2012-07-31, 18:27
I'm looking to build a PVR HTPC that would also run sickbeard/sabnzbd in the background. I think I'll start with Ubuntu, but it might become a Windows 7 box. Anyway, I think I have most of my components and I just wanted to run them by you guys as I've found everyone else's posts to be so helpful in finding my own components.
One other question, I live in the US and have a digital antenna i'd like to record off, and I'm thinking of running the PVR XBMC version. Any suggestions for the tuner card? Also, aside from the tuner card, is a separate GPU necessary or could I rely on the intel chip support? I'm looking to stream 1080p, but no blu-ray for now. Given this Mobo, I could only use one of the two, since most cards use PCI-E and the board only has one PCI-E spot, correct?
Any remote suggestions?
The components are
CPU: Intel Core i3-2120
Case: Micro-ATX Silver Stone ML03B
RAM: Kingston 1333mhz 4GB DDR3
Mobo: ASUS P8H61
HD: OCZ Agility 4 128GB SSD
Fans: 3 Enermax UC-8EB
PSU: Antec Earth watts 380
GPU: EVGA GeForce 210 1024MG DDR3
Thank you.
One other question, I live in the US and have a digital antenna i'd like to record off, and I'm thinking of running the PVR XBMC version. Any suggestions for the tuner card? Also, aside from the tuner card, is a separate GPU necessary or could I rely on the intel chip support? I'm looking to stream 1080p, but no blu-ray for now. Given this Mobo, I could only use one of the two, since most cards use PCI-E and the board only has one PCI-E spot, correct?
Any remote suggestions?
The components are
CPU: Intel Core i3-2120
Case: Micro-ATX Silver Stone ML03B
RAM: Kingston 1333mhz 4GB DDR3
Mobo: ASUS P8H61
HD: OCZ Agility 4 128GB SSD
Fans: 3 Enermax UC-8EB
PSU: Antec Earth watts 380
GPU: EVGA GeForce 210 1024MG DDR3
Thank you.