2009-07-10, 13:55
I'd love to post this in the hardware thread, but it seems it's read only.
I'm in Australia so prices are hideous, but probably not quite bad enough to go through the hassle of ordering internationally.
I don't feel the need to put in an optical drive: I've got enough already connected to my TV that can handle that duty.
All I want is a machine that can do 1080p over HDMI scanning the content on my NAS RAID over either GB Ethernet or n-band wireless
To that end, I've come to this hardware build:
Zotac Ion N330: $347
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/120478/MOTHE...TX-D-E.asp
Aywun MW-107 case: $85.80
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/107277/CASIN...MW-107.asp
2GB Corsair RAM: $44
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/101658/MEMOR...6400C5.asp
And.... that's pretty much it.
No fan, no moving parts at all - so completely silent.
All my media is on the network so I need minimal storage on the HTPC itself. I was considering a 32GB SSD drive but at $150 it seems a little excessive when I could just stick a thumb drive in the back.
Will using/booting a standard flash thumb drive be a problem?
Is there anything else I need to consider?
Is 2GB enough RAM?
I'm in Australia so prices are hideous, but probably not quite bad enough to go through the hassle of ordering internationally.
I don't feel the need to put in an optical drive: I've got enough already connected to my TV that can handle that duty.
All I want is a machine that can do 1080p over HDMI scanning the content on my NAS RAID over either GB Ethernet or n-band wireless
To that end, I've come to this hardware build:
Zotac Ion N330: $347
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/120478/MOTHE...TX-D-E.asp
Aywun MW-107 case: $85.80
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/107277/CASIN...MW-107.asp
2GB Corsair RAM: $44
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/101658/MEMOR...6400C5.asp
And.... that's pretty much it.
No fan, no moving parts at all - so completely silent.
All my media is on the network so I need minimal storage on the HTPC itself. I was considering a 32GB SSD drive but at $150 it seems a little excessive when I could just stick a thumb drive in the back.
Will using/booting a standard flash thumb drive be a problem?
Is there anything else I need to consider?
Is 2GB enough RAM?