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<blockquote data-quote="divad" data-source="post: 20607" data-attributes="member: 14751"><p>Hi</p><p>I am building new HTPC which needs to be quiet and powerful , future proof and capable of HDTV video capture dvb-t , dvb-s , analogue , capture and fm radio ( possibly dab aswell )</p><p>All must work with mp and mce 2005</p><p></p><p>Please advise me regarding hardware selection</p><p></p><p>I am going to use Antec Aria case because quiet and 300 watt power and room for 4 fullsize cards</p><p></p><p>Motherboard MSI RS480M2-IL seems to be the best compromise but don't know if chipset is</p><p>as good as nforce 4 ?</p><p></p><p>Ideally the mb I want is mATX nforce 4 chipset ,2.8 or 3 GHZ 939 processor socket I believe athlon 64 venice</p><p>runs the coolest - not sure if this is dual core , artic cooling freezer heat sink</p><p>, no onboard graphics as I</p><p>intend to use gigabyte geforce 6600 128 with pipe cooling (AGP or PCIe 16 )</p><p>, passive fanless cooling on bridges , 3 other useable slots for dvbt ,dvbs</p><p>,analogue tv ,capture or wifi etc , onboard fornt audio connectors 2 usb</p><p>headers firewire for front panel and spdif on back panel to connect to</p><p>surround sound amp . I would consider on board graphics if quite high spec</p><p>with dvi out</p><p></p><p>4 cards as follows</p><p>Either hauupauge or avermedia dvb-t card or usb2</p><p>Twinhan vision dtv dvbs</p><p>Not sure which analogue tv card to use but must have capture and fm</p><p>Not sure if Mp works with usb2/firewire external capture</p><p>Then add wifi card</p><p></p><p>Dual samsung 250g SATA hard drives on raid array</p><p>2 x 512 RAM modules</p><p>Either NEC or LG DVDR</p><p></p><p>Please help with selection</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="divad, post: 20607, member: 14751"] Hi I am building new HTPC which needs to be quiet and powerful , future proof and capable of HDTV video capture dvb-t , dvb-s , analogue , capture and fm radio ( possibly dab aswell ) All must work with mp and mce 2005 Please advise me regarding hardware selection I am going to use Antec Aria case because quiet and 300 watt power and room for 4 fullsize cards Motherboard MSI RS480M2-IL seems to be the best compromise but don't know if chipset is as good as nforce 4 ? Ideally the mb I want is mATX nforce 4 chipset ,2.8 or 3 GHZ 939 processor socket I believe athlon 64 venice runs the coolest - not sure if this is dual core , artic cooling freezer heat sink , no onboard graphics as I intend to use gigabyte geforce 6600 128 with pipe cooling (AGP or PCIe 16 ) , passive fanless cooling on bridges , 3 other useable slots for dvbt ,dvbs ,analogue tv ,capture or wifi etc , onboard fornt audio connectors 2 usb headers firewire for front panel and spdif on back panel to connect to surround sound amp . I would consider on board graphics if quite high spec with dvi out 4 cards as follows Either hauupauge or avermedia dvb-t card or usb2 Twinhan vision dtv dvbs Not sure which analogue tv card to use but must have capture and fm Not sure if Mp works with usb2/firewire external capture Then add wifi card Dual samsung 250g SATA hard drives on raid array 2 x 512 RAM modules Either NEC or LG DVDR Please help with selection Thanks [/QUOTE]
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