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455263 2006-05-16 08:38:00 Getting quotes on the following, anyone have any recomendations
Mosty for using as a PVR and send up stairs via Hauppage MVP or Dlink 320.

AMD Athlon 64 bit 3200+ 939,
suitable ASUS M/B with lan / USB 2,
Liteon 16x Dual DVD Writer D/L,
1GB DDR400 PC3200 RAM,
160GB 7200RPM SATA2 Hard Disk,
Geforce 6600GT 128MB PCI-E DDR3,
Case: ATX Midi Tower Case with 2xFront USB2.0K/M,
keyboard/mouse,
17"Inch LCD Monitor,
Hauppage MCE 150 TV card, + remote
Windows Media center.

Cheers Kelem
Kelem (10339)
455264 2006-05-16 08:49:00 Mosty for using as a PVR and send up stairs via Hauppage MVP or Dlink 320.

160GB 7200RPM SATA2 Hard Disk,

Case: ATX Midi Tower Case with 2xFront USB2.0K/M,



Make it Seagate.
Make sure its a decent brand PSU such as Enermax, case doesn't matter.
pctek (84)
455265 2006-05-16 09:53:00 Case make sure you have good air flow,ie case has two fans, 1 back and 1 front so you dont have any temperture problems later on.120mm fans are good as they are quiter then 80mm fans,and move more air as well.Recommend a fan control to turn them down or up depending on the situation,ie internet,music,watching dvds down low,gameing can turn them up if you want as it will get hotter then.

Makes them quiter as well which is really good .Can get a cheap one for like $20 nz.
memphis (2869)
455266 2006-05-16 09:54:00 I'm currently looking to build a similar PC, components and prices as follows:

Gigabyte GA-K8NF9 $149
AMD Athlon 64 3000 939 $211
Coolermaster Centurion 5 (incl 350wPSU) $171
Pioneer DVR 110D $68
1 GB DDR400 PC3200 $130
Asus GeForce 6600GT $199
Seagate 250GB Sata2 $127

Total Cost = $1055

I doubt you could build a better PC for $1000, anyone think they can improve on this?
tim360 (10412)
455267 2006-05-16 10:00:00 Getting quotes on the following, anyone have any recomendations
Mosty for using as a PVR and send up stairs via Hauppage MVP or Dlink 320.

AMD Athlon 64 bit 3200+ 939,
suitable ASUS M/B with lan / USB 2,
Liteon 16x Dual DVD Writer D/L,
1GB DDR400 PC3200 RAM,
160GB 7200RPM SATA2 Hard Disk,
Geforce 6600GT 128MB PCI-E DDR3,
Case: ATX Midi Tower Case with 2xFront USB2.0K/M,
keyboard/mouse,
17"Inch LCD Monitor,
Hauppage MCE 150 TV card, + remote
Windows Media center.

Cheers Kelem


Where are you going to place the HTPC/MSE pc, lounge? I like the SFF cases, there are some nice little boxes out there, however my GT isnt as quiet as other more powerful cards.
SolMiester (139)
455268 2006-05-16 10:18:00 PC will be in room downstairs, have ethernet to behind TV in lounge for MVP or DLink haven't decided on which one yet, XBOX will do for now. Kelem (10339)
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