Hi folks,<br>I'm looking to build a new backend/frontend HTPC for my MythTV setup. I've had a Hush Technologies PC since 2005, which I really would like to replace with something more inclined to upgradability and stability. I've been researching for a while, but in all honesty, haven't kept up on what is really required in hardware to run now, and for maybe 5-7 more years again!<br>
I'm kind of at a loss to find detailed information on what is supported etc - there's a lot of outdated info out there :(, and was hoping that some of the helpful people on the list might be able to add a valid opinion? I haven't built a PC since back in 1998 ! :(<br>
<br>I was looking to spend around 500-600 EUR for the build and came up with this?<br><div>I have some items I will recycle from my old box - (1Tb HDD, Tuner card etc)</div><div>I use my mythTV to record FreeSat (UK) so HD recording and playback is a must.</div>
<div><br></div><div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Computer Case<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> SilverStone Grandia GD04S - Silver (M-ATX)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </div>
<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CPU<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> AMD FX 4100 (4 x 3.6 GHZ) </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>CPU Heatsink<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Coolermaster Vortex Plus<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </div>
<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Memory<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Corsair 4GB XMS3 PC3-12800 1600MHz (1x4GB) (DDR3)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </div>
<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Graphics Card<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> NVIDIA GeForce GT 610 - 1 GB - (POV) (PCI-E)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </div>
<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Motherboard<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 (AMD 760G)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </div>
<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Power Supply<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> Cooler Master GX Lite 600W PSU<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> </div>
<div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Hard Drive #1<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 60GB OCZ Agility 3 SSD SATA-III, (I'll put Mythbuntu OS etc here)</div></div>
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I realise it could be overkill, but after all weekend of trying to find out a good resource (maybe I couldn't see the forest for the trees) I'm hoping someone can help me out here?</div>
<div>any advice would be grateful....!! I run xbmc on it (for avi's etc) too.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>Alessandro</div><div><br></div>