2011-06-26, 15:22
hi guys i plan to build a htpc and use xbmc this is what i plan to build
CASE: Silverstone GD06
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 255 Dual Core 2meg Cache 3.1Ghz (AM3)
MOBO: ASRock 880GM-LE 880G DDR3(AMD Radeon HD 4250 graphics onboard)
HDD: 2 x 2tb Western Digital Green SATA Hard Drives
WIFI: TP-LINK TL-WN951N PCI 3T3R 300M Wireless-N Network Card
(for transferring copies of videos from home server to htpc about 12 metres away in the lounge room from the home office and also for internet connection to download all episode info and fanart)
PSU: Choice 1: Seasonic S12II-430Watt
Choice 2: ANTEC 500watt BASIQ
Choice 3: CORSAIR CX430 V2 Power Supply 430Watt
can someone tell me if this will be a good setup i will be running windows 7 ultimate x64 on it and xbmc (of course) will this play all videos including blu-ray i do plan to buy a seperate video card perhaps something like
MSI 1GB 5570 PCI-E VGA Card for $59
or
SAPPHIRE HD5450 1GB GDDR3 DVI / HDMI / D-Sub Core Clock: 650 MHz Memory 1334MHz
also i need help on choosing a remote control i am looking for something for under $100 that will work well i know i could just use a wireless mouse but as everyone else in my house is not familiar with using a mouse i think it is best to stick with a remote which they are more comfortable with
the remote obviously needs a reciever as well so if you can recommend any good easy to use compatible ones i don't need a fancy over the top one with a million buttons as long as i can navigate press play, stop rewind, etc....
CASE: Silverstone GD06
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 255 Dual Core 2meg Cache 3.1Ghz (AM3)
MOBO: ASRock 880GM-LE 880G DDR3(AMD Radeon HD 4250 graphics onboard)
HDD: 2 x 2tb Western Digital Green SATA Hard Drives
WIFI: TP-LINK TL-WN951N PCI 3T3R 300M Wireless-N Network Card
(for transferring copies of videos from home server to htpc about 12 metres away in the lounge room from the home office and also for internet connection to download all episode info and fanart)
PSU: Choice 1: Seasonic S12II-430Watt
Choice 2: ANTEC 500watt BASIQ
Choice 3: CORSAIR CX430 V2 Power Supply 430Watt
can someone tell me if this will be a good setup i will be running windows 7 ultimate x64 on it and xbmc (of course) will this play all videos including blu-ray i do plan to buy a seperate video card perhaps something like
MSI 1GB 5570 PCI-E VGA Card for $59
or
SAPPHIRE HD5450 1GB GDDR3 DVI / HDMI / D-Sub Core Clock: 650 MHz Memory 1334MHz
also i need help on choosing a remote control i am looking for something for under $100 that will work well i know i could just use a wireless mouse but as everyone else in my house is not familiar with using a mouse i think it is best to stick with a remote which they are more comfortable with
the remote obviously needs a reciever as well so if you can recommend any good easy to use compatible ones i don't need a fancy over the top one with a million buttons as long as i can navigate press play, stop rewind, etc....