Well I have been researching a home theater pc (HTPC) for a few days and this is my list of parts that I plan to use.
Duron 1Ghz (allready have it laying around)
SK6 (again allready have it)
Motherboard, what ever looks good in the newegg refurb dept. ($50)
Speed is not important, this macine will just play divx movies. KT133?
IDE software raid card if motherboard did not come with one ($20?)
2x120gb WD 1200BB hard disks to store all those divx movies on.
(will pull these out of my main rig and replace them with barracuda 7's $250)
NIC - allready have
black desktop case ($50, cosmetics not important)
52x black lite-on cd-rom (allready have)
256 meg PC2100 ($40 or less)
Matrox G450 ($20 ebay)
wireless keyboard (allready have)
Soundcard (allready have)
Total project cost $420. I may try and source some of the components from ebay, case motherboard etc. So I should be able to get the whole project down under $400. Also getting a hard drive upgrade included.
Will the G450 boot straight to the TV out? I don't want to connect a monitor to this machine. I need to be able to switch it on and it be on the TV.
This machine will also run mame and snes9x on the tv. OMG!!!! I will post pics when the project get underway. Probobally when I get back from Europe in May. this will be my summer project .
Duron 1Ghz (allready have it laying around)
SK6 (again allready have it)
Motherboard, what ever looks good in the newegg refurb dept. ($50)
Speed is not important, this macine will just play divx movies. KT133?
IDE software raid card if motherboard did not come with one ($20?)
2x120gb WD 1200BB hard disks to store all those divx movies on.
(will pull these out of my main rig and replace them with barracuda 7's $250)
NIC - allready have
black desktop case ($50, cosmetics not important)
52x black lite-on cd-rom (allready have)
256 meg PC2100 ($40 or less)
Matrox G450 ($20 ebay)
wireless keyboard (allready have)
Soundcard (allready have)
Total project cost $420. I may try and source some of the components from ebay, case motherboard etc. So I should be able to get the whole project down under $400. Also getting a hard drive upgrade included.
Will the G450 boot straight to the TV out? I don't want to connect a monitor to this machine. I need to be able to switch it on and it be on the TV.
This machine will also run mame and snes9x on the tv. OMG!!!! I will post pics when the project get underway. Probobally when I get back from Europe in May. this will be my summer project .