This is an HTPC that is not to be used for serious gaming. Please keep that in mind. I've used quiet PC parts where I could. Any suggestions/comments are welcome.
Prices include shipping.
* - After mail-in rebate
$061* - Antec Solo miniTower case
$137 - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
$212 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (1333 FSB, 2.66GHz)
$050 - Zalman CNPS9500 AT Heatsink/Fan 92mm
Hoping this will fit in my mini case. The stock thermal paste should be good enough, right?
$079* - 2x1GB Patriot Extreme Performance PC2-6400 800 Mhz DDR2
Is it worth upgrading to 1066 Mhz?
$088 - Enermax Liberty 400W Quiet Power Supply
$240 - 2x500 GB Samsung SpinPoint T Quiet Hard-drives
$115 - Sapphire Radeon HD2600XT
$043 - Samsung 18X DVD+/-RW (Quiet)
$026 - Asus SATA DVD ROM (supposedly quiet)
$023 - MSI Turbo G Wireless Adapter
$090 - Windows Vista 32-bit Home Premium (EBay)
Has support for 64-bit improved enough to warrant getting it?
$146 - Logitech diNovo Edge
$115 - Logitech 5.1 THX z5300-e speakers
Not sure about getting this set. I've heard bass is too loud for apartments?
Do I need to improved on the on-board audio card?
$106 - WinTV-HVR-1800 PCIe w/ Remote
$1300 - Westinghouse 42" 1080p HDTV w/ tuners
Other accessories: (I'm building the system from scratch. Please let me know if you think I am missing any accessories.)
$020 - TDK 4.7GB 16X DVD-R 100 Pack
$007 - Yate Loon D12SL Silent case fan
$011 - 2x10" SATA II Cables
$013 - 2x18" SATA II Cables
$013 - HDMI to DVI cable
Not sure what other cables I need.
Grand Total: $2895
Prices include shipping.
* - After mail-in rebate
$061* - Antec Solo miniTower case
$137 - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
$212 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (1333 FSB, 2.66GHz)
$050 - Zalman CNPS9500 AT Heatsink/Fan 92mm
Hoping this will fit in my mini case. The stock thermal paste should be good enough, right?
$079* - 2x1GB Patriot Extreme Performance PC2-6400 800 Mhz DDR2
Is it worth upgrading to 1066 Mhz?
$088 - Enermax Liberty 400W Quiet Power Supply
$240 - 2x500 GB Samsung SpinPoint T Quiet Hard-drives
$115 - Sapphire Radeon HD2600XT
$043 - Samsung 18X DVD+/-RW (Quiet)
$026 - Asus SATA DVD ROM (supposedly quiet)
$023 - MSI Turbo G Wireless Adapter
$090 - Windows Vista 32-bit Home Premium (EBay)
Has support for 64-bit improved enough to warrant getting it?
$146 - Logitech diNovo Edge
$115 - Logitech 5.1 THX z5300-e speakers
Not sure about getting this set. I've heard bass is too loud for apartments?
Do I need to improved on the on-board audio card?
$106 - WinTV-HVR-1800 PCIe w/ Remote
$1300 - Westinghouse 42" 1080p HDTV w/ tuners
Other accessories: (I'm building the system from scratch. Please let me know if you think I am missing any accessories.)
$020 - TDK 4.7GB 16X DVD-R 100 Pack
$007 - Yate Loon D12SL Silent case fan
$011 - 2x10" SATA II Cables
$013 - 2x18" SATA II Cables
$013 - HDMI to DVI cable
Not sure what other cables I need.
Grand Total: $2895