RE: Toms Hardware "Building The Ultimate Home Theater PC"

["Keith Finnett" <keith@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Now there's a coincidence!!

I was about to write up my latest HTPC build for the group, and whilst it
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similar i've made some key decisions which differ to Tom's setup (though it
is Pentium M based). For now, I'll post the kit list as a teaser, with a
full review due in a week or so.

Processor           Intel Pentium M 725 Socket 479 1.6GHz 2MB
Motherboard         Asus P4P800-VM with Asus CT-479 478>479 adaptor
Memory              Crucial DDR PC3200 CL3 unbuffered non-ECC DDR400
Video card          Asus 256MB Radeon 9250 DDR TV/DVI 8x=20
Hard drive          Maxtor Diamondmax 10 250GB SATA150 16MB 6L250S0
TV card             Black Gold Black Gold Digital dual pack
DVD writer          NEC ND-3540 BLACK
Remote              Microsoft Media Centre remote
Case & PSU          mediaPC.TV HTPC case
Round IDE cable     Quiet PC Round IDE cable, 18inch, 1 device=09
CPU fan             70mm AcoustiFan: DustPROOF=09
Case fan            80mm AcoustiFan: DustPROOF & anti-vibration
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Total price if you have to buy the lot (excluding Windows MCE 2005) would
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just under =A3700 - but I had half the bits to start with, so it was less
painful.

The box itself is the same size as a hi-fi separate, and thanks to the
different fans (which run slower using a 5V supply) it is nearly silent -
you can only hear the fan in a silent room if you listen really hard!! The
CPU and case seem to keep to around 45 degs C, and the box is on 24x7.

As I said, review with pictures to follow.

Cheers,

k




-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Poulton [mailto:stuart.poulton@xxxxxxx]=20
Sent: 03 October 2005 19:49
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Toms Hardware "Building The Ultimate Home Theater
PC"

http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20051003/index.html




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