Ok so being the geek I am I think its time I ventured down the HTPC path. I figure long term goals will be to have the unit replace my CD jukebox, VCR, DVD player and satallite receiver so to that end here's what I'm considering getting.
Motherboard - Asus A7N8XE - Deluxe(details here)
CPU - AMD Barton 2800+
Video - ATI 9200, ATI 9600SE or GeForce FX5200 128MB DDR Video Card . Picked the ATI 9200 and since I rarely game it will do what I want and is fan less.
Satallite DVB - VisionPlus 1020. I need to read up on these more though as I need a card that can do HD
Audio - I'll use on the onboard audio though the SoundStorm chip for now and port the digital audio out to my Rotel 1098
Keyboard/Mouse - Logitech RF seems to be the most popular
Seagate harddrive(s). Do I need two here or is one big one ok? I've seen a few use one for the OS and another for data storage which makes sense from a performace standpoint.
DVD-Rom - I remember Jon saying the LiteOn's were good...is this still the drive of choice? I need it to be quiet.
Case - I'd love a D-Vine but cost is too high so I'll likely end up with the Antec Overture unit as its big enough to take a full sized board and has a nice power supply. Details here
I think that's about it for now...comments?
Motherboard - Asus A7N8XE - Deluxe(details here)
CPU - AMD Barton 2800+
Video - ATI 9200, ATI 9600SE or GeForce FX5200 128MB DDR Video Card . Picked the ATI 9200 and since I rarely game it will do what I want and is fan less.
Satallite DVB - VisionPlus 1020. I need to read up on these more though as I need a card that can do HD
Audio - I'll use on the onboard audio though the SoundStorm chip for now and port the digital audio out to my Rotel 1098
Keyboard/Mouse - Logitech RF seems to be the most popular
Seagate harddrive(s). Do I need two here or is one big one ok? I've seen a few use one for the OS and another for data storage which makes sense from a performace standpoint.
DVD-Rom - I remember Jon saying the LiteOn's were good...is this still the drive of choice? I need it to be quiet.
Case - I'd love a D-Vine but cost is too high so I'll likely end up with the Antec Overture unit as its big enough to take a full sized board and has a nice power supply. Details here
I think that's about it for now...comments?
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