Comments on: HTPC http://www.kolbu.com Computers, Gadgets and Beyond! Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:48:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anupam Bhoumick http://www.kolbu.com/audio/htpc/comment-page-1/#comment-4251 Anupam Bhoumick Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:44:39 +0000 http://www.kolbu.com/audio/htpc/#comment-4251 I had later completed the HTPC with the following configuration: Cabinet: Thermaltake DH 102 HTPC cabinet (despite have 4 large cooling fans its absolutely silent) MB: Gigabyte GA 73PVM-S2H CPU: Intel Quad Core 9500 VGA: nVidia Quadro FX 3700 with 512 MB DDR III RAM: 4 GB Dual Channel DDR II Audio: Asus Xonar DX2 TV Tuner: Hauppage Win TV PVR 150 Media Center Edition Storage: Seagate: 250 GB + 250 GB SATA II Optical Drive: Sony 16x DVD R/W Power Supply: Thermaltake 600W Speakers: Sony DGDW 1600 Enjoying now. I had later completed the HTPC with the following configuration:
Cabinet: Thermaltake DH 102 HTPC cabinet (despite have 4 large cooling fans its absolutely silent)
MB: Gigabyte GA 73PVM-S2H
CPU: Intel Quad Core 9500
VGA: nVidia Quadro FX 3700 with 512 MB DDR III
RAM: 4 GB Dual Channel DDR II
Audio: Asus Xonar DX2
TV Tuner: Hauppage Win TV PVR 150 Media Center Edition
Storage: Seagate: 250 GB + 250 GB SATA II
Optical Drive: Sony 16x DVD R/W
Power Supply: Thermaltake 600W
Speakers: Sony DGDW 1600
Enjoying now.

]]> By: webmaster http://www.kolbu.com/audio/htpc/comment-page-1/#comment-1283 webmaster Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:28:31 +0000 http://www.kolbu.com/audio/htpc/#comment-1283 Hi and thanks for asking. I'm not very familiar with the indian market or what's available there, but here are some general recommendations. First off, your components appear fairly standard and well suited for the task so almost any case should do. A microATX motherboard like yours is a good choice as it lets you get away with a small case. Note however that some cases If you are looking for something nice, be prepared to pay a premium however. My best suggestion is to hide the box away somewhere, but if you have to have it prominently placed then how about something like the Antec Fusion or the Thermaltake Mozart series? The silver coloured Antec should go fairly well with your DDW1600 receiver and it even has a LED display on the front in case you want to experiment with that. Quick Tip: Go to Amazon.com and search for Antec Fusion. That will show you both the Fusion and a number of other similar cases. Some of those should also be available locally, as they are common brands. Hope this helps! Hi and thanks for asking. I’m not very familiar with the indian market or what’s available there, but here are some general recommendations. First off, your components appear fairly standard and well suited for the task so almost any case should do. A microATX motherboard like yours is a good choice as it lets you get away with a small case. Note however that some cases If you are looking for something nice, be prepared to pay a premium however. My best suggestion is to hide the box away somewhere, but if you have to have it prominently placed then how about something like the Antec Fusion or the Thermaltake Mozart series? The silver coloured Antec should go fairly well with your DDW1600 receiver and it even has a LED display on the front in case you want to experiment with that. Quick Tip: Go to Amazon.com and search for Antec Fusion. That will show you both the Fusion and a number of other similar cases. Some of those should also be available locally, as they are common brands. Hope this helps!

]]> By: Anupam Bhoumick http://www.kolbu.com/audio/htpc/comment-page-1/#comment-1282 Anupam Bhoumick Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:14:15 +0000 http://www.kolbu.com/audio/htpc/#comment-1282 I'm trying to make a HTPC with the following equipments & cards: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H (NVidia Chipset); CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz; RAM: Kingston 2 GB DDR2 800; VGA: 512 MB Asus 8500GT PCI Express Card; TV Tuner: Hauppage WinTV PVR 150 Media Center Edition with MC Remote; Audio: Creative Audigy 2 ZS, 7.1 Channel Sound Card; Storage: Seagate 250 GB + 80 GB SATA with 3GBps Data Transfer rates; Optical Drive: Sony 20x Dual Layer DVD Writer + Samsung 52x CD Writer; Power Supply: iBall 600 Watts Power Supply; Speakers: Sony DDW1600, 5.2 Channel Component Speaker System Currently I'm using an iBall Cabinet but I'm looking for a nice HTPC Cabinet to put all these things into. Could you suggest one available in the Indian market? I’m trying to make a HTPC with the following equipments & cards:
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-73PVM-S2H (NVidia Chipset);
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz;
RAM: Kingston 2 GB DDR2 800;
VGA: 512 MB Asus 8500GT PCI Express Card;
TV Tuner: Hauppage WinTV PVR 150 Media Center Edition with MC Remote;
Audio: Creative Audigy 2 ZS, 7.1 Channel Sound Card;
Storage: Seagate 250 GB + 80 GB SATA with 3GBps Data Transfer rates;
Optical Drive: Sony 20x Dual Layer DVD Writer + Samsung 52x CD Writer;
Power Supply: iBall 600 Watts Power Supply;
Speakers: Sony DDW1600, 5.2 Channel Component Speaker System

Currently I’m using an iBall Cabinet but I’m looking for a nice HTPC Cabinet to put all these things into. Could you suggest one available in the Indian market?

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