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sleepychink125   06-15-2009 at 12:58:30 PM

I am building a htpc for:
-watching .mkvs
-streaming videos
-watching cable+OTA channels
-very light web browsing
-no blu ray drive for now but eventually upgrade to watch blu rays

Here's my proposed build so far:
CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050e

Mobo: Narrowed it down to 2 780g mobos
1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128379
2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131324

Ram: G.SKILL 4GB DDR2-800 (already bought)

HDD: Samsung EcoGreen 1tb (already bought)

Case+PSU: waiting for a good deal on case/psu like the antec nsk2480

TV tuner: don't really know anything about them, waiting for a deal on a Hauppauge. (any suggestions?)

Also, do i need this GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102819
or just use the hd3200 on my mobo?

Im planning on using the W7RC MC for awhile.

Feel free to make ANY suggestions. I would absolutely appreciate it. (esp the tuner+GPU)

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Bronze Home Brew badge jsc   06-15-2009 at 01:21:29 PM
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You shouldn't need a separate GPU.

I tend to prefer Intel, but if I were building an HTPC, I'd go with a 780G or 790G AMD chipset.

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Bronze Home Brew badge gkay09   06-15-2009 at 02:53:53 PM
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^+1 You wont need any discrete graphics card for those tasks...even for blue-ray playback...
Preferably get the 790GX mobo as most of them come with on-board 128MB vRAM dedicated for the on-board graphics...
or even the 780G with 128MB side-port memory...

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rwpritchett   06-15-2009 at 04:30:33 PM
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Read up on this site:

http://www.hdtvtunerinfo.com/

to get some really good comparison details for TV tuners.

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Silver Home Brew badge shortstuff_mt   06-15-2009 at 06:24:02 PM
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I've had great luck with Hauppauge tuners. I currently have both a HVR-1600 and HVR-2250 in my HTPC. I highly recommend the 2250.

Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 Media Center Kit Dual TV Tuner 1213 PCI-Express x1 Interface - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6815116036

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sleepychink125   06-15-2009 at 08:53:44 PM
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Whats the difference between using the comcast cable box or a TV tuner? Other than not paying for one... It wouldnt be a huge deal to switch inputs. Are there any other advantages?

The difference between the 780g and the 780gx/fx is huge. Wouldn't I just be bettter off buying a $30 HD4550? (Or none, if its not entirely necessary)

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