Home Theater PC

[philbar71]

wow i was right. for once. lol

 

[toxicity_27]

He is also going to be putting his music on there. And possibly games, so it's not just a 2k DVD player, though that will be it's main use.

 

[1337_JohnN]

Get this too, id he wants to burn on DVD/CD format..
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG Black 22X DVD+R 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe - CD / DVD Burners

Here's a good sound card.
Newegg.com - HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards

 

[citronbull]

Go to AVS Forum there is HTPC section there that gives you a how to guide on building one. It is pretty up to date too.

 

[toxicity_27]

Thanks, that premium system that he put up there looks pretty sweet.

 

[1337_JohnN]

What kinda HDTV is it?

 

[saltynay]

Excellent then you will want
Cpu: Q9550
Ram: 4gb G-skill pi-black
Motherboard: standard highend selection either a P45 or 750i/780i (asus is preffered with 780i
Gfx: 4870 or nvidia 260 <--- will be the loudest component if silence is needed then a passive 9600 is the best you can get.
OS: xp MCE or Vista home premium
Hdd: 3x500/750gb Raid5 for storage and 1 250gb seagate barracuda 7200.11 for the OS
Optical drives: Blu-ray and dvd combo drive
PSU: KustomPCs.co.uk - Nexus NX5000 Ultra Quiet PSU
Case: KustomPCs.co.uk - Silverstone LC16M Silver unless he wants a gimmicky one with a touchscreen KustomPCs.co.uk - OrigenAE HTPC Aluminium S21T Silver
Extra software:
I use dvd decryptor to rip my dvds then another to process them I haven't done it for ages and seemed to of lost the program whoops
Cpu cooler: Zalman 9500 should fit in that case although you may want to look at some reviews to see there test systems

 

[toxicity_27]

Alright, well when he gets back from deer hunting I will let him know what I've found out and see what he says. Also, what am I going to need to set up RAID? I've never done it before so I have no idea what's going on there. I'll go on newegg later this afternoon and link all the parts and see what you have to say.

 

[toxicity_27]

Silverstone GD01S-MXR
Newegg.com - SILVERSTONE Silver Aluminum front panel, 0.8 mm SECC body GD01S-MXR ATX Media Center / HTPC Case - HTPC / Media Center Cases

ASUS Maximus II Formula
Newegg.com - ASUS Maximus II Formula LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series
Newegg.com - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series 70SB088600007 7.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Express Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English for System Builders 1pk DSP OEI DVD - Operating Systems

Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

LG Black
Newegg.com - LG Black 6X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 6X Blu-ray DVD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Internal Blu-ray Burner 6X Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive Model GGW-H20LK - Blu-Ray Burners

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB
Newegg.com - OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

Western Digital Caviar SE
Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJS 250GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives

PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W
Newegg.com - PC Power & Cooling S75QB 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI NVIDIA SLI Certified (Dual 8800 GTX and below) CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies

EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260
Newegg.com - EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Total price before shipping = $2052.89

 

[1337_JohnN]

Aren't you going to buy a DVD burner, too? So he can listen to muzac in his car? Don't get the GTX 260, get the 4870.