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<blockquote data-quote="audiodigital" data-source="post: 21133" data-attributes="member: 14739"><p>While Looking for a DVD recorder a few weeks ago I stumbled upon Media Portal and a quick download was enough to convince me that I needed a Media PC not a blackbox oem product.</p><p></p><p>I had some bits lying around including a P4 3Ghz Proc. a 160Gb Hdd, a DVD and some mem which I was planning to use to upgrade my PC but I decided that these would be the components for this instead.</p><p></p><p>A quick browse on e-Bay showed some CoolerMaster ATC-620 MicroATX media style cases for £45 (normally £100) so I had one of those and that arrived the next Day.</p><p></p><p>I also bought a Hauppage TV card for £40 and a Motherboard for £30 but the Mobo turned out to be a non runner.</p><p></p><p>I have since sent the board back and bought a brand new one and a VFD from KustomPC.</p><p></p><p>Finally found time to begin the build last night which completed fine only to find that my XP pro disk is damaged I also noted that intel's P4 fans are really loud, with the case fan and the three in the PSU too this is currently one very loud system however I'll quieten it later once I've proved the system.</p><p></p><p>My only advice so far would be to avoid the P4 due to the cooling requirement but the rest of the system is good it's cost me so far just over the £200 I wanted to spend on a basic recorder (though I did have a good £200+ worth of hardware already)</p><p></p><p>Will update when complete though i'm sure i'll have questions before then!</p><p></p><p>TJ</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="audiodigital, post: 21133, member: 14739"] While Looking for a DVD recorder a few weeks ago I stumbled upon Media Portal and a quick download was enough to convince me that I needed a Media PC not a blackbox oem product. I had some bits lying around including a P4 3Ghz Proc. a 160Gb Hdd, a DVD and some mem which I was planning to use to upgrade my PC but I decided that these would be the components for this instead. A quick browse on e-Bay showed some CoolerMaster ATC-620 MicroATX media style cases for £45 (normally £100) so I had one of those and that arrived the next Day. I also bought a Hauppage TV card for £40 and a Motherboard for £30 but the Mobo turned out to be a non runner. I have since sent the board back and bought a brand new one and a VFD from KustomPC. Finally found time to begin the build last night which completed fine only to find that my XP pro disk is damaged I also noted that intel's P4 fans are really loud, with the case fan and the three in the PSU too this is currently one very loud system however I'll quieten it later once I've proved the system. My only advice so far would be to avoid the P4 due to the cooling requirement but the rest of the system is good it's cost me so far just over the £200 I wanted to spend on a basic recorder (though I did have a good £200+ worth of hardware already) Will update when complete though i'm sure i'll have questions before then! TJ [/QUOTE]
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