2012-08-31, 16:29
Howdy,
I have finally decided to try and build myself a HTPC, here is what I have so far and what I think I need to make it work brilliantly my budget is as cheap as possible or Free.
Components I have
ECS AM3 Motherboard
AMD Sempron 145
1GB DD3 RAM
Assorted HDDs 80-160gb
On Order
Milo ML03 case
ATI Radon 5040 PCI-E 2gb DDR3
To acquire
PCI-E DVB-S2 tuner card
some form of IR remote and IR receiver.
Will purchase SSD at some point but not crucial at this point in time.
Phase 1 of my XBMC install is to setup as a streaming TV shows from the internet along with from my NAS.
Phase 2 will be Acquiring a TV card and setting it up as a PVR so that I can watch things live on TV.
Do I need more RAM than 1GB and is it worth updating the mobo to a newer AM3+ one that has a CIR header. I did see the asrock 880gmh/USB3 for £30 on amazon but by the time i went to order they became "unavailable" and is there any guides on setting up XBMC to do what I want or is it a matter of surfing the Wiki and working it out myself.
Thanks in advance
I have finally decided to try and build myself a HTPC, here is what I have so far and what I think I need to make it work brilliantly my budget is as cheap as possible or Free.
Components I have
ECS AM3 Motherboard
AMD Sempron 145
1GB DD3 RAM
Assorted HDDs 80-160gb
On Order
Milo ML03 case
ATI Radon 5040 PCI-E 2gb DDR3
To acquire
PCI-E DVB-S2 tuner card
some form of IR remote and IR receiver.
Will purchase SSD at some point but not crucial at this point in time.
Phase 1 of my XBMC install is to setup as a streaming TV shows from the internet along with from my NAS.
Phase 2 will be Acquiring a TV card and setting it up as a PVR so that I can watch things live on TV.
Do I need more RAM than 1GB and is it worth updating the mobo to a newer AM3+ one that has a CIR header. I did see the asrock 880gmh/USB3 for £30 on amazon but by the time i went to order they became "unavailable" and is there any guides on setting up XBMC to do what I want or is it a matter of surfing the Wiki and working it out myself.
Thanks in advance