Hello welcome to my first ever thread on the tinternet
I am finally going for an HTPC and i have read through all the stickys i could find.
Thanks to all that took the time to put the guides together.
I do not intend to do any gaming and i think my requirements are fairly basic however i want to ensure i do not buy the wrong kit.
Present standing
As things stand i do not have a Blu ray or HD player and only have a very very average DVD player
Have a 1080p LCD so hoping to finally make proper use of it
Requirements
-need to be able to watch blu rays / HD's and my collection of DVD rips
-surf the web from main tv
I will get an Amp next month and from reading Jameson_UK's post it appears that this is where things may get interesting. So i want to ensure the motherboard i choose will not hinder me.
So far i have gone through threads and put together the following kit list
KeySonic 2.4Ghz Wireless HTPC Compact Keyboard with Integrated TouchPad - USB 104608 366 in stock £34.79 £30.25 £34.79 £30.25
AMD Athlon X2 5050e Socket AM2 45W Energy Efficient Retail Boxed Processor 149212 31 in stock £52.87 £45.97 £52.87 £45.97
Corsair 4GB Kit (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Kit CL5 1.9V 130429 351 in stock £37.49 £32.60 £37.49 £32.60
LG Electronics Blu-Ray & HD-DVD-Rom Combo 16x DVDRW Black SATA - Retail Box With Software 139985 81 in stock £78.68 £68.41 £78.68 £68.41
Gigabyte GA-MA780G-UD3H AMD 780G Socket AM2+ 8 channel audio VGA DVI HDMI ATX Motherboard 160852 2 in stock £74.98 £65.20 £74.98 £65.20
Antec EarthWatts 380W 80%+ Efficiency PSU - 80mm Fan 4x SATA PCI-E 120375 18 in stock £38.99 £33.90 £38.99 £33.90
Antec Fusion Remote Veris Black MATX Media Center Case - No PSU 148791 24 in stock £116.10 £100.95 £116.10 £100.95
Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB Hard Drive SATAII *32MB Cache* - OEM 143288 622 in stock £66.99 £58.25 £66.99 £58.25
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium w/SP1 - Complete package - 1 PC - DVD - English International 142788 5 in stock
Does the above look ok? The total comes to about £625
Would appreciate any feedback
Thanks
I am finally going for an HTPC and i have read through all the stickys i could find.
Thanks to all that took the time to put the guides together.
I do not intend to do any gaming and i think my requirements are fairly basic however i want to ensure i do not buy the wrong kit.
Present standing
As things stand i do not have a Blu ray or HD player and only have a very very average DVD player
Have a 1080p LCD so hoping to finally make proper use of it
Requirements
-need to be able to watch blu rays / HD's and my collection of DVD rips
-surf the web from main tv
I will get an Amp next month and from reading Jameson_UK's post it appears that this is where things may get interesting. So i want to ensure the motherboard i choose will not hinder me.
So far i have gone through threads and put together the following kit list
KeySonic 2.4Ghz Wireless HTPC Compact Keyboard with Integrated TouchPad - USB 104608 366 in stock £34.79 £30.25 £34.79 £30.25
AMD Athlon X2 5050e Socket AM2 45W Energy Efficient Retail Boxed Processor 149212 31 in stock £52.87 £45.97 £52.87 £45.97
Corsair 4GB Kit (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 XMS2 Memory Kit CL5 1.9V 130429 351 in stock £37.49 £32.60 £37.49 £32.60
LG Electronics Blu-Ray & HD-DVD-Rom Combo 16x DVDRW Black SATA - Retail Box With Software 139985 81 in stock £78.68 £68.41 £78.68 £68.41
Gigabyte GA-MA780G-UD3H AMD 780G Socket AM2+ 8 channel audio VGA DVI HDMI ATX Motherboard 160852 2 in stock £74.98 £65.20 £74.98 £65.20
Antec EarthWatts 380W 80%+ Efficiency PSU - 80mm Fan 4x SATA PCI-E 120375 18 in stock £38.99 £33.90 £38.99 £33.90
Antec Fusion Remote Veris Black MATX Media Center Case - No PSU 148791 24 in stock £116.10 £100.95 £116.10 £100.95
Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB Hard Drive SATAII *32MB Cache* - OEM 143288 622 in stock £66.99 £58.25 £66.99 £58.25
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium w/SP1 - Complete package - 1 PC - DVD - English International 142788 5 in stock
Does the above look ok? The total comes to about £625
Would appreciate any feedback
Thanks