yeap.. pretty much.. need multiple cores when i run 6 virtual servers.. to take the load without being slow ;-)
How do you download movies.. which format do you prefer ?
btw.. do you download FLAC.. if yes, which site are you using.. i currently use isohunt.com and thepiratebay.org and also warez-bb.org
let me know if you are aware of any good sites for download
//regards
isn't w@r3z talk banned here ?![]()
yeap.. pretty much.. need multiple cores when i run 6 virtual servers.. to take the load without being slow ;-)
I was not aware of that. I am sorry.
The OP needs a HTPC system so he should be fine with just two 1 gig sticks. He can always buy more later. Thats 2K saved.
Vortex, the kind of HTPC that the OP is trying to build, he will need at least 50K.
The best 790G mobo + ~3 gigs amd64 CPU + 2*500 gigs HDD (in raid0) + fundoo HTPC casing + coolermaster power supply + bluray + cd player + xonar d2x or hdav1.3 + wireless kbd/mouse will cost around 50K.
I don't think getting the bluray drive is a good idea. You get very good bluray players with HDMI out for as much as the internal SATA bluray player will cost. Moreover, I have seen one guy fry his AMD motherboard while playing a bluray disc, so doing all the HD audio/video decoding in the PC would require getting a GPU as well (better than using CPU cycles and ending up frynig something). Also, there are so many issues with drivers in the HDAV.
I still dont see why he would need 50 K Bhaskie. I would straight away say he would not need a 3 Ghz AMD 64 CPU unless he intends to use this system for multiple purposes. A couple of 500 GB hard drives are cool. RAID I am not so sure of. Coolermaster powersupply and cabinets - OK they are cooland costly. Now everything minus the blu ray player still wont touch 50 K.
But if he does wish to invest, I guess that is OK. It is just that a specialist HTPC does not need too much processing power.
I totally agree with you. I got mine for 22K+ Xonar D2X 8.5K, that's within 30K.
My 50K suggestion includes the bluray (I think the 6x writer will cost around 12-15K in India) and one of those cool HTPC cases from antec that can lie flat like a receiver and is super silent - check the Antec NSK2400 Media PC casing.
Bhaskie, the Antec NSK2400 Media PC is for a Micro-ATX board, Are you aware of similar casing for a full ATX motherboard. My Asus is a full ATX MOBO. I know I cans search, but of you or any other member have knowledge and experience, it will help.
Cheers
Hi neo,
i have been using my comp as HTPC for quite sometime now. Have the following config
Intel Core 2 Quad 6600 Processor 2.4 GHZ
Intel DG 33FB Motherboard
Transcend 2 x 2GB = 4GB RAM
1 x 250 GB IDE SEAGATE
1 x 250 GB SATA
1 x 500 GB SATA
1 CD-Writer
M-Audio Audiophile 2496 Audio card
22" Dell TFT Monitor.
Custom RCA - RCA connector cable from computer to AVR ( Denon ).
I dont have the requirement for an extensive graphics card and am using the inbuilt VGA on the motherboard.
I use this setup mainly for music & sometime to watch downloaded movies ( includes DIVX, Bluray RIP - mkv formats)
The system alone costed me 36K and the M-audio soundcard + the custom cable costed me 10K extra..
I would go along with the other guys: dont buy the 1TB disk coz you risk a Single Point of failure, buy multiple disks of 500 GB each and configure them using SATA Raid if you want data protection.
Yep, i am quite happy with the M-audio Performance and I mainly download FLAC format files from the internet and either burn them or listen direcly on the COMP.
let me know if you need more info, could try to help you..
//Regards
@vortex, bhaskie approx how much would the processor & MOBO as suggested by you cost?
will it be able to take frequent internet downloads & may be a bit of gaming at times??
Bhaskie, the Antec NSK2400 Media PC is for a Micro-ATX board, Are you aware of similar casing for a full ATX motherboard. My Asus is a full ATX MOBO. I know I cans search, but of you or any other member have knowledge and experience, it will help.
Cheers
Thanks a lot everyone!
Loads of questions to be asked my computer guy.
1 TB HDD : Rs 10000/=
Wireless kb mouse : Rs 2000/=
Thanks again.
Regards.
That Antec is not available in Chennai. Even the NSK2480 is unavailable. I tried sourcing the Coolermaster ones but was told that even they are not available. The only brand I have not checked with the market is the Thermaltake.