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New HTPC/Work/Gaming Pc build questions

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  • 12-11-2007 10:43pm
    #1
    kaisersose77
    Registered Users Posts: 2,710 ✭✭✭


    At the moment I have a pc with about 3/4 Harddrives full of movies,tv shows and music and I use it mostly for watching media and coverting to xvid etc aswell as work stuff and HD satellite viewing. Anyways I want a better processor so want to build a new pc. Im going to use the pc for the odd bit of gaming down the line but have decided to leave the graphics card out for a while. Want to have the ability to add more harddrives down the line and maybe overclock at some stage.


    At the moment the parts I have are (from a german site)


    Netzteil ATX Corsair HX520W
    79,07 € 79,07 €

    Kit 2x1024MB Corsair DDR2 800MHz PC2-6400 CL5 TWIN2X2048-64
    53,08 € 53,08 €

    500GB Samsung HD501LJ 7200rpm sATA II 16MB (have 3 already)
    82,26 € 82,26 €

    Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R S775 (P/S/SATAII/GBL/R/DDRII)*
    88,88 € 88,88 €

    ATX Midi Antec P182 gun metal black (ohne Netzteil)
    112,99 € 112,99 €

    Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme Heatsink
    45,12 € 45,12 €

    Pioneer DVR-212BK SATA B. BLK
    37,82 € 37,82 €

    SATA-Kabel, 70cm
    3,97 € 11,91 €

    Have an 8500gt

    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2400MHz S775 8MB 95W Box

    Vista 32bit Home Premium


    *Havent a clue which motherboard to get tbh, I just want one that has spdif optical out and as many sata connections as possible. Is the motherboard above ok for what i want? or can anyone suggest a different one.............I dont care about wifi.

    How many and what brand fans should I get?

    And what other small minor things am I forgetting?

    Any help would be great


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    #2
    PogMoThoin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,874 ✭✭✭✭PogMoThoin


    Mobo's fine, should suit your needs & the sound from those Realtek onboard audio is pretty good although X-Fi would be better as your usin it as a htpc.. Should also have enough Sata ports for u also.

    U considered goin 4 a ddr2 x38 mobo to futureproof seen as your goin for a quad, would oc better with a penryn if ya upgrade again next yr.


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    kaisersose77
    Registered Users Posts: 2,710 ✭✭✭kaisersose77


    x38 seem a bit too expensive atm and this should keep me going for a good while anyways. Any motherboard surround sound will be grand (handier than usb suround sound I have atm)


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    sdanseo
    Registered Users Posts: 9,233 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    Go for the CL4 RAM, it's only about a tenner more expensive on HWV. Anti has mentioned on another thread about cooling issues with the P182, dunno if thats true maybe he'll reply here - also presumign your existing HDDS have them don't bother with SATA cables, your mobo will come with a few (mine had 4).

    If you've loads of HDDs and intend adding large GFX cards along the 8800 line later I can only reccommend the Armor case-wise, massive amounts of space (as long as that's not an issue externally). Bit noisy at night but nicely priced.


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