Proposed HTPC Build

[EA_MAN]

Please let me know what you think.

I'm thinking that for starters the onboard audio will be sufficient for my purposes.

Am I missing anything?

Thanks!



PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS500 500W ATX12V PSU $79.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703015

HIS Hightech Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 Video Card $89.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161272

3 Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb in RAID 5 $269.97
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317

Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 Dual TV Tuner & Encoder 1229 PCI-Express x1 $112.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116037

SILVERSTONE (Black) LC13B-E ATX Media Center & HTPC Case $104.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163117

GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H AM2+ / AM2 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $74.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128379

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050e Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor $59.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103298

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122 $40.79

LG Internal SATA Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM DVD±R DVD Burner Model GGC-H20L $109.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136133

Vista Home Premium 64-bit $99.99
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Total $1043.68

 

[Katsushiro]

If the most intensive video application you're going to have is decoding blu-ray discs or high-def content then the onboard graphics will suffice.

Also, some have said to use win 7 release candidate until it is available to buy.

 

[EA_MAN]

If the most intensive video application you're going to have is decoding blu-ray discs or high-def content then the onboard graphics will suffice.

Also, some have said to use win 7 release candidate until it is available to buy.

Thanks for the advice!

 

[mindless728]

looks similar to the build im making (though mine only needs one hdd, i have a 2.5TB server on gigabit lan)

i would love to hear an update on how well that tv tuner does, im looking at the same one (except with remote incuded) for my build

 

[EA_MAN]

looks similar to the build im making (though mine only needs one hdd, i have a 2.5TB server on gigabit lan)

i would love to hear an update on how well that tv tuner does, im looking at the same one (except with remote incuded) for my build

I'm keeping my eyes open for deals - so it may be a little while beofer I actually make the purchase.

One option I'm considering is more like your configuration - with a NAS (build).
Did you build your server?

Thanks,

 

[AKM880]

Looks like a real nice HTPC good luck with it! But you probably don't need that 1GB HD4670 a 4650 is good I think.

 

[shortstuff_mt]

I have both the Hauppauge HVR-1600 and HVR-2250 in my HTPC. They are both excellent tuner cards. I highly recommend the 2250. I also recommend Windows 7. I was surprised at how well it worked out of the box for a HTPC. I had to do some registry hacks and stuff to get Vista to recognize and properly implement both TV tuners, but Windows 7 worked great without any changes.

 

[EA_MAN]

Looks like a real nice HTPC good luck with it! But you probably don't need that 1GB HD4670 a 4650 is good I think.

You're probably right - I was probably just getting a little greedy!

 

[AKM880]

Sapphire 512MB Native HDMI out HD 4650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102829

 

[EA_MAN]

Sapphire 512MB Native HDMI out HD 4650
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102829

It's got the right specs (and price).

Two knocks against it though:

1) It's not passively cooled - I'm trying to keep the htpc as quiet as possible
2) several users noted that the card ran a little hot

Again the specs are excellent - in a bigger well -ventilated case it would be perfect

 

[shortstuff_mt]

Here's 3 4650's with passive coolers:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000048+1069633099+1295318921&QksAutoSuggestion=&Configurator=&Subcategory=48&description=4650&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

 

[EA_MAN]

Here's 3 4650's with passive coolers:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=40000048+1069633099+1295318921&QksAutoSuggestion=&Configurator=&Subcategory=48&description=4650&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

I added this one to my build list:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161274

 

[AKM880]

Oops sorry bout' that. Yeah and like you said you'd need good cooling to run a passive card. Or it gets HOT!