Hello guys! I am vernturing into the HTPC scene, as I just finished a home theater room. I have just been streaming to my PS3, but Cinavia blocks most of my movies, including even the BluRays I have ripped to my drives that I own. That is why I wanted to get into an HTPC, so I could watch anything, and everything, and eventually get rid of the cable box.
From what I have been reading, I dont need anything super spectacular hardware wise in order to have a good solid machine. I was thinking i3 or so, or an AMD equivelant.
So- AMD or Intel? And why?
Motherboards: I would assume anything would work since I am not doing any OCing and the case I bought (Silverstone GD05) doesnt have USB3.0.
As far as the GPU-I am wanting something that if I wanted to, i could play some basic games, but i have a beast of a gaming machine already, so i highly doubt that would ever happen. My main concern, is being able to produce the 5.1 sound for my home theater setup. That is a very big deal to me.I was looking at a GTS450, or even a newer 640. But, not quite sure what I need to look for.
As far as storage, I have a dedicated NAS for all of my media, so I am thinking just a 128gb SSD should be fine, and a 1tb Samsung drive that I already have, for the DVR drive when I get a DVR tuner card.
I will mainly be watching 1080/720p MKV's....and some streaming from netflix/etc.
I appreciate the time, the effort, and the help. I will gladly rep anyone who helps me out!
From what I have been reading, I dont need anything super spectacular hardware wise in order to have a good solid machine. I was thinking i3 or so, or an AMD equivelant.
So- AMD or Intel? And why?
Motherboards: I would assume anything would work since I am not doing any OCing and the case I bought (Silverstone GD05) doesnt have USB3.0.
As far as the GPU-I am wanting something that if I wanted to, i could play some basic games, but i have a beast of a gaming machine already, so i highly doubt that would ever happen. My main concern, is being able to produce the 5.1 sound for my home theater setup. That is a very big deal to me.I was looking at a GTS450, or even a newer 640. But, not quite sure what I need to look for.
As far as storage, I have a dedicated NAS for all of my media, so I am thinking just a 128gb SSD should be fine, and a 1tb Samsung drive that I already have, for the DVR drive when I get a DVR tuner card.
I will mainly be watching 1080/720p MKV's....and some streaming from netflix/etc.
I appreciate the time, the effort, and the help. I will gladly rep anyone who helps me out!
Just another Prodigy
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Just another Prodigy
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Pass HDMI out via mobo as the HD 7xxx is good to go with DTS-HD/Dolby True HD mated with a compatible AVR
