Home Theater PC

[veg1992]

an HTPC should be quiet.. I recommend a card with a Custom Cooler that's quiet, HD 4830 or that MSI 9800GT

 

[1337_JohnN]

an HTPC should be quiet.. I recommend a card with a Custom Cooler that's quiet, HD 4830 or that MSI 9800GT

I don't think he would hear the computer from like 10-15 feet awat with surrond sound..

 

[toxicity_27]

That blu-ray burner burns dvds. Not too worried about the noise issue, like john said he will be sitting 10-15 feet away and has surround sound. I'll change the 260 to the 4870 when I get some more time. Other than that how does it look?

 

[1337_JohnN]

Wait, you're going to buy both cards??

 

[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

SAPPHIRE 100243-1GL Radeon HD 4870
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100243-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Total price before shipping = $2077.89

No, I'm not going to buy both cards. Can't run both of them, I meant that I was going to change the 260 out for the 4870. How's this look now?

 

[1337_JohnN]

It looks like something to be proud of, but you can get a Cosmos for a case, if he like something to look cool about his computer.

Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER COSMOS 1000 RC-1000-KSN1-GP Black/ Silver Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER COSMOS S RC-1100-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Computer Cases

 

[toxicity_27]

Heh, the Cosmos S is the case that I want to get for my next build. Also, I forgot to add in a tv tuner. Any good ones you recommend? Also, how is that soundcard? Can I get one that is about the same for cheaper, or a better one for cheaper?

 

[1337_JohnN]

Heh, the Cosmos S is the case that I want to get for my next build. Also, I forgot to add in a tv tuner. Any good ones you recommend? Also, how is that soundcard? Can I get one that is about the same for cheaper, or a better one for cheaper?

This card is also good, that card Titanium card is for like Xtreme users.
Newegg.com - HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards

I don't think you need a TV tuner, because you can just switch outputs on your T.V., like if you plug in a Xbox, and switch input to watch Cable.

And the Cosmos S is on sale!!

 

[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

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

HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1
Newegg.com - HT OMEGA STRIKER 7.1 Channels 24-bit 96KHz PCI Interface Sound Card - Sound Cards

SAPPHIRE 100243-1GL Radeon HD 4870
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100243-1GL Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards

Total Price = $1967.89 before shipping

So should I look at a tv tuner so that he can record tv?

 

[Spit-wad]

yeah, definitely get a tv tuner to record tv... it's basically a cheaper and better tivo.