media center pc

im now looking at building my own media center instead of going the popcorn hour route, just wondering what you all suggest hardware wise..

i dont have a clue as i normally build game pc's not quiet media center ones !

i have been reading a few threads, but nothing recent.

I'm not exactly up to date (a month or so out) but I would be looking for something like this.

AMD 4850e X2 + Scythe ninja mini ~£70
Asus/Gigabyte 780G based mobo ~£50
2GB PC6400 4-4-4-12 £20
Antec NSk2480 + 380W earthwatts (ugly as sin but very good) ~£70?
640GB WD AAKS ~£45
LG Blu Ray Drive ~£65

£300 in total, without TV cards, OS etc..

cheers m8, not looking at tv card as we have V+, will require HDMI 1.3a spec for the telly as i want 1080p, more to stream HD content from the thecus, so will also need gb ethernet, small and quiet is the key to this :)

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Originally Posted by GoNz0

cheers m8, not looking at tv card as we have V+, will require HDMI 1.3a spec for the telly as i want 1080p, more to stream HD content from the thecus, so will also need gb ethernet, small and quiet is the key to this :)

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The IGP handles 1080p no problems. It also games reasonably well though not at those extreme resolutions lol

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-...-RAID-HDMI-ATX

just found my old 8800gtx in parts box!

wondering how to proceed with that, will need optical out as i plan on plumbing it into a Sony STRDG820..

also wondering what sort of media case to get for it all, they seem rather bloody expensive !

i wouldn't bother with that monster, the IGP on the AMD board is plenty.

If you want a cheap case the NSK2480 I think I mentioned before is the cheapest decent way to go. Comes with a 380W earthwatts for £70 all in.

i would go with a 750 or 1000 gb samsung sata hd remembering to use the ibm/hitachi aams(acoustic mgmt) proggie to set the hd in superquiet mode (makes big diff) ive got a wd 1tb sata hd and the samsung is quieter and withbless vibration

i got a 250gb maxtor im going to use, i have a thecus n5200 to stream the media so storage is not a problem :)

well i started to buying today, did a bit more homework and so far have these on order

LG GGW-H20L Super Multi Blu-Ray Writer
Gigabyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H, NVIDIA GeForce 9400, S775
Silverstone LC16B-MR Black Desktop

i need a PSU to go with it though and wonder whats worth buying under £50

also need some ram, im intending to put vista on there so would like 4gb