I want my HTPC! Many of us have been saying this lately; with the prices of computer components dropping and just becoming frustrated with all the wires that need to be ran from all the separate components when you build a normal home theater, it just might be easier to have everything come from one source. How many of you have tons of movies lying around collecting dust in, on or hidden in shelves, racks or closets? It always seems the day that you want to pull out that copy of Animal House or Van Wilder, you spend more time searching for the disk than the time it would actually take to watch the movie.
OCC Review: Abit AN-M2HD High Definition Motherboard
#1
Posted 08 August 2007 - 03:52 AM
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83GHz / ASUS P5Q Deluxe / Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB PC2-9600 DDR2-1200MHz / 2x Seagate ST3160827AS 160GB RAID 1 / Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB
Corsair TX750W / Sapphire HD 5870 1GB GDDR5 / SilverStone TJ05 / Scythe Zipang 140mm CPU Cooler / ASUS VH202T-P 20" widescreen monitor (x2) / XP Pro SP 3
"however, i cannot claim to be such a fish as i am not a fish at all..." - hardnrg,Jul 4 2005, 02:49 PM

#2
Posted 08 August 2007 - 08:05 AM
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| Intel E8400 | Asus P5Q | 4GB of G.Skill PQ 8000 RAM | Palit 4850 512MB Sonic | PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 |
| 2x 320GB in Raid0 for OS + 750GB for data | D-Link DNS323 w/2TB for Media |
#3
Posted 08 August 2007 - 03:42 PM
4GB G.Skill PC2-6400 (5-5-5-15) | ATI Radeon HD4850
2x 74GB Raptors | 750GB | 1.5TB
Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS | Antec P180B
Macbook Core2Duo 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HDD[/center]
#4
Posted 08 August 2007 - 03:50 PM
:: T-Class Amp :: BenQ EW2430 :: PulseBox Premium ::
:: Kef Cresta :: i5 2500 :: HD 6870 :: 16GB RAM ::
#5
Posted 08 August 2007 - 03:55 PM
You can turn off HDMI sound - hooray!
Not being able to do that was one of my biggest qualms about using the HDMI connector as then I wouldn't be able to use my surround sound system. But now this is no longer an issue!
4GB G.Skill PC2-6400 (5-5-5-15) | ATI Radeon HD4850
2x 74GB Raptors | 750GB | 1.5TB
Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS | Antec P180B
Macbook Core2Duo 2GHz 3GB RAM 250GB HDD[/center]
#6
Posted 08 August 2007 - 03:58 PM
Not being able to do that was one of my biggest qualms about using the HDMI connector as then I wouldn't be able to use my surround sound system. But now this is no longer an issue!
Now all I need is the same feature on a C2D mATX board.
:: T-Class Amp :: BenQ EW2430 :: PulseBox Premium ::
:: Kef Cresta :: i5 2500 :: HD 6870 :: 16GB RAM ::
#7
Posted 08 August 2007 - 04:03 PM
:: T-Class Amp :: BenQ EW2430 :: PulseBox Premium ::
:: Kef Cresta :: i5 2500 :: HD 6870 :: 16GB RAM ::














