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Building an HTPC
danmed
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Hi Guys, not been here for a while but i know you guys know your stuff so here goes.
I'm looking at building an HTPC in about a months time.
Storage space isn't a big deal.. a 250gig drive will be fine but i want the best chip / mobo combo for HD video / TV (via VGA) output.
I'm currently running a 2.4 celeron with 512 ram and a 128mb geforce gfx card. It just about copes with standard def tv / avi although the CPU is maxed out constantly.
the £200 needs to include everything.. case, memory, HDD, ODD, Proc, Mobo, PSU, wireless keyboard with mouse built in... etc.
Any suggestions? i've been out of the hardware game for so long i don't have a clue what compares to what anymore...
I'm looking at building an HTPC in about a months time.
Storage space isn't a big deal.. a 250gig drive will be fine but i want the best chip / mobo combo for HD video / TV (via VGA) output.
I'm currently running a 2.4 celeron with 512 ram and a 128mb geforce gfx card. It just about copes with standard def tv / avi although the CPU is maxed out constantly.
the £200 needs to include everything.. case, memory, HDD, ODD, Proc, Mobo, PSU, wireless keyboard with mouse built in... etc.
Any suggestions? i've been out of the hardware game for so long i don't have a clue what compares to what anymore...
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i can recommend this mobo http://www.giga-byte.co.uk/Products/Motherboard/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2814 its for amd processors only (i recommend a AMD Athlon 64 X2 4450e ) but covers nearly everything you need for htpc and for the keyboard search for a keysonic wireless one.Ebuyer do it and the reviews are 5 stars.0
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