The Sheriff
Established Member
Following on from this thread http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=125537 I have also decided to have a go at building my own pc. I was thinking that while i was at it i might as well put together a pc also suitable for home cinema as well as the latest generation of games, as i am planning to upgrade to a projector pretty soon.
So my question is what extra stuff do i need to consider when building a htpc, is it simply a case of picking the components for my normal pc and then just adding things like silent fan, ir remote box, and tv tuner, or is there other things to consider.
My ideas for the pc would be along the lines of:
Asus A7V600 Socket A motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 3000 processor
1024MB DDR 400 Ram
Radeon 9800 Pro Graphics Card
DVD Rom
DVD Writer
17" TFT Monitor (using projector for big screen gaming/films)
Trust 514DX Sound Card With Coax Out
Rf Keyboard and mouse
Silverstone SST LC03 Black case
Seagate Barracuda 200Gb Hard Drive
Nexus AXP 3200 Skive Tech Silent SKT A Heat Sink & Fan
Artic Cooling VGA/Graphic Card Cooler Silent
Cheers
Nick
So my question is what extra stuff do i need to consider when building a htpc, is it simply a case of picking the components for my normal pc and then just adding things like silent fan, ir remote box, and tv tuner, or is there other things to consider.
My ideas for the pc would be along the lines of:
Asus A7V600 Socket A motherboard
AMD Athlon XP 3000 processor
1024MB DDR 400 Ram
Radeon 9800 Pro Graphics Card
DVD Rom
DVD Writer
17" TFT Monitor (using projector for big screen gaming/films)
Trust 514DX Sound Card With Coax Out
Rf Keyboard and mouse
Silverstone SST LC03 Black case
Seagate Barracuda 200Gb Hard Drive
Nexus AXP 3200 Skive Tech Silent SKT A Heat Sink & Fan
Artic Cooling VGA/Graphic Card Cooler Silent
Cheers
Nick