Building a Media Center PC *Update w/pics+vid*
03-13-2008, 07:31 PM
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Re: Building a Media Center PC
just make sure you chose a motherboard with a wide range of processor options. the lga775 is probably the best at this seeing as you can get one 30 dollar chip, or spend 400 on a quad core behemoth.
also make sure your video card has allot of ddr3 ram. regardless of ammount, make sure its ddr3.
also make sure your video card has allot of ddr3 ram. regardless of ammount, make sure its ddr3.
03-13-2008, 07:45 PM
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Re: Building a Media Center PC
Originally Posted by jagojon3
I'm looking for something a bit smaller and not a pre-made unit.
I bought the Gigabyte 780G board and an AMD AM2 ATH64 X2 5200 processor so far. Just need to find a deal on RAM, a hard drive, and a case now.
I bought the Gigabyte 780G board and an AMD AM2 ATH64 X2 5200 processor so far. Just need to find a deal on RAM, a hard drive, and a case now.
as for the processor i will argue that the am2 is the best dual core out there my current internet rig (used for whoever is at the house and wants on the net) is a am2 5600+ (clocked to 3.1ghz) 3gb of 733 ddr2 kingston ram asus board xfx 8600 512 video card (with twin hdmi outputs ad 1 hdmi input) and 4 1/2 tb hdd's and 2 150gb 15k rpm raptors running through a single 20inch olvea monitor on vista ultimate runs good and is dead reliable and will play any game out there with on high settings and get atleast 50-60fps (have had over 130fps on fear and time shift)
03-13-2008, 10:03 PM
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Re: Building a Media Center PC
Originally Posted by jagojon3
Well I got just everything I need to get it up and running, I'll update the thread with some pics next week 
A week? Let us know how it runs, I'm curious. I might end up getting the same chipset motherboard if it does HD well. I don't game much so don't need a balla video card, but HD is imporant to me.What case did you end up going with?
03-13-2008, 11:58 PM
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Re: Building a Media Center PC
Well I'll be out of town this weekend and the parts will take a few days to come, blah blah blah next week
I went with this case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811121027
It's pretty small, so small that some people complain that it's a pain to fit ---- in there which is fine with me.
I went with this case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811121027
It's pretty small, so small that some people complain that it's a pain to fit ---- in there which is fine with me.
03-14-2008, 12:28 AM
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Re: Building a Media Center PC
Ah yes, not sure if you've ever ordered from newegg before, but expect the parts to be there in 2-3 days from ordering, they're pimp like that It's a nice christmas-ey feeling when you get boxes of parts.
With that mobo and all the integrated shiz you shouldn't have a problem fitting it all in there. What was the total cost? If you ever decide to upgrade your fans to something quieter, I recommend the "scythe" fans. I have a couple 120mm ones I'm going to use in the DIY projector, they are silent as hell. I don't like to hear anything but the movie when I'm watching something.
It's a nice christmas-ey feeling when you get boxes of parts.With that mobo and all the integrated shiz you shouldn't have a problem fitting it all in there. What was the total cost? If you ever decide to upgrade your fans to something quieter, I recommend the "scythe" fans. I have a couple 120mm ones I'm going to use in the DIY projector, they are silent as hell. I don't like to hear anything but the movie when I'm watching something.
