[sn309641]

Me and my dad are building a pc for his theater but he told me to find all the parts i have a list but
im not shure if they will work great together also if there is any hting else i should put in what do you recomend.

Chassis


Silverstone CW01 $269.99
http://www.silversto...=cw01&area=usa]

[http://www.sundialmicro.com/silverstonecrownsstcw01brdesktophtpccase1699_874.html]

Mother Board/Prosesor/RAM
!http://images.tigerdirect.com/SkuImages/gallery/large/P450-9116-a.JPG!


M[CM-790I-Q6700 :: XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - $849.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 Processor 2.66GHz OEM, OCZ SLI 2048MB PC16000
DDR3 2000MHz Memory (2 x 1024MB) (6.65 lbs)
http://www.tigerdire...502&CatId=2430]

Sata Hard Drive's


Three Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750GB Hard Drive

[http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3561102&CatId=139]

Optical Drive's

!http://us.lge.com/download/product/image/1000003671/ggwh20lMm.jpg!
LG BLU RAY & HD DVD ROM, LIGHT SCRIBE COMBO DRIVE $159.99 - $399.99

[http://us.lge.com/products/model/detail/computer%20productsoptical%20drivesoptical%20drives_GGW-H20L.jhtml]

[http://shop1.frys.com/product/5360008?site=sr:SEARCH:MAINRSLTPG]


Video Card



!http://images.tigerdirect.com/skuimages/large/E145-9820-main.jpg!

[E145-9820 :: EVGA GeForce 9800 GX2 Video Card - FREE Crysis PC Game, Superclocked $379.99
Edition,1GB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDMI (3.5 lbs)
www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3830976&CatId=3669

TV Tuner

Visiontek TV Wonder HD 650 HDTV Tuner $124.99
[http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3390582&CatId=1427]



power supply
!http://images.tigerdirect.com/skuimages/large/C283-1850-main1.jpg!
Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1000-watt Power Supply
[http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3142340&CatId=2036]

[crazy4laptops]

wow, that setup looks great. I have no need for that much computing power.



what is the o/s going to be?

[sn309641]

64bit windows vista ultimate also the screen size is 100 inches and 5 definitive theater spekers with monster cable

[piyushsingh]

put in 4 gigs of RAM .

[smax013]

Some things to keep in mind...



Make sure that ALL components/elements that will be part of the HD video chain from the BluRay drive to the TV/projector (this includes the video card, HDMI cables, BluRay drive, TV/projector, etc) are all HDCP compliant...otherwise Vista will NOT let you play commercial BluRay disks.



Realize that HDTV tuner card will NOT tune in most digital cable stuff nor ANY satelitte stuff...you will still need a cable box or satellite box for that at this time. It will handle HDTV over-the-air signals by antenna and any unscrambled HDTV signals on cable (some cable companies will send HDTV network stations such as CBS, NBC, ABC, Fox, and the CW in an unscramble form that does not require a cable box). This does NOT mean you cannot hook that stuff up through the computer, but rather you will have to hook the cable/satellite box the computer and then use the cable/satellite box to select channels. It can still use the hard drive as a PVR to record shows that way, BUT it is a bit more complex and it is NOT the tuner card that is actually "tuning" in the channel...rather the cable/satellite box that is tuning the channel and then just streaming a video/audio stream to the tuner card in the computer.



If you are NOT going to use the computer for things like gaming, but rather purely as a media center for playing video content and such, then the video card might be overkill. That is not to say that it is a "bad" choice, just more graphics card for what you might need (and thus spending more money than needed). The same kind of goes for the processor and the motherboard. That bundle is really aimed at a gaming computer. Media center functions are not really heavy duty uses. The one possible area when a fast processor will help is encoding video (i.e. encoding video into a format to be burned to a DVD disk) and ripping video/audio disks. Note that if you DO go with that motherboard/processor/memory bundle, you will need to get a seperate CPU heatseak/cooler...it specifically indicates that is does NOT come with that.



You might want to get a seperate sound card. Many people with "picky" ears don't like using on-board audio that is built into motherboards, even if it is a nice 5.1 or even 7.1 setup. Some argue that you can get "feedback"/artifacts from the motherboard.



i would say if you DO go with the motherboard/processor/memory bundle, then stick with the 2 GB of RAM for now and see how it works. If you using it purely as a media center type function, then I suspect 2 GB of RAM will likely be more than enough. If you match the memory that comes with the bundle (i.e. DDR3 2000 MHz DIMMs) with another 2 GB, then you are talking about another $500 or so...and I am not sure if will really gain much benefit or not (really depends on what the computer will ultimately be used for).

[sn309641]

sorry i did not put more info as to what how i was going to set it up it will be hoked up like you said and it is a gaming theater multimedia pc and i going to wait and see if a need more ram or a sound card after i get it all. oh and there will be a cpu fan dont know wich one i want though.

[Schmucster]

First of all you'd be mad to spend that on a mobo. I would recommend the Asus Formula Striker or Maximus mobo's as alternatives. I would also recommend strying from the usual Creative offerings and going for this offering below from Asus with onboard Dolby sound. hehe I know i sound like i work for Asus or something but i like their stuff - i have a Creative Fatal1ty card in the gaming pc and the Asus offering in the media center and the difference is quite striking!!

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16829132001

[sn309641]

sorry but im more into nvidia

[Schmucster]

ok...didnt realise nvidia did sound cards... ;)

[rtfire1]

the board is kill i built a great home dvr/gamingpc/media pc back in wow 03 then upgrade it on mid 04. I am going to be short and to the point your going to need 4gb or more for the dvr side of running the recorder and watching tv if your incoding hdtv maybe even 8gbs 1080p can be a killer when you wathing a blu-ray or playing back 1080i tv. the board is killer and you have room to add video cards. go with a stand alone audio card up front if you have the cash it makes a big diff with blu-ray player. nvidia is great I use a lot of there stuff in my builds but don't over look a board from someone else with out giving it a look. I like msi boards on my xp builds and they have via chip sets. I do like nvidia cards with nvidia cheap sets And I did have a nvidia card an avues (i know I spelled it wrong) board with a nvidia chip set.

[sn309641]

i am waiting to see if i need to upgrade so far the build is gowing great and its got a built in sound card. ;)

[rtfire1]

o I forgot to add you might want to look at duel tv tuner cards thats what I had running in my rig thats now in bags of parts. how did the board do with getting in to the case

[sn309641]

it was a little hard to get the mother boad into the case the directions were not so clear as to what screws go were so i had to figure that out my self but over all it went great.