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    Thinking of building a HTPC.

    I'm thinking about building a HTPC based on AMD FX5200.

    Any suggestions on a case (cheapish but, good) and a tuner card that is good with a borderline weak signal.

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    Re: Thinking of building a HTPC.

    Depends what you mean by cheapish, this one from Scan looks really classy, tho not currently in stock.
    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/silve...3-w-o-psu-(atx)

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    Re: Thinking of building a HTPC.

    I highly recommend any silvestone htpc case mate

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    Re: Thinking of building a HTPC.

    I think we need to know a bit more about your plans to help you out.

    - what parts do you already have?
    - what is the budget?
    - What kind of jobs do you expect the HTPC to do (ie just local video or PVR)

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