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Anonymous   01-29-2009 at 10:34:46 PM

I would like to combine a home theater and a server into one PC. The idea is to have a quiet theater device that can also handle storage, audio etc. Is that sensible and what would your recommend for components..

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Wolfshadw   01-30-2009 at 03:32:22 AM
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I had a similar plan (can't afford it) that would run Windows Server 2008 w/Hyper-V. Vista Premium/Ultimate would run as a guest OS.

My planned hardware centered around an Intel Core2Quad Q8200, a Supermicro motherboard (only Intel board I could find that supported Server 2008 out of the box) and 8 Gig of RAM. Add in with that a mainstream graphics card (ATI Radeon 4650), a discrete sound card for DVD/Video playback and a TV Tuner and you should be good to go.

At least that WAS the plan.

-Wolf sends

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Gigabyte EP43-UD3L Intel Core2Quad Q8400 8 Gig RAM
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americanaudiophile   01-30-2009 at 07:41:58 PM
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The tricky part is the getting it really quiet. The more you want it to do the more fans and power supply you need. You can't get a cable or sat box to integrate either so are limited to clear QAM cable or OTA channels. Take a look at this as an alternative
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/pro [...] riveID=572
and get a good ht receiver and speakers.

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rexter   02-01-2009 at 03:05:23 AM
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I was thinking the same before but I went with NAS instead. So my HTPC can be shutdown when needed. Any files that I want for fast access goes to 1.5 TB with the HTPC, anything ealse like photos and audio files are on my NAS.

I don't mind building a server for my home but it still require monitor.

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