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Hi there
Long time reader, first time poster. First off thanks for all the great information I have learned.
Well my story is, that I live in a small appartment in Amsterdam, and my living space is an odd L-shape - in there I have a multitude of peripherals doing various things, and its all a bit much really - HiFi sperates, 2 PCs + 1 laptop, TV, DVD, Sky, Video Recorder, three sets of speakers - it's all a bit much really. So I have decided on a mass clearout/upgrade project.
The DVD player, a Sony DAVS-300 is on its last legs, poor thing (it is from last century after all!) but it still sounds great. The TV is the landlords, and thus also from last century. So both are being replaced.
I'm planning to take most of kit and replace it with a HTPC which I am self building with the following spec:
Silverstone LC16 Case
2 x seagate barracuda SATA 320 GB
LG DV/RW
AMD Athlon AM2 64 X2 5200+
ZALMAN CNPS 9500 AM2 2 Cooling Fan/Heatsink
GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP
Corsair XMS2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC26400) 1GB x 2
Zalman (psu) zm600-hp 600w
Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 channel
eVGA 7950GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 (HDCP Compliant)
Logitech® diNovo Media Desktop Laser Keyboard & mouse
MicSidewinder 2DX (If I can find one)
Skystar 1CI sattelite card
- I've based it roughly on a machine I found in the states, but sadly one they do not export it appears.
I was just wondering if anyone had any criticisms - perhaps suggestions of alternative components? The plan is to run it through an 1080p LCD TV, and use it as a PC as well as for Media use. It should replace all of the HiFi components, The DVD and the video, and hopefully, the skybox (and save me having to get an upgrade to HD). I'm going to run it through a decent 5.1 Amp (Denon/Sony - not decided for sure yet - shopping tomorrow).
Also, whilst this may not be the right forum, I'm looking into speaker options for the Amp - I have a pair of good Kef Crestas - I was thinking of maybe adding a couple more and maybe a subwoofer for the surround sound. As the flat is oddly shaped and not really ideal for home cinema, I can compromise some on the sound.
Budget for it all is around 4000 quid, including the TV - its one of the biggest investments I will have made so would like to get it as near as dammit right first time, so I really would appreciate any advice you can give.
Thanks
Long time reader, first time poster. First off thanks for all the great information I have learned.
Well my story is, that I live in a small appartment in Amsterdam, and my living space is an odd L-shape - in there I have a multitude of peripherals doing various things, and its all a bit much really - HiFi sperates, 2 PCs + 1 laptop, TV, DVD, Sky, Video Recorder, three sets of speakers - it's all a bit much really. So I have decided on a mass clearout/upgrade project.
The DVD player, a Sony DAVS-300 is on its last legs, poor thing (it is from last century after all!) but it still sounds great. The TV is the landlords, and thus also from last century. So both are being replaced.
I'm planning to take most of kit and replace it with a HTPC which I am self building with the following spec:
Silverstone LC16 Case
2 x seagate barracuda SATA 320 GB
LG DV/RW
AMD Athlon AM2 64 X2 5200+
ZALMAN CNPS 9500 AM2 2 Cooling Fan/Heatsink
GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP
Corsair XMS2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC26400) 1GB x 2
Zalman (psu) zm600-hp 600w
Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic 7.1 channel
eVGA 7950GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 (HDCP Compliant)
Logitech® diNovo Media Desktop Laser Keyboard & mouse
MicSidewinder 2DX (If I can find one)
Skystar 1CI sattelite card
- I've based it roughly on a machine I found in the states, but sadly one they do not export it appears.
I was just wondering if anyone had any criticisms - perhaps suggestions of alternative components? The plan is to run it through an 1080p LCD TV, and use it as a PC as well as for Media use. It should replace all of the HiFi components, The DVD and the video, and hopefully, the skybox (and save me having to get an upgrade to HD). I'm going to run it through a decent 5.1 Amp (Denon/Sony - not decided for sure yet - shopping tomorrow).
Also, whilst this may not be the right forum, I'm looking into speaker options for the Amp - I have a pair of good Kef Crestas - I was thinking of maybe adding a couple more and maybe a subwoofer for the surround sound. As the flat is oddly shaped and not really ideal for home cinema, I can compromise some on the sound.
Budget for it all is around 4000 quid, including the TV - its one of the biggest investments I will have made so would like to get it as near as dammit right first time, so I really would appreciate any advice you can give.
Thanks