Building a Media Centre PC

Sidney · 15th August 2005, 21:34

The media centre bug bit me roughly a year ago or so, I’d had messed about for a while with a Radeon All-In-Wonder 9800SE in the past; however, I’ve never seriously set out to use it for heavy multimedia purposes. When my VCR started to show its age and my mates began moaning about the recordings I was giving them, I began looking into building myself a media centre. I went into the task believing it would be a simple thing to do. I knew my stuff as far as PCs go and I thought it wouldn’t be harder than choosing a TV card and off I went… boy was I wrong.

http://www.driverheaven.net/guides/m...ntre/index.htm

Sidney · 15th August 2005, 21:41

The very key to building a media center PC is the ability to control noise level hand in hand with proper cooling. Choosing the "right" processor & graphic card for the job makes the family room a pleasant place to spend the time with family members.

I would prefer stand alone TV turner.

15th August 2005, 21:34	#1
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	Building a Media Centre PC The media centre bug bit me roughly a year ago or so, I’d had messed about for a while with a Radeon All-In-Wonder 9800SE in the past; however, I’ve never seriously set out to use it for heavy multimedia purposes. When my VCR started to show its age and my mates began moaning about the recordings I was giving them, I began looking into building myself a media centre. I went into the task believing it would be a simple thing to do. I knew my stuff as far as PCs go and I thought it wouldn’t be harder than choosing a TV card and off I went… boy was I wrong. http://www.driverheaven.net/guides/m...ntre/index.htm __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

15th August 2005, 21:41	#2
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	The very key to building a media center PC is the ability to control noise level hand in hand with proper cooling. Choosing the "right" processor & graphic card for the job makes the family room a pleasant place to spend the time with family members. I would prefer stand alone TV turner. __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

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