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<blockquote data-quote="lexx_kun" data-source="post: 222070" data-attributes="member: 48839"><p>I'm looking for comments & money-saving advice on my proposed HTPC build. Once I finalize the hardware selection I'll be ordering it at the end of the month.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811163053" target="_blank">Silverstone SST-LC16B-M</a> $269</p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128059" target="_blank">Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L</a> $99</p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814131066" target="_blank">POWERCOLOR 26XT512M/D3HDMI Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB </a> $129</p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817190012" target="_blank">Xion Supernova 600W modular psu</a> $119</p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115029" target="_blank">Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz </a> $189</p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820134488" target="_blank">Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 </a> $49.99</p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136131" target="_blank">2x WD 750GB SATA HDDs</a> $309</p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827136133" target="_blank">LG dual format HD-DVD / Bluray reader & DVD-RW</a> $299</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Some rationale:</p><p></p><p>-that's one hella expensive case, and cramped as hell, but it has IR, fits 6 drives (2 new WDs, an existing 750GB WD I have, and a Seagate 500GB I have, with room for future expansion, and has cooling where I need it (drives, cpu).</p><p>-the 2600XT is a lock given its video decoding abilities, and this one's short enough to fit in the case (170mm I believe, limit's 200mm)</p><p>-2GB should be enough. I'll be running XP on this box with only 3 apps: media portal, utorrent, and remote desktop server. Media portal will use the retail hd/bluray player software's decoders to enable video processing to be offloaded to the vidcard</p><p>-I hardly need a quadcore to play back HD content, so a 2.66 dualcore ought to be enough</p><p>-are there any "skinny" micro-atx mainboards I can get to more easily fit the cramped confines of this case? It's not length that's the problem - it's width.</p><p>-the Xion power supply is modular which will help somewhat (since there will be NO space to dump extra cabling)</p><p></p><p>What do you guys think?</p><p></p><p>Also I need advice on:</p><p>-what soundcard to use (or to use one?)</p><p>-whether to use the onboard AC3 on the radeon vidcard (over hdmi)</p><p>-i need to know if there's a way i can do DTS5.1 realtime encoding of all media playback sources to send over the radeon HDMI link or soundcard link</p><p>-whether a RAID controller is a good idea</p><p></p><p>Incidentally, the audio/video output is going to a Panasonic 42" 1080p plasma and one of those sound "bars". Yes I know not exactly audio nirvana but apartment conditions dictate size of audio system <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lexx_kun, post: 222070, member: 48839"] I'm looking for comments & money-saving advice on my proposed HTPC build. Once I finalize the hardware selection I'll be ordering it at the end of the month. [URL="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811163053"]Silverstone SST-LC16B-M[/URL] $269 [URL="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813128059"]Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L[/URL] $99 [URL="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814131066"]POWERCOLOR 26XT512M/D3HDMI Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB [/URL] $129 [URL="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16817190012"]Xion Supernova 600W modular psu[/URL] $119 [URL="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819115029"]Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz [/URL] $189 [URL="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820134488"]Kingston 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 [/URL] $49.99 [URL="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16822136131"]2x WD 750GB SATA HDDs[/URL] $309 [URL="http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16827136133"]LG dual format HD-DVD / Bluray reader & DVD-RW[/URL] $299 Some rationale: -that's one hella expensive case, and cramped as hell, but it has IR, fits 6 drives (2 new WDs, an existing 750GB WD I have, and a Seagate 500GB I have, with room for future expansion, and has cooling where I need it (drives, cpu). -the 2600XT is a lock given its video decoding abilities, and this one's short enough to fit in the case (170mm I believe, limit's 200mm) -2GB should be enough. I'll be running XP on this box with only 3 apps: media portal, utorrent, and remote desktop server. Media portal will use the retail hd/bluray player software's decoders to enable video processing to be offloaded to the vidcard -I hardly need a quadcore to play back HD content, so a 2.66 dualcore ought to be enough -are there any "skinny" micro-atx mainboards I can get to more easily fit the cramped confines of this case? It's not length that's the problem - it's width. -the Xion power supply is modular which will help somewhat (since there will be NO space to dump extra cabling) What do you guys think? Also I need advice on: -what soundcard to use (or to use one?) -whether to use the onboard AC3 on the radeon vidcard (over hdmi) -i need to know if there's a way i can do DTS5.1 realtime encoding of all media playback sources to send over the radeon HDMI link or soundcard link -whether a RAID controller is a good idea Incidentally, the audio/video output is going to a Panasonic 42" 1080p plasma and one of those sound "bars". Yes I know not exactly audio nirvana but apartment conditions dictate size of audio system ;) [/QUOTE]
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