[mothug]

Hi i would like to know if these parts would be good for a HTPC
Case. Lian Li PC-V352B Black - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=14725

Mobo Gigabyte GA-H55N-USB3 Mini-ITX - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=14757

HDD 3x 2TB western digital Green Cavier

PSU Corsair CX-400 Power Supply http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=10980

GPU EVGA GeForce GT220 1GB http://www.overclock.net/newthread.p...ewthread&f=237

Memory G.Skill F3-10600CL9S-2GBNT (1x2GB) DDR3 http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=13307

CPU Intel i3 540 - http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...ducts_id=13219

would the onboard graphics be sufficient enough to run HDMI out to 720p if so ill drop the GPU
ill be using onboard sound aswell any recommendation i would be happy to hear from

[poofyhairguy]

KEEP THE GPU!!!

I LOVE gt220. Maybe the best HTPC GPU on the planet. Intel GPUs are garbage.

AS for the rest of the build, I love it. I love Lian Li, I love Gigabyte, I love Intel CPUs, I love WD Green HDs. That build could do anything, and I can't recommend better except one thing:

You really need a SSD OS drive for that bad boy. Its a VERY bad move to put your OS on your storage drives, and a SSD adds more XBMc performance than any other part. Without a SSD that box in XBMC would feel slower than my weak Atom box with a SSD. It makes that big of difference.

[mothug]

nice thanks for the feedback, i was trying to keep costs down but i suppose a 30g SSD should do the trick...... even though i wanted to use up that Sata port for a bigger storage... more media

[mothug]

actually could you tell me how you got your logitech harmony working with XBMC because i have one aswell.. and that would mean i dont have to buy another

[poofyhairguy]

actually could you tell me how you got your logitech harmony working with XBMC because i have one aswell.. and that would mean i dont have to buy another

For a harmony get one of these:

http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nkw=OVU4001...m270.l1313

And really, do get a SSD. Once you get past two or three drives you need to consider a NAS anyway.

[mothug]

whats a NAS? so when connecting that HP reciever, ill just set it to that... nice

[Hannes The Hun]

network attached storage

[poofyhairguy]

so when connecting that HP reciever, ill just set it to that... nice

When using the HP receiver, set the remote to "Windows Media Center" mode.

[mothug]

this is the remote i got

http://livewiredcomputers.com/store/inde...cts_id=218
i havent really seen windows media centre mode on it.... hope i can find it lol

[poofyhairguy]

I have the Harmony 659. The IR receiver I linked above should work perfectly.

[mothug]

I have the Harmony 659. The IR receiver I linked above should work perfectly.

cool... so what exactly does the NAS do,

[poofyhairguy]

A NAS is in the future when you need more space:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage