Well I just completed the first stage of my HTPC build. Here are the specs:
Silvetstone SST-GD01B-MXR case
Thermaltake ToughPower 750watt PSU
Intel DP35DP P35 chipset motherboard (Media Series)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 [email protected] w/Artic Freezer 7 CPU cooler
Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX Memory modules (2x2048MB DDR2 800MHz)
EVGA 8800GTS 320MB Superclocked Edition (I plan on replacing this with something quieter, but similarly powerful.)
Maxtor Diamond Max 10 300GB HDD (I will be replacing this soon as well.)
Samsung 20x SATA DVD-R/RW drive (I will be purchasing a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD combo drive.)
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition
So that's it for right now. It's working great and I've got most things setup the way I'd like them. The largest problem is that the video card is loud as hell for something like this. HTPC is somewhat new to me as is silent computing. My gaming rigs and server/workstation systems are built with performance and expansion in mind so this is somewhat of a departure from my usual build.
This is also my first Silverstone case and it is nothing short of fantastic. I'm impressed with the build quality and the clean lines of the case. I'll post some pics probably this week some time.
I am looking for TV-Tuner card recommendations as well as video card recommendations. I'm looking for something at least as powerful as the card that is in there but I want it to be silent or near silent using the stock cooler. (I'm used to buying based on performance alone.) I've thought about simply replacing the cooling on the card that's in there with something that isn't as noisy, so that's an option too. I want to keep the gaming performance at least where it is, otherwise I'd simply buy a lower end card or something with passive cooling to do the job.
I'm going to be purchasing some drives for it as well. I'll probably go with a RAID 1 setup on a pair of 750GB or 1TB drives. I'm going to keep the build limited to 1 or 2 drives and no more as I want to keep the heat down inside the case. The system can hold plenty of drives, I just don't want to put more in there than I have to.
Silvetstone SST-GD01B-MXR case
Thermaltake ToughPower 750watt PSU
Intel DP35DP P35 chipset motherboard (Media Series)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 [email protected] w/Artic Freezer 7 CPU cooler
Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X4096-6400C5DHX Memory modules (2x2048MB DDR2 800MHz)
EVGA 8800GTS 320MB Superclocked Edition (I plan on replacing this with something quieter, but similarly powerful.)
Maxtor Diamond Max 10 300GB HDD (I will be replacing this soon as well.)
Samsung 20x SATA DVD-R/RW drive (I will be purchasing a Blu-Ray/HD-DVD combo drive.)
Operating System: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition
So that's it for right now. It's working great and I've got most things setup the way I'd like them. The largest problem is that the video card is loud as hell for something like this. HTPC is somewhat new to me as is silent computing. My gaming rigs and server/workstation systems are built with performance and expansion in mind so this is somewhat of a departure from my usual build.
This is also my first Silverstone case and it is nothing short of fantastic. I'm impressed with the build quality and the clean lines of the case. I'll post some pics probably this week some time.
I am looking for TV-Tuner card recommendations as well as video card recommendations. I'm looking for something at least as powerful as the card that is in there but I want it to be silent or near silent using the stock cooler. (I'm used to buying based on performance alone.) I've thought about simply replacing the cooling on the card that's in there with something that isn't as noisy, so that's an option too. I want to keep the gaming performance at least where it is, otherwise I'd simply buy a lower end card or something with passive cooling to do the job.
I'm going to be purchasing some drives for it as well. I'll probably go with a RAID 1 setup on a pair of 750GB or 1TB drives. I'm going to keep the build limited to 1 or 2 drives and no more as I want to keep the heat down inside the case. The system can hold plenty of drives, I just don't want to put more in there than I have to.