Hi guys!
So I was thinking of converting my watercooled desktop rig to HTPC and replace my dekstop rig with latest components. Here's what I have currently:
CPU: Q6600 2.4ghz
Mobo: Gigabyte X48-DQ6
RAM: Corsair 4gb DDR2
GFX: XFX Radeon 4870 1GB
HDD: Western Digital 2 x 500GB and 1 x 1TB(Green) all 7200RPM
PSU: 1000watts (forgot the company name)
Soundcard: Creative Fatality X-Fi
Now, ive lost the stock cooler so i'll need an aftermarket cooler that'll let me overclock my HTPC if needed. Noise should be bearable. I need a black case which can blend in with my Hi Fi gear and I was looking at the Antec Fusion Max Remote case that'll let me fit an ATX board in it. What else would you guys suggest? My primary use would be to play HD/3D movies on my 3dtv and output lossless audio to my DAC>AMP>Sennheisers 650/Beyer T1 or my JBL Ti series speaker system. Ive been out of PC building since I last built that desktop rig(yes its been that long. Those parts were latest at the time). Just finished building my Bottlehead Crack amplifier so I thought as long as im building things, lets get this HTPC build done as well. I'll need your help here guys! I dont want to end up choosing the wrong things and then hooking em up and get disappointed. Thanks!
So I was thinking of converting my watercooled desktop rig to HTPC and replace my dekstop rig with latest components. Here's what I have currently:
CPU: Q6600 2.4ghz
Mobo: Gigabyte X48-DQ6
RAM: Corsair 4gb DDR2
GFX: XFX Radeon 4870 1GB
HDD: Western Digital 2 x 500GB and 1 x 1TB(Green) all 7200RPM
PSU: 1000watts (forgot the company name)
Soundcard: Creative Fatality X-Fi
Now, ive lost the stock cooler so i'll need an aftermarket cooler that'll let me overclock my HTPC if needed. Noise should be bearable. I need a black case which can blend in with my Hi Fi gear and I was looking at the Antec Fusion Max Remote case that'll let me fit an ATX board in it. What else would you guys suggest? My primary use would be to play HD/3D movies on my 3dtv and output lossless audio to my DAC>AMP>Sennheisers 650/Beyer T1 or my JBL Ti series speaker system. Ive been out of PC building since I last built that desktop rig(yes its been that long. Those parts were latest at the time). Just finished building my Bottlehead Crack amplifier so I thought as long as im building things, lets get this HTPC build done as well. I'll need your help here guys! I dont want to end up choosing the wrong things and then hooking em up and get disappointed. Thanks!
