Hey guys, I have been lurking these forums for a while now and thought I should register and share a build that I'm working on. I would appreciate any suggestions you all may have on improving it.
It will be used for recording (and replaying) from TCL cable TV, pause and fast forward "live tv", play DVD/BDs and MP3s.
Will use HDMI out (with sound?) from onboard GF 9400 to Panasonic 37" plasma with RCA into HTPC from TCL decoder.
I intend to try MythTV first (I'm familiar with Linux) and then look at Win7 options if that doesn't do all I want.
CASE: OrigenAE H6 ATX $636.70
PSU: Enermax MODU82+ 625W CrossFire X (425 not available, 625 is) $283.50
MOTHERBOARD: DFI LANPARTY-JR GF9400-T2RS mATX $274.93 (I would have preffered the GA-E7AUM-DS2H but its not available in NZ/AU)
CPU: INTEL CORE 2 DUO E7400 2.8GHZ 3M LGA775 OEM 65W $178.54
CPU COOLER: To be decided - THERMALRIGHT AXP-140 LOW PROFILE or Scythe Zipang 2 SCZP-2000 or Scythe Mini Ninja ~$150
CAPTURE CARD: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2200 PCIe $165.88 (I know this does freeview too but I only want the MPEG2 hardware encoder)
OPTICAL: LG GGW-H20L Super Multi Blu-ray DVD writer & HD DVD-ROM Drive $409.00
HDD: Western Digital WD15EADS 1.5TB 7200rpm 32MB SATA2 Greenpower $221.60
WIRELESS CARD: To be decided (PCIe, N capable)
(prices are unconfirmed from pricespy)