Hi guys,
From australia so some parts not as easy to get or not as cheap or not even here yet.
Building a HTPC for BLu-ray and mild gaming(mainly LOTR online).
TV: Samsung 46" LCD (LA46F81BDX)
http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=television&type=television&subtype=lcdtv&model_cd=LA46F81BDX/XSA
System spec idea:
CPU: Intel E8400 3.0ghz
MB: GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6 LGA775 X48 DDR3 BOARD
memory: Corsair Twin3X 4096MB 240-pin DDR3 1600hz PC-12800 Twin Pack (2x 2048mb sticks) w/Dominator heat spreader, 9-9-9-24
Video: ATI radeon hd4850 (not sure on brand yet. preffer hdmi out without convertor. atleast 512mb needs to run 1920x1080p on everything flawlessly)
HTPC case: yet to be decided(must be ATX and i think some type of touch screen, look like hi-fi equipment not a pc, good ventilation, quite)
Power supply: yet to be decided( must be quite)
sound card: yet to be decided(maybe ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3. Sound card has to be able to do all blu-ray sound formats through analogue out with no down conversion)
HDD: 300Gb Western Digital VelociRaptor as OS drive prob a 1TB to store movies,music and downloads
Optical Drive: PIONEER BDR-202BK BLACK SATA DVD-RW DRIVE AND BLUE-RAY WRITER
OS: Probably vista x64 unless convinced otherwise.
MEdia centre software: have no idea. hopefully something which doesnt down convert analogue. IS media centra in vista x64 good enough.
Any and all help appreciated.
as said needs to do 1920x1080p on everything without a prob, needs to be able to use exsiting surround amp so prefer analogue output with support for :Linear PCM (LPCM), Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS-HD Master Audio.
Thanks in advance
From australia so some parts not as easy to get or not as cheap or not even here yet.
Building a HTPC for BLu-ray and mild gaming(mainly LOTR online).
TV: Samsung 46" LCD (LA46F81BDX)
http://www.samsung.com/au/consumer/detail/detail.do?group=television&type=television&subtype=lcdtv&model_cd=LA46F81BDX/XSA
System spec idea:
CPU: Intel E8400 3.0ghz
MB: GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6 LGA775 X48 DDR3 BOARD
memory: Corsair Twin3X 4096MB 240-pin DDR3 1600hz PC-12800 Twin Pack (2x 2048mb sticks) w/Dominator heat spreader, 9-9-9-24
Video: ATI radeon hd4850 (not sure on brand yet. preffer hdmi out without convertor. atleast 512mb needs to run 1920x1080p on everything flawlessly)
HTPC case: yet to be decided(must be ATX and i think some type of touch screen, look like hi-fi equipment not a pc, good ventilation, quite)
Power supply: yet to be decided( must be quite)
sound card: yet to be decided(maybe ASUS Xonar HDAV1.3. Sound card has to be able to do all blu-ray sound formats through analogue out with no down conversion)
HDD: 300Gb Western Digital VelociRaptor as OS drive prob a 1TB to store movies,music and downloads
Optical Drive: PIONEER BDR-202BK BLACK SATA DVD-RW DRIVE AND BLUE-RAY WRITER
OS: Probably vista x64 unless convinced otherwise.
MEdia centre software: have no idea. hopefully something which doesnt down convert analogue. IS media centra in vista x64 good enough.
Any and all help appreciated.
as said needs to do 1920x1080p on everything without a prob, needs to be able to use exsiting surround amp so prefer analogue output with support for :Linear PCM (LPCM), Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS-HD Master Audio.
Thanks in advance