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<blockquote data-quote="Jackal5" data-source="post: 423416" data-attributes="member: 92036"><p>Hello everyone, I'm about to build my 3rd HTPC and hopefully I'll keep this build for a long time. </p><p></p><p>Here is my parts selection:</p><p></p><p>New Gear:</p><p>Motherboard: <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128363" target="_blank">Gigabyte E7AUM-DS2H mATX Nvidia 9400 HDMI</a></p><p>Optical: <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827249039" target="_blank">Plextor PX-310A Blu Ray</a></p><p>PSU:<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151057" target="_blank">Seasonic M12II 430-GM 430w</a></p><p>Heatsink: <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185097" target="_blank">Scythe SCSK-1000 100mm "SHURIKEN"</a></p><p></p><p>Already picked up:</p><p>Case: <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811280014" target="_blank">Moneual MONCOSA 312B</a></p><p>CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3GHz</p><p>Memory: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)</p><p><img src="http://www.frozencpu.com/images/products/large/cst-865.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Left to get:</p><p>HDTV Tuner: <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116037" target="_blank">Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 Media Center Kit Dual TV Tuner 1213</a></p><p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116037" target="_blank"></a></p><p>Reused Gear:</p><p>HDDs:</p><p>WD Scorpio 160GB 2.5 SATA</p><p>SAMSUNG Spinpoint M6 HM500LI 500GB 2.5 SATA</p><p>Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS 1TB SATA 2.0</p><p>WiFI: Netgear WG111 v.2</p><p>Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth</p><p>Antenna: Terrestrial Digital DB2 Multi-Directional HDTV</p><p></p><p>If I splurge, I'll pick up a <a href="http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/" target="_blank">Black Magic Intensity Pro</a> later. </p><p></p><p>The case is smaller than my old A<a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129034" target="_blank">ntec NSK 2480</a> and taller than my <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811110014" target="_blank">GMC AVC-S7-B</a> cases and can hold 3 3.5 HDDs. I'm planning on using 2 2.5" laptop drives. The 160gb as the OS and progams, the 500gb for music (no, I don't have that much music) and for ripped media. A 3.5" 1tb will be used for recording HDTV. Might seem like overkill but I don't plan on building another HTPC for some time after this one.</p><p></p><p>The 2 2.5 drives will be held in a bracket that I bought from <a href="http://www.atechfabrication.com/products/drive_mounting_kits.htm" target="_blank">A-Tech</a>. </p><p><img src="http://www.atechfabrication.com/images/htpc/products/HDD_Mounts_025-1024.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I'm going to load Windows 7 for the OS and use Media Portal for the pvr functions. I've loaded Media Portal onto my current build and it's not working as well as SageTV, but I still need to go through the configurations more thoroughly this weekend.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jackal5, post: 423416, member: 92036"] Hello everyone, I'm about to build my 3rd HTPC and hopefully I'll keep this build for a long time. Here is my parts selection: New Gear: Motherboard: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128363"]Gigabyte E7AUM-DS2H mATX Nvidia 9400 HDMI[/URL] Optical: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827249039"]Plextor PX-310A Blu Ray[/URL] PSU:[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151057"]Seasonic M12II 430-GM 430w[/URL] Heatsink: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185097"]Scythe SCSK-1000 100mm "SHURIKEN"[/URL] Already picked up: Case: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811280014"]Moneual MONCOSA 312B[/URL] CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3GHz Memory: CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) [IMG]http://www.frozencpu.com/images/products/large/cst-865.jpg[/IMG] Left to get: HDTV Tuner: [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116037"]Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 Media Center Kit Dual TV Tuner 1213 [/URL] Reused Gear: HDDs: WD Scorpio 160GB 2.5 SATA SAMSUNG Spinpoint M6 HM500LI 500GB 2.5 SATA Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS 1TB SATA 2.0 WiFI: Netgear WG111 v.2 Keyboard/Mouse: Logitech diNovo Edge Bluetooth Antenna: Terrestrial Digital DB2 Multi-Directional HDTV If I splurge, I'll pick up a [URL="http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/"]Black Magic Intensity Pro[/URL] later. The case is smaller than my old A[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129034"]ntec NSK 2480[/URL] and taller than my [URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811110014"]GMC AVC-S7-B[/URL] cases and can hold 3 3.5 HDDs. I'm planning on using 2 2.5" laptop drives. The 160gb as the OS and progams, the 500gb for music (no, I don't have that much music) and for ripped media. A 3.5" 1tb will be used for recording HDTV. Might seem like overkill but I don't plan on building another HTPC for some time after this one. The 2 2.5 drives will be held in a bracket that I bought from [URL="http://www.atechfabrication.com/products/drive_mounting_kits.htm"]A-Tech[/URL]. [IMG]http://www.atechfabrication.com/images/htpc/products/HDD_Mounts_025-1024.jpg[/IMG] I'm going to load Windows 7 for the OS and use Media Portal for the pvr functions. I've loaded Media Portal onto my current build and it's not working as well as SageTV, but I still need to go through the configurations more thoroughly this weekend. [/QUOTE]
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