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<blockquote data-quote="mbuzina" data-source="post: 603013" data-attributes="member: 12382"><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p>After a long pause of using MP, I want to use the opportunity of switching to sat to build a new HTPC (my first time). And for that I would not mind some recommendations / help (thanks to etheesdad for the tutorial on this forum!). So I will first post my needs and then my initial ideas about components (since it's been a long time since I setup my last PC, my knowledge may be limited).</p><p></p><p>Situation:</p><p>- 4 Satelite Setup is planned (Astra 1,2,3 & Hotbird) (from Western Germany)</p><p>- 1 TB NAS Storage is already available for Media Storage (Buffalo NAS)</p><p>- Currently using N class Wifi, cable for 1 GB is already there but not installed (and also no switch) so I would try wifi first.</p><p>- TV is a Philips 37" (unfortunatly no pixel perfect solution possible) with DVI on 1080i</p><p></p><p>Needs:</p><p>- Quiet, but not "No-Noise"</p><p>- Dual Tuner HD</p><p>- DVD player</p><p>- Audio Out to Stereo (yep, still no Surround Sound)</p><p></p><p>Wants:</p><p>- Some casual gameplay would be nice (I fly MS FS X sometime, why not on the big screen)</p><p>- Blue-Ray player / recorder</p><p>- CI access (for when HD+ is possible within normal CIs)</p><p>- Built-in Card Reader (I take quite a lot of fotos)</p><p></p><p>Price Range target 600 €-900 €</p><p></p><p>My current ideas are:</p><p>- Case: Antec Fusion Remote Black (<a href="http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=NzE4" target="_blank">http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=NzE4</a>)</p><p>- Processor: Intel Core i3 (nice new processor from intel!)</p><p>- Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-H57M-USB3, Intel H57, mATX, DDR3, PCI-Express Motherboard (<a href="http://www.amazon.de/Gigabyte-Mainboard-GA-H57M-USB3-1156-DDR3/dp/B0036EJP80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1270642662&sr=1-1" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.de/Gigabyte-Mainboard-GA-H57M-USB3-1156-DDR3/dp/B0036EJP80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1270642662&sr=1-1</a>) </p><p>- Gfx: I thought to stick to the Core i3 internal Gfx first. What is your opinion?</p><p>- Mem: 4 GB of some 1066 DDR 3 (important?)</p><p>- PSU: be quiet! Pure Power Netzteil 530W (I think this about doubles the requirements)</p><p>- DVD/BlueRay: ?</p><p>- HDD: Either OCZ 60 GB Solid State Disk: (<a href="http://www.amazon.de/OCZ-Solid-State-Festplatte-Vertex/dp/B001NPCTBE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1270642239&sr=1-4" target="_blank">OCZ 60 GB Solid State Disk 6,4 cm Festplatte Vertex: Amazon.de: Elektronik</a>)</p><p>or Western Digital WD10EARS Caviar Green 1.0TB interne Festplatte(8.9 cm, 5400rpm, 8.9ms, 64MB Cache, SATA) (<a href="http://www.amazon.de/Western-Digital-WD10EARS-interne-Festplatte/dp/B002U1N95K/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1270642399&sr=1-3" target="_blank">Western Digital WD10EARS Caviar Green 1.0TB interne: Amazon.de: Elektronik</a>)</p><p>- DVB-S2: Idea: DigitalDevices PCI-Express TWIN-DVB-S2 HDTV Karte für MediaCenter-PC, is it supported? Has no CI at the moment. What is better?</p><p></p><p>What else do I need? What are your comments?</p><p></p><p>P.S.: When I timeshift to the SSD or to a Memory Disk, will the record this function copy the running buffer to the new (recording) location (aka in case of the SSD I will record all to the NAS)?</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your feedback!</p><p></p><p>I know the price range is not hit pretty good at the moment. The 600 is more of a hope.</p><p></p><p>EDIT: The PSU is obviously to big in scope. I will search for a 300 W be quiet! I think</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mbuzina, post: 603013, member: 12382"] Hi All, After a long pause of using MP, I want to use the opportunity of switching to sat to build a new HTPC (my first time). And for that I would not mind some recommendations / help (thanks to etheesdad for the tutorial on this forum!). So I will first post my needs and then my initial ideas about components (since it's been a long time since I setup my last PC, my knowledge may be limited). Situation: - 4 Satelite Setup is planned (Astra 1,2,3 & Hotbird) (from Western Germany) - 1 TB NAS Storage is already available for Media Storage (Buffalo NAS) - Currently using N class Wifi, cable for 1 GB is already there but not installed (and also no switch) so I would try wifi first. - TV is a Philips 37" (unfortunatly no pixel perfect solution possible) with DVI on 1080i Needs: - Quiet, but not "No-Noise" - Dual Tuner HD - DVD player - Audio Out to Stereo (yep, still no Surround Sound) Wants: - Some casual gameplay would be nice (I fly MS FS X sometime, why not on the big screen) - Blue-Ray player / recorder - CI access (for when HD+ is possible within normal CIs) - Built-in Card Reader (I take quite a lot of fotos) Price Range target 600 €-900 € My current ideas are: - Case: Antec Fusion Remote Black ([url]http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=NzE4[/url]) - Processor: Intel Core i3 (nice new processor from intel!) - Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-H57M-USB3, Intel H57, mATX, DDR3, PCI-Express Motherboard ([url=http://www.amazon.de/Gigabyte-Mainboard-GA-H57M-USB3-1156-DDR3/dp/B0036EJP80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1270642662&sr=1-1]http://www.amazon.de/Gigabyte-Mainboard-GA-H57M-USB3-1156-DDR3/dp/B0036EJP80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1270642662&sr=1-1[/url]) - Gfx: I thought to stick to the Core i3 internal Gfx first. What is your opinion? - Mem: 4 GB of some 1066 DDR 3 (important?) - PSU: be quiet! Pure Power Netzteil 530W (I think this about doubles the requirements) - DVD/BlueRay: ? - HDD: Either OCZ 60 GB Solid State Disk: ([url=http://www.amazon.de/OCZ-Solid-State-Festplatte-Vertex/dp/B001NPCTBE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1270642239&sr=1-4]OCZ 60 GB Solid State Disk 6,4 cm Festplatte Vertex: Amazon.de: Elektronik[/url]) or Western Digital WD10EARS Caviar Green 1.0TB interne Festplatte(8.9 cm, 5400rpm, 8.9ms, 64MB Cache, SATA) ([url=http://www.amazon.de/Western-Digital-WD10EARS-interne-Festplatte/dp/B002U1N95K/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1270642399&sr=1-3]Western Digital WD10EARS Caviar Green 1.0TB interne: Amazon.de: Elektronik[/url]) - DVB-S2: Idea: DigitalDevices PCI-Express TWIN-DVB-S2 HDTV Karte für MediaCenter-PC, is it supported? Has no CI at the moment. What is better? What else do I need? What are your comments? P.S.: When I timeshift to the SSD or to a Memory Disk, will the record this function copy the running buffer to the new (recording) location (aka in case of the SSD I will record all to the NAS)? Thanks for your feedback! I know the price range is not hit pretty good at the moment. The 600 is more of a hope. EDIT: The PSU is obviously to big in scope. I will search for a 300 W be quiet! I think [/QUOTE]
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