2012-02-08, 02:15
Hello,
I am looking to build a Windows 7 PC that will be used primarily as a media center/ server for my ATV2 in another room. My current Dell running Vista is dated and just plain annoying to work on.
It will only need to play 720, as my TV is only a 720 plasma. I am still on the fence about a blu-ray player (I can always add that later). After reading this forum for days, I have decided to go with a 30GB SSD for the OS drive. I also want to start with a 2TB HDD that will one day be a building block for an unRAID box.
I guess my question would be, what mobo and processor will be enough to run Windows 7 for some casual web surfing and be good enough to serve as an HTPC/ server without killing the wallet?
I am looking to build a Windows 7 PC that will be used primarily as a media center/ server for my ATV2 in another room. My current Dell running Vista is dated and just plain annoying to work on.
It will only need to play 720, as my TV is only a 720 plasma. I am still on the fence about a blu-ray player (I can always add that later). After reading this forum for days, I have decided to go with a 30GB SSD for the OS drive. I also want to start with a 2TB HDD that will one day be a building block for an unRAID box.
I guess my question would be, what mobo and processor will be enough to run Windows 7 for some casual web surfing and be good enough to serve as an HTPC/ server without killing the wallet?