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<blockquote data-quote="player-x" data-source="post: 74734" data-attributes="member: 11376">I would also advise for the 6150 mobo its a mouths better chipset and better support for PureVideo.If you take this mobo you dont need a dedicated video card<a href="http://www.nvidia.com/page/purevideo.html" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/page/purevideo.html</a><a href="http://www.nvidia.com/page/purevideo_support.html" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/page/purevideo_support.html</a>asus gigabyte MSI and Albatron make mobo's based on this chipset for AM2 socketBut if you want to be able to play game's to i would advise the&nbsp; asus&nbsp; ore gigabyte 7600GT both are available in a passive version that cost just a little extra.And you are ready for pure video at HD res.And if you need video in you can always look for a cheap TVcard, if you start using a TVcard you start loving timeshifting <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />(ps. if you go for the asus becarfull he is high whit the cooler sticking out above the card, the gigabyte takes less space but cost a slot plate.)For the CPU i would advise the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ &quot;Windsor&quot;, Energy Efficient 65W It uses even less power then a normal 3000+ and dual core CPU's just runs smother.A low power CPU creat's less heat = less noisBecause one of the most inportand things in a HTPC is to prefent noisAnd also like marcusb says 512mb extra wont hurtA good alternative for the diamond sound card is the terratec DD-Live, i am very happy whit.<a href="http://sounden.terratec.net/modules.php?op=modload&amp;name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=237" target="_blank">http://sounden.terratec.net/modules.php?op=modload&amp;name=News&amp;file=article&amp;sid=237</a>You can also have a look at my setup below, its pretty good bang for your buck</blockquote>

[QUOTE="player-x, post: 74734, member: 11376"] I would also advise for the 6150 mobo its a mouths better chipset and better support for PureVideo. If you take this mobo you dont need a dedicated video card [url]http://www.nvidia.com/page/purevideo.html[/url] [url]http://www.nvidia.com/page/purevideo_support.html[/url] asus gigabyte MSI and Albatron make mobo's based on this chipset for AM2 socket But if you want to be able to play game's to i would advise the asus ore gigabyte 7600GT both are available in a passive version that cost just a little extra. And you are ready for pure video at HD res. And if you need video in you can always look for a cheap TVcard, if you start using a TVcard you start loving timeshifting :D (ps. if you go for the asus becarfull he is high whit the cooler sticking out above the card, the gigabyte takes less space but cost a slot plate.) For the CPU i would advise the Athlon 64 X2 3800+ "Windsor", Energy Efficient 65W It uses even less power then a normal 3000+ and dual core CPU's just runs smother. A low power CPU creat's less heat = less nois Because one of the most inportand things in a HTPC is to prefent nois And also like marcusb says 512mb extra wont hurt A good alternative for the diamond sound card is the terratec DD-Live, i am very happy whit. [url]http://sounden.terratec.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=237[/url] You can also have a look at my setup below, its pretty good bang for your buck [/QUOTE]

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