Mike Lovell wrote:
Alex Esplin wrote:
On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 6:58 PM, Joshua Lutes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116064
Do they seem like good things to be purchasing? T
Stay FAR away from Celeron processors. Bad news. Even an older P4
would be a better buy than any Celeron.
I agree with staying away from Celeron processors. If you are looking
for a bang for the buck processor and are set on getting an Intel one,
I would recommend getting a Pentium Dual-Core or a cheap Core 2. The
lower end Athlon processors cost roughly the same as the Celeron that
you listed but will still give better performance.
I second that.
The bigger recommendation from me would be to avoid PCChips for
motherboards. I haven't used them in a couple of years so my
experience might be a little out of date. But they had a bad track
record of failures and combination of all around badness a few years
ago. If you want to get a Intel processor, then I would recommend
getting a motherboard with an Intel Chipset. I have rather good luck
with ASUS motherboards. This looks like a decent option for a few
dollars more
(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131288)
I STRONGLY second that. It's also been a few years for me, but the last
2 PCChips mobos I had were utter crap.
As for the case, it looks like a decent option. In my opinion, as long
as it holds the guts together and doesn't look like butt then it is a
alright. There are extra features available in them that are just gravy.
Here we diverge a bit. If you want a quality, quiet PS, I doubt you can
get it for that price. My recommendation is don't skimp on the PS for a
PVR. Get a decent rated quiet PS separately (ThermalTake,
PCPower&cooling, etc. with lots of good ratings on newegg).
Also, I thought a VFD was stupid when I bought my htpc case. Now I
REALLY wish I had one. If you do music, you can select it without
turning the TV on. I have a DLP TV, and I don't want to waste my bulb
browsing music lists when I could do that with the remote and a VFD.
But that may not be an issue for you.
My tuppence,
Barry
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