Your Very First HTPC? But Where do You Start?

afrocheeze · 2011-02-15 03:56

Thanks eskro Smile

As always incredibly helpful!

eskro · 2011-02-15 03:59

actually thanks to you guys for appreciating my work Smile

Nasa · 2011-02-15 04:00

Another thank you for eskro.
Great thread.

TheCasa · 2011-02-15 05:54

Thanks for this post. I'm starting to plan my first HTPC. This is the perfect guide to get me started.

Any chance this can be locked and stickied so it doesnt' become a miles long thread where the important stuff gets lost?

eskro · 2011-02-15 05:56

bookmark it for now Tongue

fahadmp · 2011-02-15 06:59

how well will these run the aeon skin?

eskro · 2011-02-15 07:09

any Micro-ATX build will run aeon skin without a hitch!

poofyhairguy · 2011-02-16 00:38

eskro Wrote:[Mini-ITX] Atom 2x1.6Ghz + ION1 ($186)
[Mini-ITX] Celeron 2x1.2Ghz + ION1 ($266)

I just want to note that this Celeron system is the minimum I think is needed if you want to get into streaming sites. Its CPU is twice as fast as an Atom.

jjmaster · 2011-02-16 00:50

Any motherboards with integrated Nvidia GFX that you would recommend? Just trying to keep costs low and save a few bucks on an external video card. Or is this a bad idea?

poofyhairguy · 2011-02-16 00:53

jjmaster Wrote:Any motherboards with integrated Nvidia GFX that you would recommend? Just trying to keep costs low and save a few bucks on an external video card. Or is this a bad idea?

Outside of 775 CPUs, there aren't any decent mobos with Nvidia GPUs built in. Intel and AMD killed that market.

Last of a dying breed:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...-_-Product

afrocheeze Junior Member Posts: 7 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-02-15 03:56 Post: #11 Thanks eskro As always incredibly helpful!
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,346 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 162	2011-02-15 03:59 Post: #12 actually thanks to you guys for appreciating my work My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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Nasa Junior Member Posts: 33 Joined: Jan 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-02-15 04:00 Post: #13 Another thank you for eskro. Great thread.
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TheCasa Member Posts: 63 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-02-15 05:54 Post: #14 Thanks for this post. I'm starting to plan my first HTPC. This is the perfect guide to get me started. Any chance this can be locked and stickied so it doesnt' become a miles long thread where the important stuff gets lost?
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,346 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 162	2011-02-15 05:56 Post: #15 bookmark it for now My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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fahadmp Junior Member Posts: 9 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-02-15 06:59 Post: #16 how well will these run the aeon skin?
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eskro Posting Freak Posts: 8,346 Joined: Nov 2010 Reputation: 162	2011-02-15 07:09 Post: #17 any Micro-ATX build will run aeon skin without a hitch! My G7 HTPC // eSkRo's HTPC Guide // Poofy's HTPC Guide // unRAID Guide // SSD Optimization thx :)
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jjmaster Junior Member Posts: 11 Joined: Feb 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-02-16 00:50 Post: #19 Any motherboards with integrated Nvidia GFX that you would recommend? Just trying to keep costs low and save a few bucks on an external video card. Or is this a bad idea?
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