2012-08-28, 18:17
Fire off, I am a huge XBMC fan and have been for years. Any device in my house than can support XBMC has it installed and setup to play video from my main HTPC. Currently I have an Acer AspireRevo 1600 as my main HTPC running XBMC, with an upgraded to 2GB Ram and an External 2TB HDD. It works, but doesn't do anything spectacular and any form of gaming and most of the better skins or skin features just don't work well (or don't work at all).
So, I have finally decided to stop being lazy and upgrade! I have built many computers in the past and since I enjoy doing it, I am going to go that route. The problem is, I've never pieced and built a HTPC. I checked out the guide on this site but it clearly states that it's outdated by about half a year. I was hoping that I could give you guys some general specs/info and have you help recommend a direction to go in.
First, budget for everything listed is going to be about $1000. Other than needing a decent wireless mouse/keyboard, everything else can go towards parts. I don't need an OS. Naturally, if I don't have to spend all of that money for a great build, I won't complain!
So what I'm looking for:
$1000 budget
HTPC, so needs to be pretty silent and not too large
HD output is a must
Needs to be able to run games
Recommendations for a good wireless mouse/keyboard would be nice, but not needed
Other than that, I'm pretty open. I have U-Verse so live TV isn't really an option, and as long as it can run XBMC/Games pretty well, I'll be happy
Thanks in advance for the help all.
So, I have finally decided to stop being lazy and upgrade! I have built many computers in the past and since I enjoy doing it, I am going to go that route. The problem is, I've never pieced and built a HTPC. I checked out the guide on this site but it clearly states that it's outdated by about half a year. I was hoping that I could give you guys some general specs/info and have you help recommend a direction to go in.
First, budget for everything listed is going to be about $1000. Other than needing a decent wireless mouse/keyboard, everything else can go towards parts. I don't need an OS. Naturally, if I don't have to spend all of that money for a great build, I won't complain!
So what I'm looking for:
$1000 budget
HTPC, so needs to be pretty silent and not too large
HD output is a must
Needs to be able to run games
Recommendations for a good wireless mouse/keyboard would be nice, but not needed
Other than that, I'm pretty open. I have U-Verse so live TV isn't really an option, and as long as it can run XBMC/Games pretty well, I'll be happy
Thanks in advance for the help all.