My HTPC Setup, a humble one, but lip smacking good.

Mine HTPC Setup:

Hard ones:

1. Power Supply: VX450 ~ 3150
2. Processor: E2180 ~ 2900
3. RAM: Corsair 2 GB. ~ 1800
4. MB: Asus P5GC-MX/1333 (SPDIF) ~ 2400
5. HD: 350 GB Sata - Seagate ~ 2500
6. GPU: PALiT NE/9600T+0152 GeForce 9600 GT 512MB (HDMI/HDCP/SPDIF) ~ 4200 [USA]
7. Capture Card: Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-150 PCI TV Tuner with Remote Control ~ 1500 [TE]
8. Crappy Cabinet (Cause the PC will be shelved in a Book shelve, hence wont be visible) [Inspired from here: http://eirikso.com/2006/02/03/the-silence-of-the-fans/ ] ~ 600
9. USB WIFI: PN-54WUSB - 54MBPS Wireless USB Adaptor ~ 700

Total: ~ 19750
Softones:

1. Linux: Mythbuntu, Compiz (Never thought it will be so beautifull on a GPU), LinuxMCE
2. XP: Media Portal

Pending:

1. LCD/PLASMA Display Decisions decisions...
2. Stereo Bluetooth Dongle
3. Wireless Keyboard

Tested Features:

1. Live TV Pause.
2. Live TV Recording.
3. Live Web Radio Streaming.
4. You Tube
5. Movie Playback
6. Web Surfing
7. More to come as I test

Important
WAF: 7/10

I will post the pics soon...








~LT

@techie_007, please comment if I am wrong with some of the pricing.

~LT

Whoa Looks Great from Specs

But a showoff is incomplete without Pics, Please post them soon

and so u are

Its was a 1.8Ghz 2180 re And I think it was 2.9 k.

The Asus board was ~ 2.3-2.4k

The 350Gb Seagate was 2.5k


This was all bought about 2-3 weeks back in pune.

LT, you should have let me post this in showoff, the way you remember prices

nz, njoi

Thanks! I knew I screwed up somewhere

~LT

Congrats!! Pictures please!!

congrats lt
btw techie, 2160 = 1.8ghz, 2180 = 2ghz

Show-off w/o pics!!


BTW, why P5GC-MX/1333 and not this (2700/- odd locally)>
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-EG31M-S2 LGA 775 Intel G31 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Intel Motherboards

woww.. nice rig techie.. super price on the 96GT

but.. where ARE the pics?

Ahh I gotta be ashamed ... I keep on goofing here and there, should have come from me.



~LT

Guys very sorry, I know it's a rule, however am at hometown, got some time on the hand and hence decided posting the rig details. Once am back in Pune, pics are definitely on the way.

~LT

Ahhh.... errrrr... well techie_007 is the adviser, Where the hell is he !!!! He gave me the choice, can you comment me about the better options?


~LT

Hehe...


@appo: My Bad The 2180 is @2ghz, so LT was right first time, got confused with the 2160 .

@Bikey: The Giga wasnt avl in pune with the dealers I checked with We could have ordered stuff from outside, but + octroi n all. It didnt seem to make much sense considering that it was quite a delayed purchase already Almost same specs I guess. The Basic Asus seemed good so went with it. No OC of course on the HTPC + even the intel was ~ 3.1 -3.3 i think.

Cool it LT

Still in nagpur??
Where are ya assembling the rig?? Or is it alreasd assembled??

Why not wait till the predicted LCD price fall happens..

[ot]Psst--Bsnl EVDO launching next month here
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Congrats man. Please post the pics.