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Ok im going to start building a home theater pc i went and got a quote on a case i liked at my local pc shop they said $330. Cheapest i found online was $265.
Yesterday i won the same case new on ebay for $120
Silverstone LC16 Silver ATX HTPC with | MegaBuy Computer Parts
So i'm off to a decent start. I'm planning on buying pieces here n there as i have cash n theyre cheap.
So far i plan on using
Intel Core2 quad Q8500 775 socket
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L (Due to being cheap n has good on board digital sound)
Radeon HD5450
Samsung blu-ray DVD combo
4 gig or ram
2x1 TB HDD
400w psu
leadtek winfast daul hd tuner
All adds up to $900
So i'm after some opinions from people who have or know stuff. Some of the main things i liked to know are:
Which OS is best win7 or xp? i dont want to use vista and i heard my case case is more compatible with xp (vfd screen wise)
Which HD Tuner card is good for a small price? i've been looking at this one
Leadtek WinFast DTV2000DS Dual HD Tuner [L-DTV2000DS] - $82.00 : PC Case Gear
So far I have been getting my price from PC Case Gear they seem well priced are there any other good online stores to check out?
Feel free to throw some ideas my way
Yesterday i won the same case new on ebay for $120
Silverstone LC16 Silver ATX HTPC with | MegaBuy Computer Parts
So i'm off to a decent start. I'm planning on buying pieces here n there as i have cash n theyre cheap.
So far i plan on using
Intel Core2 quad Q8500 775 socket
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3L (Due to being cheap n has good on board digital sound)
Radeon HD5450
Samsung blu-ray DVD combo
4 gig or ram
2x1 TB HDD
400w psu
leadtek winfast daul hd tuner
All adds up to $900
So i'm after some opinions from people who have or know stuff. Some of the main things i liked to know are:
Which OS is best win7 or xp? i dont want to use vista and i heard my case case is more compatible with xp (vfd screen wise)
Which HD Tuner card is good for a small price? i've been looking at this one
Leadtek WinFast DTV2000DS Dual HD Tuner [L-DTV2000DS] - $82.00 : PC Case Gear
So far I have been getting my price from PC Case Gear they seem well priced are there any other good online stores to check out?
Feel free to throw some ideas my way