I have an existing HTPC I am planning on upgrading with new MOBO, RAM, Processor, and Tuner Card
Existing is a Dell Vostro 200 dual core 1.8GHz, with a Sapphire Radeon HD 4550 Video Card, and Hauppauge 2250 tuner card. - running windows XP with SageTV 7 for HTPC software, and the monitor is my Sony Bravia TV (over HDMI). Twin harddrives, small system drive with a 1TB drive for video. The system has been put in a proper HTPC case (threw the dell one away)
I am moving where over the air is not really available, so am thinking of upgrading to the Ceton InfiniTV4 tuner card with a CableCARD to pick up cable. The catch is it looks like the CableCARD will not work well with the rest of my existing system, mandating a rebuild to do it..
It looks like I have a budget in the $6-700 range, the card itsself is great, the hard drives and DVD-RW is fine. I already have a dedicated Blu-Ray player I'm happy with, so I don't need that.
Motherboard Requirements:
Native HDMI with HDCP compliance on motherboard. Needs to be able to run 1080p resolution (1920x1080 at 60Hz)
Digital audio output (toslink)
Minimum of 2.8Ghz processor, dual or quad core, amd or intel doesn't matter
STABLE and Quiet running
Micro ATX form factor
It also looks like I need to upgrade to Win7
Cheaper is better, but I want a good performing system.
Thanks!
Existing is a Dell Vostro 200 dual core 1.8GHz, with a Sapphire Radeon HD 4550 Video Card, and Hauppauge 2250 tuner card. - running windows XP with SageTV 7 for HTPC software, and the monitor is my Sony Bravia TV (over HDMI). Twin harddrives, small system drive with a 1TB drive for video. The system has been put in a proper HTPC case (threw the dell one away)
I am moving where over the air is not really available, so am thinking of upgrading to the Ceton InfiniTV4 tuner card with a CableCARD to pick up cable. The catch is it looks like the CableCARD will not work well with the rest of my existing system, mandating a rebuild to do it..
It looks like I have a budget in the $6-700 range, the card itsself is great, the hard drives and DVD-RW is fine. I already have a dedicated Blu-Ray player I'm happy with, so I don't need that.
Motherboard Requirements:
Native HDMI with HDCP compliance on motherboard. Needs to be able to run 1080p resolution (1920x1080 at 60Hz)
Digital audio output (toslink)
Minimum of 2.8Ghz processor, dual or quad core, amd or intel doesn't matter
STABLE and Quiet running
Micro ATX form factor
It also looks like I need to upgrade to Win7
Cheaper is better, but I want a good performing system.
Thanks!