New Computer Build (HTPC Media Center) For the new T.V

soooo....not that anyone noticed I wasn't as active this summer, I need a few explanations  

We recently got our second gas station; however, its about 1hour 30min drive away from our home. Because the market is so low we can't really afford our new market value therefor we can't sell this house and move out there ;o

Because of that I've been staying there in an APT we rented for four days a week with my parents working and helping, and three days back at home relaxing (not to mention include driving back and forth)

My dad wants to make the place like home for us as much as possible so he walked through the door last week with a new 50something inch mitsubishi t.v with 16 speakers :x



so to make it all that much better he's letting me build an HTPC that sits below the t.v running boxee over windows and function as a computer if the need arises - and here's the parts I've ordered: (its low budget :3)

Case: Antec something with power supply


Mobo: Asus  GeForce 8200 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard (no dedicated video card in this build, but still needed something with HDMI


Processor: AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition Kuma 2.8GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Dual-Core Processor



HD: WD 250gb (actually its a replacement for another computer, so it'll have 1tb most likely)


Ram: Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 I forgot to look if it was dual channel ;o prob ordering a replacement


CD/DVD Burner: (until he says I can order a blu-ray drive, not like I care for one ;o) Samsung something


and a HDMI wire


Order Total     $392.33 nice and cheap, it may not be the best bang for buck as im sure 100% if I asked here i'd have a better build but I had about 20 mins to throw it together and place the order.

I'll take pics when it comes and its hooked up (if I don't just rip it open like I usually do ;o)

Yayyyyy Boxes (though everything BUT the processor and dvd drive came)






Case is actually better than expected. Power supply is sufficient and has good wire management.


Moboooo



Mobo Installed :3


HD


All I can say about the HD compartment is WOW. Good layout, drives are mounted sideways to allow better cooling. Also, screws are put through rubber mounts before entering the drive making it sit on four rubber mounts to keep them put.


End of day one, mobo installed, hardrive in, ram in.


Dayyyy 2. After a weekend and a day I get my second shipment of boxes. I actually rushed through opening everything so not very much a story ;o




next to the beast.


Conclusion:
Works GREAT. Onboard video does 1080i with my HDMI cable perfectly. Windows 7 loads and looks a beauty on 52 inches. Speeds are great, design fits perfectly in the T.V table.

All in all a good buy. Somethings I'd change would be a processor that doesn't get 95 watts. ;o it's an HTPC not a powerhouse so it shouldn't need to generate that much heat and power. I'd also pay attention to the ram I buy and get 2x1gb dual channel next time.

and thats itttt.
I'll write back later with software and real time info.

soooo....not that anyone noticed I wasn't as active this summer, I need a few explanations 

We recently got our second gas station; however, its about 1hour 30min drive away from our home. Because the market is so low we can't really afford our new market value therefor we can't sell this house and move out there ;o

Because of that I've been staying there in an APT we rented for four days a week with my parents working and helping, and three days back at home relaxing (not to mention include driving back and forth)

Isn't all DDR2 dual-channel? lol

Isn't all DDR2 dual-channel? lol

most of the 2x1gb is, this is 2gb one stick sadly. Rushed orders don't get much investigation ;o

yes holk. I wish we had a thousand like irock claims 

I thought your full name was Nouman Exxon Sunoco.

I forgot owning a gas station was a crime or relevant to your name ;o

Chill out, man, no need to jihad all over this thread.

Do you have a detonator remote?

Do you have a detonator remote?

keyboard and mouse for now.

So far so good, except it won't recognize LOST season two episodes 1-9, but lists the rest perfectly with summery, details, and all that goooood stuff.

So far so good, except it won't recognize LOST season two episodes 1-9, but lists the rest perfectly with summery, details, and all that goooood stuff.

From a DVD or from the hard drive? :s

So far so good, except it won't recognize LOST season two episodes 1-9, but lists the rest perfectly with summery, details, and all that goooood stuff.

From a DVD or from the hard drive? :s

you know ripped my dvd to the hardrive <_____________<

and I fixed it ;o
1-9 had to be 01-09 which is why 10-24 worked. two digits :3

seinfeld next.

So what was the penultimate point of this thread?

The Rpg Maker Resource Kit > RMRK General > Computing and Technology

just talking media center pc's

"penultimate" means second-to-last.

This is why you don't use big words to make yourself look smarter. You'll make yourself look dumber.

So that leaves the ultimate point of showing off.

And i'm just pulling your chain nouman don't freak out and blow up the forum do something rash

well its not really to SHOW OFF, as much as its to show off.

just showing something I ordered and built.

Please do not double post. Edit your post whenever you need to.

Cool
it's better than mine


mine is just a piece of metal
sometimes I think I assembled a lot of tuna cans.

Liar. Indians are rich. In America. Wait, you live in India. Or Alaska? Or idk ._.

I live close to roph
in his heart
and i shall always remain there
as a disease.

Is his disease heartbreak? :'(

GTFO of my topic >:|

One issue I found with boxee is that it won't play all the shows on Revision 3, especially diggnation ;o

How dare she not play all the shows on Revision 3?

I have a motherboard with the Geforece 8200, it's pretty decent. Personally I've had no trouble with it but it's not exactly the best if you're going to keep gaming on a pc for a couple years or so...but this is for a media center so I doubt you want an 8800.