express_Hybrid_Dual_TV_Tuner/" target="_blank">http://www.lakopacific.com/page/Category/Hybrid_Analogue_Digital_TV_Tuners/Dvico_FusionHDTV_DVB-T_Dual_Express_PCI_Express_Hybrid_Dual_TV_Tuner/</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Case:</strong></p><p>Boring recycled case from old HTPC - nothing special here</p><p></p><p><strong>PSU:</strong></p><p>Recycled from old HTPC - 400W "Duluxe" (nice and quiet).</p><p></p><p><strong>HDD:</strong></p><p>Recycled from old HTPC - IDE 7200RPM 80GB (I'll get something bigger and SATA later on)</p><p></p><p><strong>DVD RECORDER:</strong></p><p></p><p>Some plain-jane liteon model recycled from old HTPC. It works not much more to say.</p><p></p><p><strong>OS:</strong></p><p>MS WindowsXP SP2</p><p></p><p><strong>PVR Software:</strong></p><p>Mediaportal (latest version)</p><p></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"><strong>Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. I wanna keep this cheap but functional, lol don't we all?</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: RoyalBlue"><strong>Thanks for reading my post!</strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TassieTonka, post: 163119, member: 53502"] G'day everyone, I'm TassieTonka from Australia. I'm looking to build a new system to replace my aging socket-A single tuner HTPC. I'm aiming for cheap as possible but still able to do: *Dual-HD operations eg record one HD channel whilst whatching and time-shifting a second HD channel. *HDCP protected HD content playback (for later when I get a Blueray or HDDVD player.) *Easily be controlled using remote. [B]Processor:[/B] Intel Core2 Duo E2140 1.5GHz 1MB LGA 775 AUD$102.00 [B]Cooler:[/B] Zalman ZM-CS1 adapter (I already own a CNPS7000-Cu) AUD$6.00 [url]http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/view.asp?idx=143&code=009[/url] [B]Motherboard:[/B] Gigabyte GA-8I945GCMS-S2 AUD$75.00 [url]http://www.gigabyte.com.au/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2521&ModelName=GA-9[/url] [B]RAM:[/B] 1 GB Generic DDR2 PC5300 667MHz AUD$55.00 [B]Graphics:[/B] Gigabyte GF 8400GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2, DVI, VGA, TV Out, HDCP, PCI-E x16, Heatsink [GV-NX84G256H] AUD$89.60 [url]http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2578[/url] [B]TV Tuner:[/B] DVico Fusion HDTV Dual Express + ir remote AUD$219.00 [url]http://www.lakopacific.com/page/Category/Hybrid_Analogue_Digital_TV_Tuners/Dvico_FusionHDTV_DVB-T_Dual_Express_PCI_Express_Hybrid_Dual_TV_Tuner/[/url] [B]Case:[/B] Boring recycled case from old HTPC - nothing special here [B]PSU:[/B] Recycled from old HTPC - 400W "Duluxe" (nice and quiet). [B]HDD:[/B] Recycled from old HTPC - IDE 7200RPM 80GB (I'll get something bigger and SATA later on) [B]DVD RECORDER:[/B] Some plain-jane liteon model recycled from old HTPC. It works not much more to say. [B]OS:[/B] MS WindowsXP SP2 [B]PVR Software:[/B] Mediaportal (latest version) [COLOR="RoyalBlue"][B]Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated. I wanna keep this cheap but functional, lol don't we all? Thanks for reading my post![/B][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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