Hey Guys
I have been lurking on this forum a while now. Basically every few months I decide I need to build a HTPC and every single time I get lazy or dont have enough money and never wind up doing it. This time though I think ill spend the holidays setting up one. I was looking online and I found the following specs for a good bargain
PROCESSOR: INTEL CORE 2 DUO - 2.33 GHZ
MOTHERBOARD: INTEL Q35/ICH9D0 EXPRESS CHIPSET
MEMORY: 2GB DDR2
VGA: INTEGRATED INTEL GMA 900 VIDEO CHIPSET
HARD DRIVE: 160GB SATA
OPTICAL DRIVE: DVDRW
NETWORK: ETHERNET LAN SOLUTION 10/100/1000
I realize I might need to upgrade a few specs i.e. add a few hard disks and double the RAM. Apart from that what else do I need to add to this system to make it do the following
1.) Play downloaded Content in HD.
2.) Act as a media server for the whole house.
I basically need this to access streaming content on my TV. What do you guys think? is this a decent option for someone making his first HTPC
I have been lurking on this forum a while now. Basically every few months I decide I need to build a HTPC and every single time I get lazy or dont have enough money and never wind up doing it. This time though I think ill spend the holidays setting up one. I was looking online and I found the following specs for a good bargain
PROCESSOR: INTEL CORE 2 DUO - 2.33 GHZ
MOTHERBOARD: INTEL Q35/ICH9D0 EXPRESS CHIPSET
MEMORY: 2GB DDR2
VGA: INTEGRATED INTEL GMA 900 VIDEO CHIPSET
HARD DRIVE: 160GB SATA
OPTICAL DRIVE: DVDRW
NETWORK: ETHERNET LAN SOLUTION 10/100/1000
I realize I might need to upgrade a few specs i.e. add a few hard disks and double the RAM. Apart from that what else do I need to add to this system to make it do the following
1.) Play downloaded Content in HD.
2.) Act as a media server for the whole house.
I basically need this to access streaming content on my TV. What do you guys think? is this a decent option for someone making his first HTPC