While I've built my own PCs for years now, this is the first time I've built one to be a dedicated HTPC.
Right now, the hardware is pretty much done. The details:
Mainboard: ASUS ROG Stryx B350F-Gaming
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 8-core, 16-thread 3.4GHz
CPU Cooler: BeQuiet! Shadow Rock LP
PSU: EVGA SuperNova 750 G2 Gold
GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX1060 Dual - 3GB
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V 2X8GB DDR4 3000MHz
Boot Drive: Adata XPG SX8000 256GB m.2 SSD
Media Storage: WD Gold 10TB and SeaGate IronWolf 10TB - to be configured as redundant storage
Temp. Storage: Kingston 256GB SSD
Optical Drive: ASUS internal 16X BDXL Blu-Ray writer
Case: Silverstone Grandia GB-09B
Keyboard: IOGear wireless compact w/Optical trackball and scroll wheel
Tuners: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800
AverMedia AverTV HD/Analog capture card
(Waiting on the USB-UIRT IR blaster I ordered last week...)
Software: (yet to be installed...)
OS: Win10 64-bit
Media Player: MediaPortal 2
DVD Ripper/converter: Pavtube Bytecopy (Once I pay for it...)
MakeMKV and Handbrake as secondary
VCR Capture: Golden Videos VHS to DVD Converter
Once I get the software installed, I'll have to rewire my current home-theater setup to get rid of redundant cabling and do some component rearranging. SUCH fun...
Right now, the hardware is pretty much done. The details:
Mainboard: ASUS ROG Stryx B350F-Gaming
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 8-core, 16-thread 3.4GHz
CPU Cooler: BeQuiet! Shadow Rock LP
PSU: EVGA SuperNova 750 G2 Gold
GPU: ASUS GeForce GTX1060 Dual - 3GB
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V 2X8GB DDR4 3000MHz
Boot Drive: Adata XPG SX8000 256GB m.2 SSD
Media Storage: WD Gold 10TB and SeaGate IronWolf 10TB - to be configured as redundant storage
Temp. Storage: Kingston 256GB SSD
Optical Drive: ASUS internal 16X BDXL Blu-Ray writer
Case: Silverstone Grandia GB-09B
Keyboard: IOGear wireless compact w/Optical trackball and scroll wheel
Tuners: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800
AverMedia AverTV HD/Analog capture card
(Waiting on the USB-UIRT IR blaster I ordered last week...)
Software: (yet to be installed...)
OS: Win10 64-bit
Media Player: MediaPortal 2
DVD Ripper/converter: Pavtube Bytecopy (Once I pay for it...)
MakeMKV and Handbrake as secondary
VCR Capture: Golden Videos VHS to DVD Converter
Once I get the software installed, I'll have to rewire my current home-theater setup to get rid of redundant cabling and do some component rearranging. SUCH fun...