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    GALLERY! Show off your HTPC!

    The Antec NSK2400 was awesome to work in, and this Foxconn mobo is absolutely amazing. It feels like a full atx motherboard. Specs Antec Solution Series NSK2400 Black Foxconn G9657MA Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 Allendale 1.8GHz mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB GIGABYTE GV-NX85T256H GeForce 8500GT 256MB Western...
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    [HTPC Build] HTPC case that takes full PCI cards

    Looks like the Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H is a good contender! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186109 I really like that it has both optical and coaxial digital out, without needing a break-out board
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    [HTPC Build] HTPC case that takes full PCI cards

    Would the 4300 C2D be fine? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115013 The 8500GT I am looking at is this puppy: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125062 Thanks for the link to nV News, very interesting read. My complete specs Antec Solution Series...
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    [HTPC Build] HTPC case that takes full PCI cards

    I really like the Antec NSK2400, I think I will go with that after reading several reviews. My next question.. How beefy of a processor will I need to playback 1080i/p on a TV? I plan on getting the fanless 8500GT for video, and hooking it to my HDTV via DVI->HDMI. I am debating...
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    [HTPC Build] HTPC case that takes full PCI cards

    Hello all, Preparing to build a new HTPC and was wondering if I could harvest some suggestions for the case. I am looking for a nice simple HTPC case that takes full sized expansion cards (so I can use a 8500gt) and preferably a micro-ATX motherboard. Price limit is about $120.
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    Forceware 100.54 Vista 32bit

    Installed the 100.54s tonight for my eVGA 7800GT. Battlfield2 see's good improvement over 100.30 ( not spectacular, or back to XP performance though), and Half-Life 2 went from 39 FPS to 99.9 FPS. Good improvement, still need more though. (Happy for the mean time..)
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    Forceware 100.54 Vista 32bit

    Anyone tried these with a 7800GT? 100.30 seemed to offer very little performance gains over the public Vista drivers in HL2 and BF2. (BF2 is absolutely unplayable with those drivers, massive stuttering, and HL2 jumps between 10 and 40 frames and generally looks horrible on max settings)...
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    100.30 Forceware x64 for Vista

    Anyone tried these with a 7800GT? 100.30 seemed to offer very little performance gains over the public Vista drivers in HL2 and BF2
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