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<blockquote data-quote="TVKiwi" data-source="post: 19621" data-attributes="member: 12990"><p>By quiet we mean fanless. The less heat generated by the system the less fans needed (or at least the less work they have to do) and so less noise. If you are going to use parts which generate lots of heat you would be wise to invest in silent fans and big heatsinks. Having said all this it is really a personl tolerance thing - if you are happy with the amount of noise its making then it does not really matter. Another thing to keep in mind with heat is where you will be setting up the htpc. EG - if its going into a rack with an amp and stuff without much circulation then you need to think about how the pc will stay cool enough to remasin stable for long periods at a time (ideally you want this running 24/7).</p><p></p><p>CPU and GPU grunt depends on the source of the video. HDTV requires much more grunt than SDTV. For SDTV something like a P4 1.8 ghz is ample because the tv capture card does all the hardwork of encoding to MPeg2 itself leaving the CPU to do the decoding. HDTV requires more CPU power as it is higher resolution and something upwards of 2.5ghz is what I have read is needed (someone might be able to correct me on this).</p><p></p><p>A good point to start with Graphics cards would be a Geforce 5200- its direct X9c compatible (which is the main criteria for choosing a card to run MP) and its not power hungry - I think you can even get fanless versions of this card</p><p>.</p><p>1/2 gig of ram is a good start but dont go any lower as some people have experienced probs with 256mb.</p><p></p><p>The more money you can devote to storage the better. I am already looking at 1/2 Terrabyte of used space on my system by the time you have ripped DVDs, recorded weeks of TV and 1000s of MP3s.</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TVKiwi, post: 19621, member: 12990"] By quiet we mean fanless. The less heat generated by the system the less fans needed (or at least the less work they have to do) and so less noise. If you are going to use parts which generate lots of heat you would be wise to invest in silent fans and big heatsinks. Having said all this it is really a personl tolerance thing - if you are happy with the amount of noise its making then it does not really matter. Another thing to keep in mind with heat is where you will be setting up the htpc. EG - if its going into a rack with an amp and stuff without much circulation then you need to think about how the pc will stay cool enough to remasin stable for long periods at a time (ideally you want this running 24/7). CPU and GPU grunt depends on the source of the video. HDTV requires much more grunt than SDTV. For SDTV something like a P4 1.8 ghz is ample because the tv capture card does all the hardwork of encoding to MPeg2 itself leaving the CPU to do the decoding. HDTV requires more CPU power as it is higher resolution and something upwards of 2.5ghz is what I have read is needed (someone might be able to correct me on this). A good point to start with Graphics cards would be a Geforce 5200- its direct X9c compatible (which is the main criteria for choosing a card to run MP) and its not power hungry - I think you can even get fanless versions of this card . 1/2 gig of ram is a good start but dont go any lower as some people have experienced probs with 256mb. The more money you can devote to storage the better. I am already looking at 1/2 Terrabyte of used space on my system by the time you have ripped DVDs, recorded weeks of TV and 1000s of MP3s. Hope this helps. [/QUOTE]
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