[Da Viksta]

Hello All

Im planning on building a HTPC to go with a new TV that i am going to get (1080p naturally). Ive got a spec below:

Intel Core 2 Duo E2200 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.20GHz (800FSB) - Retail
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Value DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400DC)
LG GGC-H20L Blu-Ray Reader & HD-DVD ROM Serial ATA Drive - Retail
MSI P31 Neo2-FR Intel P31 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
Graphics: one of my G80 8800GTSs
HDD: 500GB HDD from NAS and an older 120GB HDD not in use atm
PSU + case reclycled from an old pc - its gonna sit in a corner...

What do you think?

[SapperX]

Looks good! Is that enough HD space for a HTPC? I personally would have around 2tb's at least. Check out the 640gb WD's I'm sure you have seen everywhere

[Luke]

looks good, ^why would he need 2tb of space? that overboard.

if u need a video capture card for it (just asking) im selling one.

video capture card

[Da Viksta]

Nah, i wanted to input HD video from the SkyHD box im getting through a component input and as such i am planning on picking up a Blackmagic intensity pro for £200. It supports live video capture at 1080i through component, and SkyHD outputs 1080i, so it will be ideal for me to record the odd film or stargate ep on top of storing my media

PS i am upgrading to a Q6600 as a result of the tuner ^^ since it requires transcoding on the fly, so a quad was my best bet.

As for the HDD, if space starts getting tight, ill just pick up another 500gb, theyre going got about £40 these days :O

[Luke]

^sweet. i don't know, unless your recording everyday, and recording a lot a day, you should be fine for a good while with that hdd.

[veedubfreak]

Just so you know, teh g80 does NOT support hd video.

OR was it hdcp that it doesnt support.

[ann john]

It looks really good.

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Ann