home
products
contribute
download
documentation
forum
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
All posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Donate
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Search titles only
By:
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More options
Contact us
Close Menu
Forums
HTPC Projects
Hardware
General
Guide me to my perfect system (TV, speakers, PC)
Contact us
RSS
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="sweden" data-source="post: 232819" data-attributes="member: 18036"><p>Sorry for the late reply but I have been researching after your suggestions and I have now come up with the following:</p><p></p><p>OS: Vista Business</p><p>Case: Antec P180 (118eur) –Similar price as Lian Li G7 but with 3 fans and more HD space.</p><p>PSU: Corsair VX550W (78eur) –Because I plan to add more HDs. Perhaps 620W?</p><p>Fans: Start with the ones that come with the case and then perhaps change to Noctua NF-S12 (17eur/each)</p><p>RAM: G.Skill Extreme PC2-6400 2GB (2x1GB) CL 4-4-4-12 (61eur/tot) –Can’t seem to find Samsung</p><p>HD: 1 Samsung 750gb (140eur) –Will add more</p><p>Heatsink: SCYTHE Mugen (38eur)</p><p>DVD: LG Lightscribe (30eur)</p><p>Keyboard: Perhaps the Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 because it’s backlit (no price yet)</p><p></p><p>Board: To decide, really confusing…</p><p>CPU: To decide, but I´m thinking Quad for extra power</p><p>Graphics: To decide, but something powerful that allows me to play latest games in 1080 on the TV in a decent manner. Asus EN8800GT/G/HTDP/512M?</p><p>TV card: To decide</p><p></p><p>*prices are from Spain which is also what my nick should be as I live here now</p><p></p><p>The day when I want to build a HTPC for the living room (this one is to be placed behind a wall) I can simply use the parts listed above and buy a fancy case and it will be reasonably silent. As I stated before, I am not to build yet I am in the phase of learning and one of my questions now that I have not found an answer for is: </p><p></p><p><strong>HDMI</strong> -If I put in a good video card I understand that it will have a HDMI port with which I will connect the TV. A lot of motherboards also have a SPDIF out which I could use to connect the amp. Why then would I want a HDMI connector on the motherboard (such as ASUS M2A-VM HDMI)? I will always need two cables, one to the amp and one to the TV?</p><p></p><p> </p><p>Are NVidia cards better for my purpose? I don't know what I am doing so I rather get somehting that works out of the box...</p><p></p><p> </p><p>With MP I only use Nestopia as it is the only one that works for me. I also use Project64, Gens, Znes and Pcsx but when starting them from MP (emulator plugin) I get a “Direct3D failed to initialize” message. I am using an old Think Pad T30 that works great for MP (without TV) but for the slightest additional task it coughs… But with this new system I hope to play new games (Unreal 3 or whatever is popular now) on my TV!</p><p></p><p>Again, thanks for your comments. By the time I am to build I am sure I will be prepared!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sweden, post: 232819, member: 18036"] Sorry for the late reply but I have been researching after your suggestions and I have now come up with the following: OS: Vista Business Case: Antec P180 (118eur) –Similar price as Lian Li G7 but with 3 fans and more HD space. PSU: Corsair VX550W (78eur) –Because I plan to add more HDs. Perhaps 620W? Fans: Start with the ones that come with the case and then perhaps change to Noctua NF-S12 (17eur/each) RAM: G.Skill Extreme PC2-6400 2GB (2x1GB) CL 4-4-4-12 (61eur/tot) –Can’t seem to find Samsung HD: 1 Samsung 750gb (140eur) –Will add more Heatsink: SCYTHE Mugen (38eur) DVD: LG Lightscribe (30eur) Keyboard: Perhaps the Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 because it’s backlit (no price yet) Board: To decide, really confusing… CPU: To decide, but I´m thinking Quad for extra power Graphics: To decide, but something powerful that allows me to play latest games in 1080 on the TV in a decent manner. Asus EN8800GT/G/HTDP/512M? TV card: To decide *prices are from Spain which is also what my nick should be as I live here now The day when I want to build a HTPC for the living room (this one is to be placed behind a wall) I can simply use the parts listed above and buy a fancy case and it will be reasonably silent. As I stated before, I am not to build yet I am in the phase of learning and one of my questions now that I have not found an answer for is: [B]HDMI[/B] -If I put in a good video card I understand that it will have a HDMI port with which I will connect the TV. A lot of motherboards also have a SPDIF out which I could use to connect the amp. Why then would I want a HDMI connector on the motherboard (such as ASUS M2A-VM HDMI)? I will always need two cables, one to the amp and one to the TV? Are NVidia cards better for my purpose? I don't know what I am doing so I rather get somehting that works out of the box... With MP I only use Nestopia as it is the only one that works for me. I also use Project64, Gens, Znes and Pcsx but when starting them from MP (emulator plugin) I get a “Direct3D failed to initialize” message. I am using an old Think Pad T30 that works great for MP (without TV) but for the slightest additional task it coughs… But with this new system I hope to play new games (Unreal 3 or whatever is popular now) on my TV! Again, thanks for your comments. By the time I am to build I am sure I will be prepared! [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
HTPC Projects
Hardware
General
Guide me to my perfect system (TV, speakers, PC)
Contact us
RSS
Top
Bottom