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<blockquote data-quote="AVGUY" data-source="post: 277859" data-attributes="member: 77934"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>This is my first HTPC build so please be gentle with me.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>I moved into my girlfriend house a couple of months ago but unfortunatly could not squeeze in my tower PC or large dvd/video collection (girlfriends rules not mine). So after doing some research i found out about HTPC's and Mediaportal (amazing program), i decided this was the best solution for me so i sold my PC and put the money towards buying parts for my HTPC. I started buying in March i am down to just needing the CPU to get up and running i will be buying the graphics card at a later date.</p><p>Here is my spec so far:-</p><p></p><p><strong>CPU</strong> - Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Socket 775 2.4GHz (Buying this month)</p><p><strong>M/board</strong> - Gigabyte GA-Q35M-S2 iQ35 </p><p><strong>Graphics Card</strong> - Sapphire HD 3650 512MB (Buying next month)</p><p><strong>RAM</strong> - Crucial 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2</p><p><strong>H/D</strong> - WD 300GB (20GB for OS the rest Media. Will eventually buy 1TB Drive)</p><p><strong>DVDRW</strong> - LG GSA-H55NBAL 20x DVD±RW/DL/RAM IDE</p><p><strong>CPU Cooler</strong> - Scythe mini ninja</p><p><strong>Case</strong> - Aplus Black Media Center Case </p><p><strong>PSU</strong> - Arctic Power 500W PSU With PCI-E</p><p><strong>TV Tuner/Video Capture</strong> - Hauppague PVR USB2</p><p></p><p>Wanted to go for a slightly more powerful graphics card as i want to play games as well but budget won't allow anything bigger. Ill also be buying a Scythe Kama Fan controller to replace on of the 5 1/2 bays.</p><p></p><p><strong>O/S</strong> - XP</p><p><strong>Mediaportal</strong> - Mediaportal RC1</p><p></p><p>Can anyone give me any recommendations on the Mediaportal version is RC1 ok? Im going to mainly using this to play films on and record off tv any recommendations to plugins would also be helpful.</p><p></p><p>Any advice anyone can give me i would be grateful. And can i just say you all do a fantastic job with Mediaportal and on the Forum. Thankyou.</p><p></p><p>Update: Just realised that the Scythe fan controller is going to be to big to fit in the front of the case due to covers. Oh well back to the drawing board on fan control. Any ideas?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AVGUY, post: 277859, member: 77934"] Hi all, This is my first HTPC build so please be gentle with me.:) I moved into my girlfriend house a couple of months ago but unfortunatly could not squeeze in my tower PC or large dvd/video collection (girlfriends rules not mine). So after doing some research i found out about HTPC's and Mediaportal (amazing program), i decided this was the best solution for me so i sold my PC and put the money towards buying parts for my HTPC. I started buying in March i am down to just needing the CPU to get up and running i will be buying the graphics card at a later date. Here is my spec so far:- [B]CPU[/B] - Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 Socket 775 2.4GHz (Buying this month) [B]M/board[/B] - Gigabyte GA-Q35M-S2 iQ35 [B]Graphics Card[/B] - Sapphire HD 3650 512MB (Buying next month) [B]RAM[/B] - Crucial 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 [B]H/D[/B] - WD 300GB (20GB for OS the rest Media. Will eventually buy 1TB Drive) [B]DVDRW[/B] - LG GSA-H55NBAL 20x DVD±RW/DL/RAM IDE [B]CPU Cooler[/B] - Scythe mini ninja [B]Case[/B] - Aplus Black Media Center Case [B]PSU[/B] - Arctic Power 500W PSU With PCI-E [B]TV Tuner/Video Capture[/B] - Hauppague PVR USB2 Wanted to go for a slightly more powerful graphics card as i want to play games as well but budget won't allow anything bigger. Ill also be buying a Scythe Kama Fan controller to replace on of the 5 1/2 bays. [B]O/S[/B] - XP [B]Mediaportal[/B] - Mediaportal RC1 Can anyone give me any recommendations on the Mediaportal version is RC1 ok? Im going to mainly using this to play films on and record off tv any recommendations to plugins would also be helpful. Any advice anyone can give me i would be grateful. And can i just say you all do a fantastic job with Mediaportal and on the Forum. Thankyou. Update: Just realised that the Scythe fan controller is going to be to big to fit in the front of the case due to covers. Oh well back to the drawing board on fan control. Any ideas? [/QUOTE]
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