Building an HTPC

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yeah .... i wanna do this also to make a media center pc for the familys big screen.. its needs a great card tho right? it will not be used for gaming fo watching videos that all.....
 
Which CPU? AMD X2 3800+ or Opteron 165 Dual Core
Which video card? NVIDIA Geforce 7300GS
How much memory? 1GIG Value Select
Which HDTV tuner? Not really sure.. I've used Hauppauge PVR 350
What quality of a sound card? X-FI extreme music
 
I'm using ATI's HDTV Tuner right now on my comp, but pretty disappointed. My monitor is a sick 19", almost $2,000, but even on this monitor, the HD does NOT look HD. Yes, it looks MUCH better than traditional TV Tuners, but still not the HD I get on the normal TV. Is that going to be the same on an HDTV or am I better just to run the cable box directly to the HDTV, and use the HTPC for movies, internet, music, and games?
 
HAVOC2k5 said:
Which CPU? AMD X2 3800+ or Opteron 165 Dual Core
Which video card? NVIDIA Geforce 7300GS
How much memory? 1GIG Value Select
Which HDTV tuner? Not really sure.. I've used Hauppauge PVR 350
What quality of a sound card? X-FI extreme music


the vid card is not just for output. it also has to do work. i would recommend something better than the 7300gs. maybe the 7600gs.. since its also silent. features of the 7*** series, with the performance of the 6600gt.
 
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