scooter3
Standard Member
Hi there,
It's been quite a while since I last posted. I'm hoping to build my first HTPC and am looking for some reassurance that I'm heading in the right direction components wise. I selected the components bearing in mind that my laptop (ASUS K53e, 1.6Ghz dual core Celeron with Intel HD graphics) works flawlessly with XBMC, I just want something dedicated. Main use will be watching full HD uncompressed MKVs with some DTS-HD and Dolby True HD soundtracks. It will be connected to my AV receiver via HDMI.
Motherboard: A78M-E35 AMD MSI FM2 Micro ATX Motherboard Link
CPU: AMD A4 6320 + HD8370D, 65w, FM2, 1mb cache, 4000mhz Link
RAM: Corsair Memory XMS3 2GB DDR3 1333 Mhz CAS 9 Dual Channel Desktop X2 Link
Power Supply: ScanFX 500W Power Suppy Black with 120mm Quiet Fan ATX Link
Case: Cooltek G3 Home Theater PC Chassis (because I like the look of it and plenty of room for more HDDs) Link
I've already got a 2TB seagate drive with my movies on and a 320Gb 2.5" drive for the operating system, Ubuntu to start and then possibly Win 7 (as I want to add a BD drive to rip straight to library).
Many thanks
Scooter
It's been quite a while since I last posted. I'm hoping to build my first HTPC and am looking for some reassurance that I'm heading in the right direction components wise. I selected the components bearing in mind that my laptop (ASUS K53e, 1.6Ghz dual core Celeron with Intel HD graphics) works flawlessly with XBMC, I just want something dedicated. Main use will be watching full HD uncompressed MKVs with some DTS-HD and Dolby True HD soundtracks. It will be connected to my AV receiver via HDMI.
Motherboard: A78M-E35 AMD MSI FM2 Micro ATX Motherboard Link
CPU: AMD A4 6320 + HD8370D, 65w, FM2, 1mb cache, 4000mhz Link
RAM: Corsair Memory XMS3 2GB DDR3 1333 Mhz CAS 9 Dual Channel Desktop X2 Link
Power Supply: ScanFX 500W Power Suppy Black with 120mm Quiet Fan ATX Link
Case: Cooltek G3 Home Theater PC Chassis (because I like the look of it and plenty of room for more HDDs) Link
I've already got a 2TB seagate drive with my movies on and a 320Gb 2.5" drive for the operating system, Ubuntu to start and then possibly Win 7 (as I want to add a BD drive to rip straight to library).
Many thanks
Scooter