Hey man, can you build me one of those?

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Tedro

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A friend of mine came over and saw how I had my HTPC set up and he was blown away with it and wants me to build him one. My HTPC was a on a strict budget and works fine with me but my friend wants his to be a little more like a normal desktop that he can watch blurays on and record and watch TV. I’m thinking about getting this setup for him:

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 905e 2.5GHz Socket AM3 65W Quad-Core Processor
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 5750
Western Digital Caviar Green 1.5TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s
CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
LG Black BD-Combo SATA Model CH08LS10 LightScribe Support
SILVERSTONE Black GD01B-R ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit 1-Pack
Logitech Harmony 550 Infrared Universal Advanced Remote Control
SiliconDust HDHomeRun Network-based Dual Digital HDTV Tuner Ethernet Interface (to start him off with but eventually get a cable card tuner)

He wants to spend about $1500 on it.

I still need for him to get TMT3 and the MCE remote receiver but do you guys think that I will have any problems with this setup? I’m worried about the motherboard or any issues I would have with compatibility with the other parts. I’m looking for feedback.

Does anybody have a suggestion for a keyboard and mouse combo that has the best range?

Thanks
 
valve1138 said:
Is he going to game on this?

If not, thats a bit of overkill.
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I have to agree, the CPU and vid card is way overkill, I got my Dad a Powercolor 4670, it has 1 HDMI output (with sound) and a very quiet fan, and with an Opteron 275 (dual core 2.2Ghz) it can play bluray/1080p content no problems...

Also, I got myself a 4870 a while back for my HTPC (because it was cheap) and now I kind of regret it, I have to install ATT to slow the fan down and I never use it for gaming...
 
Oh I forgot to mention that yes, he will be doing a little gaming on it and he wants the 5xxx series card for the Dolby True HD/DTS-HD
 
Ahh, ok then.

Do you know what res he'll have to run his TV at? Because you can size the video card accordingly for a much better experience gaming wise by running the TV at native res.

Also, have you priced out an i5 or i7 rig for price comparison's sake?
 
valve1138 said:
Ahh, ok then.

Do you know what res he'll have to run his TV at? Because you can size the video card accordingly for a much better experience gaming wise by running the TV at native res.

Also, have you priced out an i5 or i7 rig for price comparison's sake?
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Im pretty sure his TV does 1920x1080 so that would be the maximum he will be playing at. I haven’t really looked at i5 or i7 rig though might be an option if we can keep it around the same price.
 
No need for Win 7 Ultimate - get Home Premium.

You might want to go with a 5770 or 5850 if he'll be gaming at that res - use the money you saved above :D
 
Too bad the i5 750 is no longer on sale @ microcenter, it might have been a good fit considering you don't need the GPU on i3. Not sure how the prices will compare with your config but AMD will probably be less.
 
Concentric said:
No need for Win 7 Ultimate - get Home Premium.

You might want to go with a 5770 or 5850 if he'll be gaming at that res - use the money you saved above :D
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Thanks for the input, that sounds like a good idea. Do you or anybody have a suggestion on the brand of video card I should go after?

Thanks guys!
 
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