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<blockquote data-quote="lubbe75" data-source="post: 321172" data-attributes="member: 83798"><p>Ok, the latest plan looks like this. I realise that I am kind of deviating from my own topic of building a minimalistic HTPC. Sorry for that. Let me know if you think I should begin a new thread instead. Reading discussions on multiple tuners and recordings I am now selecting a 4x phenom processor instead of 3x. I am also selecting 4 x 1 Gb of ram instead of 2 x as I realise a Ram-disk might be a good idea:</p><p></p><p>Case:</p><p><a href="http://www.dustinhome.se/pd_5010129559.aspx" target="_blank">ANTEC NSK1380 MICRO-ATX 350W MICROTOWER</a></p><p></p><p>Motherboard:</p><p><a href="http://www.dustinhome.se/pd_5010140593.aspx" target="_blank">GIGABYTE MA78GM-S2H HDMI SOCKET AM2+ M-ATX</a></p><p></p><p>CPU:</p><p><a href="http://www.dustinhome.se/pd_5010190004.aspx" target="_blank">AMD PHENOM X4 9650 2.3GHZ SOCKET AM2+</a></p><p></p><p>Memory:</p><p>4 x <a href="http://www.dustinhome.se/pd_5010096888.aspx" target="_blank">DIMM DDR2 1GB PC2-6400 800MHZ CL5, KVR</a></p><p></p><p>Harddrive:</p><p><a href="http://www.dustinhome.se/pd_5010105781.aspx" target="_blank">WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR BLUE 500GB SATA/300 16MB</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Now do you think this is realistic, or will this setup be way too hot and noisy for an HTPC? </p><p></p><p>As for CPU fan I still don't know what to choose. Can someone give me a tip? Will any AM2 fan also fit on an AM2+ processor like Phenom? </p><p></p><p>As for optical unit I think I will just choose a regular DVD burner instead of Blu-ray for now. They are so much cheaper and I don't see myself buying blu-ray disks in the near future. Can I choose any burner here or are there some that I should avoid due to noise? Do they all have the same interface for motherboard connections or is it possible to make a choice that doesn't work with the motherboard that I am aiming for?</p><p></p><p>Thanks again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lubbe75, post: 321172, member: 83798"] Ok, the latest plan looks like this. I realise that I am kind of deviating from my own topic of building a minimalistic HTPC. Sorry for that. Let me know if you think I should begin a new thread instead. Reading discussions on multiple tuners and recordings I am now selecting a 4x phenom processor instead of 3x. I am also selecting 4 x 1 Gb of ram instead of 2 x as I realise a Ram-disk might be a good idea: Case: [url=http://www.dustinhome.se/pd_5010129559.aspx]ANTEC NSK1380 MICRO-ATX 350W MICROTOWER[/url] Motherboard: [url=http://www.dustinhome.se/pd_5010140593.aspx]GIGABYTE MA78GM-S2H HDMI SOCKET AM2+ M-ATX[/url] CPU: [url=http://www.dustinhome.se/pd_5010190004.aspx]AMD PHENOM X4 9650 2.3GHZ SOCKET AM2+[/url] Memory: 4 x [url=http://www.dustinhome.se/pd_5010096888.aspx]DIMM DDR2 1GB PC2-6400 800MHZ CL5, KVR[/url] Harddrive: [url=http://www.dustinhome.se/pd_5010105781.aspx]WESTERN DIGITAL CAVIAR BLUE 500GB SATA/300 16MB[/url] Now do you think this is realistic, or will this setup be way too hot and noisy for an HTPC? As for CPU fan I still don't know what to choose. Can someone give me a tip? Will any AM2 fan also fit on an AM2+ processor like Phenom? As for optical unit I think I will just choose a regular DVD burner instead of Blu-ray for now. They are so much cheaper and I don't see myself buying blu-ray disks in the near future. Can I choose any burner here or are there some that I should avoid due to noise? Do they all have the same interface for motherboard connections or is it possible to make a choice that doesn't work with the motherboard that I am aiming for? Thanks again. [/QUOTE]
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