Ongoing Silverstone LC19 HTPC (1 Viewer)

[Argonaut]

Ordered the parts for my HTPC the other day. Here is a list of what I have decided upon:

• AMD 4850e 45W CPU
• J&W JW-780UVD-AM2+ Motherboard
• 2GB DDR2-800 RAM
• 320GB Hard Drive (from my existing PC)
• Silverstone LC19 Case
• Silverstone NT07-AM2 Low Profile CPU Cooler
• Sony Slim DVD Burner
• DVICO twin TV Tuner (from my existing PC)

I have decided on the Silverstone LC19 case due to the small size, and that it will fit in nicely with my stereo system.
I decided on the J&W Motherboard because it has sideport memory (which speeds up the video), and also becasue it is about $40 cheaper than the Gigabyte or Asus equivalents. All the reviews that I have read have also been very good.

It will take me a while to add to this post as the Silverstone case is not currently in stock, and I will have to wait for it, however I should get the CPU, motherboard, and DVD drive in the next couple of days.

I have up until now used a Netgear EVA700 Digital Entertainer, sharing media through my network via Windows Media Player, but this option has a few problems such as dropping out and having to cycle the power between uses, and having to convert all my recordings to MPEG2 before I can play them.

 

[Argonaut]

Picked up my Motherboard, CPU, RAM, Keyboard and DVD burner last night.
The DVD drive, being a slimline SATA version has two plugs on the back. One normal SATA data cable, and one smaller one for power.
I will wait for my case, but I may have to get a extra cable to connect the power. The only one I have found has one plug on the drive end and both a SATA data cable and a normal 4 pin Molex power plug cable on the other end.

 

[dm15644]

Did you get the case yet? Some pictures would be nice.

Cheers

jayrock

 

[Argonaut]

No - I haven't got the case yet. It should get sent some time after the 5th of January when all the shops come back from Christmas holidays. I will post some pics then

Thanks Jason