[barebone]

Hello together,

i want to build a mikro-atx system for streaming hd-videos via xbmc/linux.

dont want to spent too much money.
can you give me a hint, wether this config is ok:

MSI K9A2VM-F V2, 780V (dual PC2-8500U DDR2) (7302-030R) (without spdif)
http://geizhals.at/deutschland/a337179.html

Gainward GeForce G 210, 512MB DDR2, VGA, DVI, HDMI, PCIe 2.0
http://geizhals.at/deutschland/a472175.html

AMD Sempron 140, 2.70GHz, boxed (SDX140HBGQBOX)
http://geizhals.at/deutschland/a446681.html

Case: LC-Power 2039MB
http://geizhals.at/deutschland/a238598.html

Thanks for you help

[ion_man]

should be ok, not the most elegant solution but it should do the job.

[burritoboy9984]

By the time you add in ram and a hdd. Seems like you could spend just a little bit more and get a Zotac Mag or an Acer Revo... Not to mention, those would be smaller

-Erik

[barebone]

thanks for you replys.

i have the possibility to put the case in the tv-rack so you can not see it behind the window-doors of the rack.

so i dont have to spend money on mini-ITX (revo, zotac) and have more cpu power (sempron) and gpu-power G210 and i have the possibility to put in a stadnard dvbs2 card for vdr in the future.

so i want to spend the money in performance not in design - perhaps you have a better suggestion for motherboard and/or cpu / gpu combination.

thanks

[rbonon]

Barebone,

I went the same route as you plan, standard-sized case, and I am completely happy with my setup. I used a black neutral finished case (Coolermaster Sileo 500, I did a little modding on it to change the kind of ugly LED lights), it in fact goes very well with my Onkyo TX SR6060 receiver.

If I can give you one piece of advice: invest in silent components, it pays-off. I used Noctua's NH-U12P CPU heatsink. I actually am not even using its fan, just the heatsink, on a C2D E4400. I have only one fan in the system, a rear-case fan, a Noctua NF-12S. At night, getting closer to the TV rack, I can hear the low buzz of my LCD TV, but can't hear the PC at all.

I have a full-fledged PC to which I can add whatever standard hardware needed (TV Tunner cards, etc), silent and nice lookig (for my taste).