PC Peripherals Suggestions For A HTPC

As techie_007 and others mentioned, keep your basic config to what you would actually need. Your Home theatre experience would be unaffected even if you buy a higher end processor and GPU.

Suggest you to spend the amount saved on the sound department. And on the cabinet..like Antec Fusion or any other good cabinet thats silent, has a display and neatly gels with your LCD and other electronic equipment.

Also you would need an MCE remote control.
 
VGA card – Ati HD 3650 (512 MB version)
RAM – 2 x 1 GB 800Mhz
Mobo – Palit N73V
Processor - E2160
Audio card - EMU 1212 (for stereo listening)
ANTEC NSK 2480 Cabinet
This is what I am getting for my HTPC
 
So far...

1. Monitor: 46 inch 1080p Full HD TV. Price - Rs. 0
2. 4GB Kingston DDR2 RAM. Rs. 0
3. OS: Linux or Windows Home Premium. Price - ?
4. CPU: Intel ?. Price - ?
5. Motherboard: ?
6. Internal Hard Drive: ? 320 GB WD?
7. Graphics Card: ? Maybe a Ati HD 3650?
8. Wireless Mouse/Keyboard Combo: ?
9. Anything else needed:
 
superczar said:
knowing you kiddo, I swear you are better off with Vista/XP

No offense, but if you needed handholding for removing a typo at the end of a URL earlier in this thread, I can imagine the kind of hard times you will face trying to do non run-of-the-mill stuff on Linux
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Exactly what I had on my mind... hang on to Xp/Vista... why venture into unknown territories of linux. However greatest fun lies there (excluding games).

~LT
 
Crazysah said:
So far...

1. Monitor: 46 inch 1080p Full HD TV. Price - Rs. 0
2. 4GB Kingston DDR2 RAM. Rs. 0
3. OS: Linux or Windows Home Premium. Price - ?
4. CPU: Intel ?. Price - ?
5. Motherboard: ?
6. Internal Hard Drive: ? 320 GB WD?
7. Graphics Card: ? Maybe a Ati HD 3650?
8. Wireless Mouse/Keyboard Combo: ?
9. Anything else needed:
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Dude. Is this some kind of riddle? :/

Just put in the components people have suggested so far. And go and buy 'em.
 
:rofl:

dude....in case u didnt get it till now, an E2140 paired with something like a 8600GT is SUFFICIENT for 1080p HD playback :p

a Q6600 for an HTPC :rofl: the sound of the proccy will drown out any movie watching experience ;)

u really live upto ur name, dont ya? just use google once and then get back to us :)

no offense intended, u just need to learn a bit more about requirements for HD playback......
 
gmano said:
Audio card - EMU 1212 (for stereo listening)

This is what I am getting for my HTPC
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from where are u getting it...??:)

i was interested in EMU0404 PCI but locally this 100$ sound card costs a bomb:S

for TS

1. Monitor: 46 inch 1080p Full HD TV. Price - Rs. 0

2. 4GB Kingston DDR2 RAM. Rs. 0----2GB may keep u happy

3. OS: Linux or Windows Home Premium. Price - ?

4. CPU: Intel ?. Price - ?-----45nm 8200 or E2160 with aftermarket cpu cooler if fan noise is irritating(make sure it fits in ur cabby)

5. Motherboard: ?-----gigabyte G33

6. Internal Hard Drive: ? 320 GB WD?

7. Graphics Card: ? Maybe a Ati HD 3650?

8. Wireless Mouse/Keyboard Combo: ?

9. Anything else needed:----if using vista them a vista certified MCE remote control is must;sound card is must;tv tuner if recording tvshows & timeshifting is needed
 
greenhorn said:
for HTPC support , dont buy the higher end cards- they're more gamer oriented

the 8500/8600 have better video decoders than the 8800 :p

And you can get them with passive coolers as well :D
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are u sure that 8600 has a better video decoder then a 8800gt.
 
Listen;

1. For the Graphics Card; Either a 8600GT or a HD 3850/3650? How much would they cost?
2. Motherboard; What about a Gigabyte 780G?
3. Video Card; Do I need a video card?
4. If an Ati card is superior to the nVidia card but does not support linux... then I can go for Windows Vista always!
5. Remote; Which remote control shall I get?
 
Crazysah said:
Listen;

1. For the Graphics Card; Either a 8600GT or a HD 3850/3650? How much would they cost?
2. Motherboard; What about a Gigabyte 780G?
3. Video Card; Do I need a video card?
4. If an Ati card is superior to the nVidia card but does not support linux... then I can go for Windows Vista always!
5. Remote; Which remote control shall I get?
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if ur getting a graphics card, wats the use of getting the 780G platform anyway. its only advantage is the good onboard :p just get std basic intel ;)
 
Crazysah said:
Listen;

1. For the Graphics Card; Either a 8600GT or a HD 3850/3650? How much would they cost?
2. Motherboard; What about a Gigabyte 780G?
3. Video Card; Do I need a video card?
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Hmm you are EXPERIENCED PC User? You are choosing a GPU, yet you are confused if you need a video card. LMAO!

:rofl:
~LT
 
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