Hello guys... I'm just wondering if we think this is possible. I am looking to build a fully featured htpc for £100 Must have a dvd drive, reasonable space for films, have a remote and look like audio equipment. I already have a socket 775 processor. and i have 2x 2gb sticks of Kingston KVR667D2D4P5/2G Ram - PC2-5300 667MHz DDR2 ECC Registered with Parity CL5 Can it be done?
Depends what quality of audio equipment you want. For my upcoming HTPC it's going to be a secondhand set of Altec Lansing 2.1 MX5021's.
Well the idea was initally to sell all of my audio equipment, onkyo amp and marantz dvd player so that i could get it all matching. I quite fancy looking into the Cambridge audio stuff in black. With CPU and Memory in hand i guess that leaves a small list! Case - needs to look similar audio equipment Motherboard - needs to support socket 775 and ddr2 memory Graphics - Doesn't have to give out HDMI; just dvi will do (i have a dvi to hdmi converter) Hard drive - big enough to support a few films.. would say 120gb+
Yeah, definitely possible mate, the hardest thing you'll find will be getting the case at a reasonable price.
Just read your thread found this case.. which very almost fits the bill almost perfectly! http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/nov-vision.html £50 so takes up half of the budget!
Hey, would the Antec ISK 300- 150 suit your needs? As you may know, they're normally £65, but I got one for £15 at Pcworld. If you want, next time I go to Scan, I'll pop there aswell and see if they have any back in at that price, if they do, would you like me to pick one up for you?
Thanks for the thought fella... think it would be a little bit too small! but +1 rep for being a star!!
I have this one motherboard @ home (but I'm still using it). Nice mobo for an HTPC. The IGP is a GeForce 9300, which is plenty enough for that purpose. Zotac has a range of 5 motherboard using this chipset (1x mATX and 4x mITX) http://www.zotac.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=100195&lang=fr&vmcchk=1&Itemid=100195 This one has a factory overclocked GF9300 IGP : http://www.zotac.com/index.php?page...6&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=100195&lang=fr
XFX MI-9300-7as9 ... but Zotac offers similar products (even in mini-ITX). See my updated post above yours
i dont think any of those will be within my budget.. 100 pound including case, motherboard, hdd, and remote.
Would urge you to find one that does actually have HDMI out, for the simple fact that DVI doesn't carry audio signals. Other then that... yup, second hand is the way to go for you. Also I would say it wouldn't be worth buying a new motherboard for a 775 socket... it's too old to buy new for.
Well unless i am likely to get a motherboard dvi bundle for 50? Just found a 164gb hdd (which ill put into a silencer box)
Have managed to bag myself a Gigabyte GA-VM900M - http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=2407#sp Thanks to Snips! (free for postage!) Have also managed to get myself a remote from Dynamis! (apparently i have to watercool it.... ) Again thank you very very much!! So all i have to actually buy.. is the case and a graphics card. Not bad effort!! Whatever money is left over i plan to watercool it!
Okay... another update! I have the following bits enroute or in my hand! Gigabyte GA-VM900M Motherboard Pentium 4 - 3.00ghz 2x 2gb sticks of Kingston KVR667D2D4P5/2G Ram Asus EN210 512mb Passivly cooled graphics card (hdmi too) DVD RW - Sata Pinnacle MiniTV TV Card PCI Wifi Card - Low profile bracket Novatech Vision Media Case Corsair H50 Watercooling Setup This lot came to - £105.33 I have a 32GB SSD drive sat on my desk at work which i'm wondering if it should be used. The majority of files and media will be on a network attached storage drive... Would anyone be interested in a project log? I can do this inconjunction to the shuttle mod as well
I'd say that SSDs are a must have for an HTPC (especially if you're housing the media file on a network drive). Nice one for the price
Nothing amazing - but some of my work so far! Case arrived which is a novatech media case http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/nov-vision.html Bargain at 49.98 Some interesting buttons on the front! also.. its a nice feature to have brushed aluminium... looks lovely! Case doesnt feel cheap at all Corsair H50 cooler fitted So board in, power supply in and see what room i have to play with! Massive tangle of wires! and the power supply fan is horrific! We can soon change that!! Fractal Design 80mm fan - 11 dba Unfortunatly no pictures whilst the psu was apart.. perhaps next time! In all its glory!! All the cables have been sleeved and some sticky pads added to control the cabling! Seems nice and civilised now! Waiting on a Sata Dvd drive, Remote, Wifi card and SPDIF bracket which occupies the remaining 2 pci slots at the back. Need to form some sort of bracket to hold the corsair radiator in place. Total cost so far is £105.33
