New HTPC Build

[Ditas]

alright, i'm cannibalizing some parts from my old computer to temporarily lower the costs on picking up a new htpc; anyway, here is what i have so far, if you guys see anything, i'm not that used to making htpcs, but i want it to be cool and quiet, so any help, i'll be grateful

Case: Antec M-atx case; this is the one i'm least sure about, want something quiet, and thin - any suggestions?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129014


Mainboard: BIOSTAR TForce TF7050-M2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138061 - i like the HDMI and S-video outs for this board

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103046

RAM: 2x 1gb Patriot RAM DDR2 800

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220091

DVDRW Drive: Lite-on DVD Burner

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106078

HDD : Using old HDDs from my computer until i can pick up a SATA 500gb samsung drive


thanks for any input

 

[Joe_The_Dragon]

get the 3800x2 over the 3600x2
this mb has dvi and vga and firewire same chipset. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157116

 

[Ditas]

hmm, i am most likely going to be attatching this to a TV; how many of the new LCD tvs have DVI inputs? i havent researched that

 

[Solariscs]

Well you can always get an DVI to HDMI cable if you get a tv with HDMI input

 

[Ditas]

also, from what i could tell, the nVidia 7050 is top of the line for integrated graphics chipsets; what with the high def output and all

but i am not sure, is there a better integrated chipset to go with?

 

[Ditas]

ah, i need a reccomendation for a good TV card; i hear that many have bad picture quality/bad drivers and software - and i dont know where to start with them

any suggestions? as cheap as possible, hopefully

 

[nitrous9200]

For the motherboard if you are going with the AMD dual core you might as well pick up an AMD 690G board like the MSI K9AGM2-FIH or the GIGABYTE GA-MA69GM-S2H (the MSI is a few bucks cheaper, but the Gigabyte has DVI output) Both have HDMI out with HDCP, which is part of the chipset. Yes, a lot of new HDTV's include DVI or VGA inputs. You'll want a tuner with onboard hardware acceleration, which some of the cheaper ones don't have, and it should be digital otherwise you would need a converter for an analog tuner. You should also check to see if your tv will plug right into the card or if you need to go through a cable box.

 

[chookman]

My only suggestion would be a silverstone LC16M case they arent that slim however, have ful ATX board support. Just watch with the length of the video card in them