HoboBen Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 Is there any reason not to make a combo unit (aside from not be able to play vids while gf is watching tv)? Been looking at HTPC builds a little, and seem like it would be fun, albeit pricey.... Thanks and sorry if in the wrong part of the forum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeble Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 Is there any reason not to make a combo unit (aside from not be able to play vids while gf is watching tv)? Been looking at HTPC builds a little, and seem like it would be fun, albeit pricey.... Thanks and sorry if in the wrong part of the forum. Is there any reason not to make a gaming HTPC? There's two big reasons I can think of: heat and noise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted December 17, 2007 Posted December 17, 2007 I think if you went with high performance heatsinks on the CPU and GPU, you could have a simple fan controller that switched the fans from 7V (HTPC mode) to 12V (Gaming mode) that way you could have it silent for movies, and cooled for gaming (maybe with some audible fan noise, but meh who cares for gaming) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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