Right, as some of you may know I am moving to Sydney in early 2010, however services like Sky+ will be lacking. My family have become acustomed to the ability to record programs, and with DVB-T rolled out almost everywhere now, and a bit of research, I have confirmed that an HTPC, with Blu-Ray capablites, will be a good replacement to the current setup in the living room.
By doing this we will add a Blu-Ray player, keep the Sky+ recording functionality, and add the all important features that mum and dad want: the ability to show YouTube videos and photos to large groups easily, something that required me to grab my laptop and hook it up to the TV everytime they wanted to do this.
After a wee bit of research, and finding what is an epic deal on OCuk, I have finally put together (and ordered, sorry guys! ;)) a machine which I will be putting together on Saturday, hence this post to document my efforts.
Pictures will again be uploaded to Picasa. But first the all important "What did ya buy?" part, which was kind of lacking in my previous build log for Cy (I'll be honest, I threw it together at the last minute using a few photos I'd taken durring the process.)
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 'Yorkfield' with 4MB cache bundled with free In-Win BP655 Case with TFX 200W PSU
- Zotec FG9300-D-E ITX motherboard
- 2GB of XMS2 Corsiar DDR2 RAM left over from an old build.
- Samsung EcoDrive F2 1.5TB
- LiteOn IHOS104-37 4x BluRay, 8x DVD Reader
- KWorld PE355 2T DVB-T TV Card (PCIe)
- Logitech diNovo Mini
- Edimax 7718Un
- Windows 7 Home Premium Retail
- 80mm Noctua NF-R8 Fan
There were a few other generic things, like a replacement fan for the PSU cause apparently the current one is pretty loud, and a Molex to SATA adapter, and an DVI-D to HDMI cable.
So there we have it. The OcUK order, that is Windows 7 and the deal with Q8200 and the case should arrive today and everything else should come from Scan tomorrow. Can't wait to build me a Windows 7 HTPC. :)
Picasa Album Here