Otaku Punk
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I'm about to build my first HTPC, primarily to playback files but also to indulge in some retro gaming. I plan to mainly play standard def avi's and 720p mkv's, as well as playing a few old games. I've been looking through this board for some time now and have made a proposed spec based on the general hardware reccomendations.
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050e
Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H (the version with sideport memory)
2GB Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 CAS 5-5-5-18
400W Silverstone ST40EF+ PSU
Antec Remote Fusion Black Case
1TB Samsung HD103UJ Spinpoint F1 (already bought)
I currently also have the MCE remote and the Wireless receiver for 360 pads to controll the pc. I plan to use my existing keyboard to set it up and then run the PC with only the remote and gamepad to controll it, adding a MCE keyboard later. All the media will be handled via Mediaportal on an OS that is to be decided (either vista home premium or XP MCE 2005).
As far as i can see this all should work together as planned, but any opinions are welcome! Thanks for any feedback!
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050e
Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H (the version with sideport memory)
2GB Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 CAS 5-5-5-18
400W Silverstone ST40EF+ PSU
Antec Remote Fusion Black Case
1TB Samsung HD103UJ Spinpoint F1 (already bought)
I currently also have the MCE remote and the Wireless receiver for 360 pads to controll the pc. I plan to use my existing keyboard to set it up and then run the PC with only the remote and gamepad to controll it, adding a MCE keyboard later. All the media will be handled via Mediaportal on an OS that is to be decided (either vista home premium or XP MCE 2005).
As far as i can see this all should work together as planned, but any opinions are welcome! Thanks for any feedback!
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