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<blockquote data-quote="mihooper" data-source="post: 779244" data-attributes="member: 115077">First post! Very excited to re-enter the HTPC world!I have a clean slate (actually currently using SageTV which was acquired and squashed by Google) and would like to take advantage of the newest technologies (CPU/GPU) for a new HTPC build.I would run MP on a headless server in a remote closet that controls my tuner(s) (cable, HD Homerun, Hauppauge HD-PVR). So I am looking for a &quot;silent&quot;, &quot;thin&quot; (ie cheap, small) client that would replace my existing SageTV extenders. So this ideal client would only need a LAN connection and a network connection for streaming from the server. The client would either need an HDMI or component connection to my TV. Several folks have complained about fan noise and heat on some of the new hardware packages (ie Zotac), so the ASUS E35M1-I DELUXE Fusion AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core) AMD Hudson M1 Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo seems to be ideal from a heat/power/noise perspective. It has a single PCI express slot, which I guess I could use for a more powerful GPU if necessary. If I add a case/PSU, Win7, RAM to this motherboard combo what else would I need?Is this today's &quot;ideal thin HTPC client&quot;? Any other suggestions?Thx,MikeH</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mihooper, post: 779244, member: 115077"] First post! Very excited to re-enter the HTPC world! I have a clean slate (actually currently using SageTV which was acquired and squashed by Google) and would like to take advantage of the newest technologies (CPU/GPU) for a new HTPC build. I would run MP on a headless server in a remote closet that controls my tuner(s) (cable, HD Homerun, Hauppauge HD-PVR). So I am looking for a "silent", "thin" (ie cheap, small) client that would replace my existing SageTV extenders. So this ideal client would only need a LAN connection and a network connection for streaming from the server. The client would either need an HDMI or component connection to my TV. Several folks have complained about fan noise and heat on some of the new hardware packages (ie Zotac), so the ASUS E35M1-I DELUXE Fusion AMD E-350 APU (1.6GHz, Dual-Core) AMD Hudson M1 Mini ITX Motherboard/CPU Combo seems to be ideal from a heat/power/noise perspective. It has a single PCI express slot, which I guess I could use for a more powerful GPU if necessary. If I add a case/PSU, Win7, RAM to this motherboard combo what else would I need? Is this today's "ideal thin HTPC client"? Any other suggestions? Thx, MikeH [/QUOTE]

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