vyruz18
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Hi guys,
I hope you can withstand yet another "First HTPC Build" topic
First of all, I'd like to point out that I'm quite 'at home' in the PC business, I'm a software developer and also know a fair bit about hardware. But since I'm fairly new to the whole HTPC scene, I did some research and would like to verify some things before I set out to buy the parts...
The main intention of this HTPC build is going to be streaming DVD's and perhaps Blu-ray movies (is streaming BD possible at all?) off of my WinXP fileserver.
I current plan on getting the following parts:
- MSI KA780G mobo (with the Radeon 3200HD onboard)
- AMD 5400+ X2 (65W)
- Corsair 2GB TwinX matched pair memory
I want to go out and but the above and use it with an old pc-case I have lying around and a 80GB SATA disk I still have.
If everything works OK i'll be buying a nicer enclosure for it.
The 80GB disk will suffice as it only needs to contain the OS (Win Vista ultimate) and perhaps some extra apps and codecs. All the data (dvd's and blu-rays) will be on my fileserver.
I'll be going via HDMI to my Yamaha RX-V3800 AV-receiver which then goes to my Sony KDL-40X2000 flatscreen.
Currently my main questions are:
- Will the HDMI output of the Radeon 3200HD carry sound as well? Otherwise I'll have to go with TOS-link...
- Will 2GB memory suffice (remember, it's only for streaming DVD/BD, no gaming at all)
- Power consumption is not a real concern, but heat generation may be, should I go for a slower AMD 4850E (45W) CPU instead of the 65W one??
- I think I found out that the Radeon 3200HD has HD acceleration for BD movies, is this correct???
- Any pro's or cons on installing vista x64? I'm planning on using x86...
Many thanks in advance!!!
I hope you can withstand yet another "First HTPC Build" topic
First of all, I'd like to point out that I'm quite 'at home' in the PC business, I'm a software developer and also know a fair bit about hardware. But since I'm fairly new to the whole HTPC scene, I did some research and would like to verify some things before I set out to buy the parts...
The main intention of this HTPC build is going to be streaming DVD's and perhaps Blu-ray movies (is streaming BD possible at all?) off of my WinXP fileserver.
I current plan on getting the following parts:
- MSI KA780G mobo (with the Radeon 3200HD onboard)
- AMD 5400+ X2 (65W)
- Corsair 2GB TwinX matched pair memory
I want to go out and but the above and use it with an old pc-case I have lying around and a 80GB SATA disk I still have.
If everything works OK i'll be buying a nicer enclosure for it.
The 80GB disk will suffice as it only needs to contain the OS (Win Vista ultimate) and perhaps some extra apps and codecs. All the data (dvd's and blu-rays) will be on my fileserver.
I'll be going via HDMI to my Yamaha RX-V3800 AV-receiver which then goes to my Sony KDL-40X2000 flatscreen.
Currently my main questions are:
- Will the HDMI output of the Radeon 3200HD carry sound as well? Otherwise I'll have to go with TOS-link...
- Will 2GB memory suffice (remember, it's only for streaming DVD/BD, no gaming at all)
- Power consumption is not a real concern, but heat generation may be, should I go for a slower AMD 4850E (45W) CPU instead of the 65W one??
- I think I found out that the Radeon 3200HD has HD acceleration for BD movies, is this correct???
- Any pro's or cons on installing vista x64? I'm planning on using x86...
Many thanks in advance!!!
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