atothej
Prominent Member
Hi All - Well, I have decided to go for it and have a go at building a HTPC - I got some excellent advice from some of you guys, who gave me the confidence to try a build even though I don't have much experience (well, no experience at all to be honest with you!).
I've been doing lots of researching on the internet and have chosen the following components - I'm not too sure if they are compatible or not, so I was wondering if there is anything amiss to let me know. I'm very new to this, but its been pretty good fun learning, but lets see how I got on first
I basically need a HTPC for music playback, watching DVD movies (not HD yet) maybe a bit of TV recording and occasional internet browsing on my Wharfdale 26" TV (cheap & cheerful). Don't worry too much about the prices I've listed here - I am a renowned skinflint, so I will hopefully find cheaper prices if I search long and hard enough.
Case: Antec Fusion V2. info
Motherboard: ASUS M2A-VM HDMI - Motherboard - micro ATX - AMD 690G info
CPU: AMD 64 3800 Athlon Dual Core AM2 info
RAM: Crucial 1GB-240-PIN DIMM - DDR2 PC2-5300 RAM X2 info
DVD Drive: Pioneer DVR-112BK 18X +/-RW/RAM BLACK IDE DRIVE info
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.0-SATA II -Hard disk -500gb info
TV Card: Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T 500 Dual digital DVB-T PCI TV card info
Wireless Card: Netgear RangeMax WPN511 Wireless PC Card info
So there we go folks - If there are any conflicts, or things that won't fit, or if you have any suggestions, please let me know - I'm very new to this kind of thing so I'm learning by the seat of my pants!!!
I've been doing lots of researching on the internet and have chosen the following components - I'm not too sure if they are compatible or not, so I was wondering if there is anything amiss to let me know. I'm very new to this, but its been pretty good fun learning, but lets see how I got on first
I basically need a HTPC for music playback, watching DVD movies (not HD yet) maybe a bit of TV recording and occasional internet browsing on my Wharfdale 26" TV (cheap & cheerful). Don't worry too much about the prices I've listed here - I am a renowned skinflint, so I will hopefully find cheaper prices if I search long and hard enough.
Case: Antec Fusion V2. info
Motherboard: ASUS M2A-VM HDMI - Motherboard - micro ATX - AMD 690G info
CPU: AMD 64 3800 Athlon Dual Core AM2 info
RAM: Crucial 1GB-240-PIN DIMM - DDR2 PC2-5300 RAM X2 info
DVD Drive: Pioneer DVR-112BK 18X +/-RW/RAM BLACK IDE DRIVE info
HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.0-SATA II -Hard disk -500gb info
TV Card: Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T 500 Dual digital DVB-T PCI TV card info
Wireless Card: Netgear RangeMax WPN511 Wireless PC Card info
So there we go folks - If there are any conflicts, or things that won't fit, or if you have any suggestions, please let me know - I'm very new to this kind of thing so I'm learning by the seat of my pants!!!
