okay i have been wanting to build a htpc for some time but as i only had a 28 inch crt it was pointless... until now lol... the tv has died so we have to get a new one :D
I have specced up these components from custompc's recomended htpc components...
Motherboard: http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=787073
Proccessor: http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=632504 or
http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=807038
which one would be better for heat/performance?
Memory: http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=255300
I will probably be getting the antec fusion case and i'm assuming the psu supplied with it would be more than enough for playing back blu ray and is built well enough not to explode (corsair video lmao) :) ....
The optical drive and hdd i will probably recycle from another system. I just need to know a couple of things:
1, will this system be able to playback hd using the on board graphics?
2, which cpu cooler should i use, preferably fanless, to keep the noise to a minimum?
3, I have a Nova T500 dual tuner spare so i will probably use this in the system, does anyone know how well this works with vista?
thanks for the help in advance (i really need it lol)