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<blockquote data-quote="TommySharp" data-source="post: 823454" data-attributes="member: 29262"><p>Hi guys, my store bought HP Pavilion that's being doing it's MP duties for the last 4 years is coming to the end of it's life and is looking forward to retirement.... So I've started planning out a new replacement that will fit a lot better into the TV cabinet and also be a LOT quicker, quieter, cooler and handle all the New Zealand Freeview codecs with ease.</p><p></p><p>For the last few months we've put up with a very small "judder" that appears to affect some of the TV channels and I'm sure it's just down to the random collection of codecs that the different TV providers have chosen to go with. So my aim is that the new box should be just as silky smooth as if I was watching TV using the TV's internal DVB-T Freeview tuner....</p><p></p><p>I'd be keen to hear any feedback you guys have!</p><p></p><p>With one of the criteria being "quieter and cooler" I've decided to see if I can get away with a direct DC-DC power supply to eliminate fan noise and also keep heat down. Hopefully power savings will also be a by product. I've never used on of these and the biggest one I can seem to find is 200W so hopefully that will be enough?</p><p></p><p>Below are the parts I'm thinking of so far....</p><p></p><p><strong>Shopping List</strong></p><p>Case - CIIBAT HTPC Case <em>(Purchased)</em></p><p>Power Supply - 200W direct DC-DC supply?</p><p>Motherboard - ??</p><p>CPU - core i3 or i5??</p><p>Graphics - GeForce GT 520??</p><p>RAM - 2GB enough??</p><p>System Drive - 32GB Corsair SSD <em>(Purchased)</em></p><p>Timeshift and Recording Drive - </p><p>Network - Onboard Gigabit</p><p>Remote - Generic HP remote and WMC receiver??</p><p>TV Tuners - 2 x Hauppauge HVR-2200 Dual DVB-T <em>(Already Own)</em></p><p></p><p><strong>Case</strong></p><p>I found this case on the New Zealand version of eBay and it looks pretty cool especially with the display up front and it was cheap! It doesn't actually have any openings or mounting points for a standard power supply hence my plans on getting a straight DC-DC power supply.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://ushaka.co.nz/picture_library/HTPC_front_0.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://ushaka.co.nz/picture_library/HTPC_side_0_0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://ushaka.co.nz/picture_library/HTPC_back_1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><strong>System Drive</strong></p><p>I managed to pickup a cheap Corsair 32GB SSD drive which should give me enough space to run Windows7, MP and a few other little bits. This should hopefully keep MP running as quick as possible in terms of loading fanart etc...</p><p></p><p><strong>TV Tuners</strong></p><p>I already own two of the Hauppauge HVR-2200 cards which are great. With these being dual tuners and New Zealand Freeview being broadcast on just 3 "muxes" I can technically record all channels at once.... Or at least I could do that a while back, not sure if anything has changed....</p><p></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: Red">Advice?</span></em></strong></p><p>I really would appreciate any advice from people out there especially relating to ensuring I can get silky smooth TV viewing and still have something that is nice and quiet....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TommySharp, post: 823454, member: 29262"] Hi guys, my store bought HP Pavilion that's being doing it's MP duties for the last 4 years is coming to the end of it's life and is looking forward to retirement.... So I've started planning out a new replacement that will fit a lot better into the TV cabinet and also be a LOT quicker, quieter, cooler and handle all the New Zealand Freeview codecs with ease. For the last few months we've put up with a very small "judder" that appears to affect some of the TV channels and I'm sure it's just down to the random collection of codecs that the different TV providers have chosen to go with. So my aim is that the new box should be just as silky smooth as if I was watching TV using the TV's internal DVB-T Freeview tuner.... I'd be keen to hear any feedback you guys have! With one of the criteria being "quieter and cooler" I've decided to see if I can get away with a direct DC-DC power supply to eliminate fan noise and also keep heat down. Hopefully power savings will also be a by product. I've never used on of these and the biggest one I can seem to find is 200W so hopefully that will be enough? Below are the parts I'm thinking of so far.... [B]Shopping List[/B] Case - CIIBAT HTPC Case [I](Purchased)[/I] Power Supply - 200W direct DC-DC supply? Motherboard - ?? CPU - core i3 or i5?? Graphics - GeForce GT 520?? RAM - 2GB enough?? System Drive - 32GB Corsair SSD [I](Purchased)[/I] Timeshift and Recording Drive - Network - Onboard Gigabit Remote - Generic HP remote and WMC receiver?? TV Tuners - 2 x Hauppauge HVR-2200 Dual DVB-T [I](Already Own)[/I] [B]Case[/B] I found this case on the New Zealand version of eBay and it looks pretty cool especially with the display up front and it was cheap! It doesn't actually have any openings or mounting points for a standard power supply hence my plans on getting a straight DC-DC power supply. [IMG]http://ushaka.co.nz/picture_library/HTPC_front_0.JPG[/IMG] [IMG]http://ushaka.co.nz/picture_library/HTPC_side_0_0.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://ushaka.co.nz/picture_library/HTPC_back_1.jpg[/IMG] [B]System Drive[/B] I managed to pickup a cheap Corsair 32GB SSD drive which should give me enough space to run Windows7, MP and a few other little bits. This should hopefully keep MP running as quick as possible in terms of loading fanart etc... [B]TV Tuners[/B] I already own two of the Hauppauge HVR-2200 cards which are great. With these being dual tuners and New Zealand Freeview being broadcast on just 3 "muxes" I can technically record all channels at once.... Or at least I could do that a while back, not sure if anything has changed.... [B][I][COLOR="Red"]Advice?[/COLOR][/I][/B] I really would appreciate any advice from people out there especially relating to ensuring I can get silky smooth TV viewing and still have something that is nice and quiet.... [/QUOTE]
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