HTPC
Component List:
ASUS
A7V8X-X Motherboard
Sempron
2400+ Processor w/ 80mm Zalman Fan
Zalman
80mm Case Fan
Antec
300w Power Supply
ATI
Radeon 7500 Graphics Card
Creative
Labs Sound Blaster Audigy
Pioneer
106S DVD-ROM
NEC
2500 8X +/-R DVD writer
MyHD
120 High Definition Tuner Card (w/ DVI daughterboard)
Western Digital 13GB Hard
Drive (Operating System)
768MB
(PC2700) DDR-RAM
Pacific
Cable DVI-D
5m Cable
Server
Closet Component List:
Syntax
1.3Ghz Motherboard/Processor Combo ($5)
Dual
Antec 350w Power Supplies
(8)
Seagate 200Gb Hard Drive (Movies) RAID5
Seagate
10GB Hard Drive (Operating System)
256MB (PC2100) DDR-RAM
Gigafast 8-Port 10/100Mbps
Switch
After
comparing the picture quality with my current DVD
to a friend's HTPC I decided I needed to build an
HTPC. I bought the most cost effective stuff I could
find that would do the job needed in December 2002.
The computer was built for under $450 and put together\booted
up very easily. The computer is extremely quiet
and cannot be heard even though it is sitting right
behind my seating area. Since then I have upgraded
some stuff, but even still an HTPC can be easily
built for <$450
I
have my server in a closet with a 50CFM Broan exhaust
fan in the ceiling and an undercut door. This keeps
the tempature of the closet in the 74F range.