The Real HT Info Podcast assembles a computer that has all the cooling and noise considerations to make an admirable HTPC. If you’ve ever wanted to build your own computer, this is a good place to start.
$50 Antec P180 Case
$49 Antec NEO 430 Power Supply
$88 Intel Core2Duo E4300 w/ Stock Heatsink
$98 Abit AB9 Pro Motherboard
$60 Crucial Balistix 2GB 6400 DDR2
$108 MSI Silent 8500GT Video Card
$32 Sony/NEC DVD Burner SATA
$105 Seagate 500GB SATA Hard Drive
$200 Westinghouse 22″ LCD Monitor
$20 Microsoft Wireless Mouse and Keyboard
$15 Monoprice Cables
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$825 Total
Duration : 0:6:43
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May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
@Slash27015
Can’t …
@Slash27015
Can’t argue with that.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
For a nowdays …
For a nowdays graphic card, I’d go with a 5450 as it’s a low-profile card, with passive cooling, that has HDMI-Out with sound.
It’s also capable of playing newer games on a low graphical setting, incase you ever feel like playing games in your living room.
The 5450 requires 1×6pin power connector.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
@OneEyedJack1970
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@OneEyedJack1970
It is a great card, but these days, I’d look for HDMI with audio out.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
omg how did he know …
omg how did he know that my computer was under my desk
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
It is a great card …
It is a great card for a HTPC system, if you can still find one. I got mine like three years ago.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
One problem with …
One problem with that particular revision is the fact that you can’t fit it in the K9N Diamond motherboard’s first PCI express slot, because the heat sink on the north bridge gets in the way of the of the heat sink on the back of the video card. I wouldn’t care had not MSI made both the card and the board. MSI did make another revision with a heatsink/fan in the normal position.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
Hey, that’s the …
Hey, that’s the video card I have.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
@blankpaper66
I …
@blankpaper66
I wouldn’t say stronger parts, actually, for audio and video, you can get by with less processing power on the proc/graphics card side of things. I’d say quiet parts, low-energy usage, and lots of storage are the key.
Get you HDMI from monoprice or another internet source to save money.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
Hmm, home theater …
Hmm, home theater pc’s are basically normal Pc’s with a few stronger parts.
In our desktop pc I bought a game which was too new for our pc so we needed more RAM and I bought an Nvidia 8600GT for it. lol.
but now I have a sick laptop with HDMI out, only thing is I have no HDMI cord and they are about $15-20 bucks… but at least it will play well on my HDTV, because the blu ray program on my laptop tells me the reso isn’t supported with the VGA cable -.-
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
@AMDDragonfly Well, …
@AMDDragonfly Well, I don’t know about “kill” unless you have a short, but it can definitely produce more heat and use more electricity than you need, and be more expensive to purchase the unit itself.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
good video. liked …
good video. liked the part about buying a PSU that you don’t need, i.e. a 1000W when you only need 500W. more wattage than you need can kill your computer
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
I allways first …
I allways first give motherboard to Computer and text is CPU and RAM.. it’s better if you have “big” case
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
That’s not really a …
That’s not really a home theater PC by looking at the case. Good tutorial though.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
thanx,, I got more …
thanx,, I got more information about building computers ,, nice!
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
@williii24 THATS …
@williii24 THATS GOING TO BE 1OX BETTER THAN THIS BUILD ALL THE PARTS HE USED IN THIS BUILD ARE OLD AND NOT GOOD YOUR’S SHOULD BE FINE
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
Depends on what …
Depends on what you’re using it for I guess. Seems good enough for HT duties.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
Is this a good …
Is this a good setup?
XFX Radeon HD 5750 (1 GB) – GPU
ASUS Crosshair III Formula Republic of Gamers Series – motherboard
Phenom II X4 955 6 MB (AMD Processor in a Box (PIB)) (Cooler (fansink)) – CPU
Samsung Super-WriteMaster SH-S223C (Sort) (En gros) – DVD burner
WD Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500 GB – Harddrive
Corsair VX450W – PSU
Antec THREE-HUNDRED EU – Case
Thanks in advance
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
Most bios come with …
Most bios come with fail-safe defaults and will auto-recognize the CPU. After windows in on, you’ll likely want to go in and customize. I set mine for a low and high power config, and dropped all the fans as low as they would go to keep it quiet.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
would I need to …
would I need to configure my BIOS for anything after assembling my pc? or can I just boot up by OS disc and start installing windows to my PC?
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
Also, the …
Also, the motherboard has been switched to an MSI and the RAM to 2×2GB from Corsair due to an apparent incompatibility and damaged memory.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
Well, all the parts …
Well, all the parts are captioned in the video, but I will update the video info box with the full list.
I don’t know how much good it will do you though. Some of the parts are no longer available, or if they are available, are much more expensive due to scarcity.
Still, you could probably find modern analogues.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
i know its a little …
i know its a little crazy but anyway you can post a list of parts for this build…i wanna see how much it would cost to build it today.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
Agreed. The PC …
Agreed. The PC that I built in the video, with the addition of 2 more hard drives, pulls about 130 watts. I think people overestimate their power supply need and just get suckered into buying power they’ll never use.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
thats true, 1000w …
thats true, 1000w is overkill, though often they perform best on 60 to 75% of their max capacity
so i’d suggest around 500 watt for a pc that runs on 300 watt,
if you run your PSU at 90% or more, it starts to generate extra heat and loses efficiency.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:38 am
I stand corrected. …
I stand corrected. This video was posted in Dec 2007, which make the hard drive an even better deal at the time. Thanks for pointing that out.