- November 29, 2009
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Hello al,
I'm currently busy selection the hardware for my first real HTPC project. I have been playing with MP and other Media player solutions but now i'm on the start of my frst project!
But I have a few things I need to get some help from people that have been building HTPC cases... So please feel free to give me some comment and tips!
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To reduce to total cost of the HTPC the plan is to re-use some PC hardware (like PSU, CPU, motherboard, and ram)(after 2 years I will replace this by new hardware)
I have two victims available:
A Packard bell Imedia 5600
- PSU: from: FSP group inc. type: FSP250-60HEN
- CPU: from: Intel type: Pentium 4 524 (S775 LGA)
- MB: from Gigabyte type: Ga-8trc410mnf-RH form factor: m-ATX
- RAM: from ??? type: DDR2 512mb 533Mhz
--------------OR------------------
Custom build AMD system
- PSU: from: Aopen type: ???
- CPU: from: AMD type: Athlon 64 3500+ (939)
- MB: from MSI type: K8 Neo4 form factor: Full-ATX
- RAM: from ??? type: DDR-SDRAM 1024mb
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I will add the following hardware:
- GPU from Sapphire type: Ultimate HD5550
- HDD from: Western Digital type: WD20EARS (first 2x, later 4x)
- RAM depending on which "victim" I choose, but I think 2Gb
- Case depending on which "victim" I choose (M-atx --> Silverstone GD05, F-atx --> ?
- Remote No idea ;-(
- Drive Blue-ray rom drive
I think the most important differents between the two "victims" is the form factor of the MB, How many slots do you normaly need? I think i need at least a GPU card and a TV card, if i use the onboard sound...
Currently I don't know what to do . Both "victims" have benefits... The packard bell has a less big MB, but the AMD has a better CPU.
Can someone help me?
I'm currently busy selection the hardware for my first real HTPC project. I have been playing with MP and other Media player solutions but now i'm on the start of my frst project!
But I have a few things I need to get some help from people that have been building HTPC cases... So please feel free to give me some comment and tips!
________________________________________________
To reduce to total cost of the HTPC the plan is to re-use some PC hardware (like PSU, CPU, motherboard, and ram)(after 2 years I will replace this by new hardware)
I have two victims available:
A Packard bell Imedia 5600
- PSU: from: FSP group inc. type: FSP250-60HEN
- CPU: from: Intel type: Pentium 4 524 (S775 LGA)
- MB: from Gigabyte type: Ga-8trc410mnf-RH form factor: m-ATX
- RAM: from ??? type: DDR2 512mb 533Mhz
--------------OR------------------
Custom build AMD system
- PSU: from: Aopen type: ???
- CPU: from: AMD type: Athlon 64 3500+ (939)
- MB: from MSI type: K8 Neo4 form factor: Full-ATX
- RAM: from ??? type: DDR-SDRAM 1024mb
________________________________________________
I will add the following hardware:
- GPU from Sapphire type: Ultimate HD5550
- HDD from: Western Digital type: WD20EARS (first 2x, later 4x)
- RAM depending on which "victim" I choose, but I think 2Gb
- Case depending on which "victim" I choose (M-atx --> Silverstone GD05, F-atx --> ?
- Remote No idea ;-(
- Drive Blue-ray rom drive
I think the most important differents between the two "victims" is the form factor of the MB, How many slots do you normaly need? I think i need at least a GPU card and a TV card, if i use the onboard sound...
Currently I don't know what to do . Both "victims" have benefits... The packard bell has a less big MB, but the AMD has a better CPU.
Can someone help me?