wraith166
August 5th, 2011, 06:23 PM
Hello All,
I'm working on building a new computer that I plan to use as a media center (mostly streaming music and video, but also some potential video game emulation and some HD content). I have an HD tv that I intend on hooking it up to, and already have a couple of hard drives and a case I plan on using, but I could use some advice on some of the other parts that I've been considering.
Motherboard/CPU Bundle
ASUS M4A785-M Motherboard and AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core CPU Bundle
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7246703&Sku=B69-5251
-or-
ASUS M4A785-M AMD 785G MB w/ X4 920 CPU
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7101515&Sku=B69-5195
Video Card
eVGA GeForce GTX 470
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=b2P&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1067&bih=710&q=nvidia+geforce+gtx+470&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17110027641573064016&sa=X&ei=XO8MTuSRF4PTgQeGxviDDg&ved=0CHUQ8wIwAA
(http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=b2P&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1067&bih=710&q=nvidia+geforce+gtx+470&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17110027641573064016&sa=X&ei=XO8MTuSRF4PTgQeGxviDDg&ved=0CHUQ8wIwAA)
Sound Card
HT OMEGA CLARO plus+
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=HT+Omega+Claro+Plus%2B&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=5Y5&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1067&bih=710&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13772382849149776009&sa=X&ei=i_IMTtGSDoHg0QHEouS0Dg&ved=0CD4QgggwAA
-or-
ASUS Xonar Essence STX Sound card
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=ASUS+Xonar+Essence+STX&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=PZ5&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivnsrfd&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1067&bih=710&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=12150061145821736264&sa=X&ei=U_IMTvDDF8y70AGVqeWvDg&ved=0CFIQgggwAA
Power Supply
Corsair CMPSU-600CXV2 Builder Series™ CX600 Power Supply - 600W, 80 Plus, 120mm Fan, Single +12V Rail, Active PFC
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=422166&Sku=C13-2814
-or-
Corsair TX750W 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 140mm Fan, SLI-Ready, SATA-Ready, 80Plus
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3438609&CatId=4294
Any obvious hardware conflicts? I plan on running 11.04. Total noob, so any suggestions would be much appreciated. Trying to keep the price under $800 if possible. Thanks!
I'm working on building a new computer that I plan to use as a media center (mostly streaming music and video, but also some potential video game emulation and some HD content). I have an HD tv that I intend on hooking it up to, and already have a couple of hard drives and a case I plan on using, but I could use some advice on some of the other parts that I've been considering.
Motherboard/CPU Bundle
ASUS M4A785-M Motherboard and AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Quad Core CPU Bundle
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7246703&Sku=B69-5251
-or-
ASUS M4A785-M AMD 785G MB w/ X4 920 CPU
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7101515&Sku=B69-5195
Video Card
eVGA GeForce GTX 470
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=b2P&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1067&bih=710&q=nvidia+geforce+gtx+470&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17110027641573064016&sa=X&ei=XO8MTuSRF4PTgQeGxviDDg&ved=0CHUQ8wIwAA
(http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=b2P&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1067&bih=710&q=nvidia+geforce+gtx+470&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17110027641573064016&sa=X&ei=XO8MTuSRF4PTgQeGxviDDg&ved=0CHUQ8wIwAA)
Sound Card
HT OMEGA CLARO plus+
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=HT+Omega+Claro+Plus%2B&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=5Y5&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivns&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1067&bih=710&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13772382849149776009&sa=X&ei=i_IMTtGSDoHg0QHEouS0Dg&ved=0CD4QgggwAA
-or-
ASUS Xonar Essence STX Sound card
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=ASUS+Xonar+Essence+STX&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=PZ5&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=ivnsrfd&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&biw=1067&bih=710&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=12150061145821736264&sa=X&ei=U_IMTvDDF8y70AGVqeWvDg&ved=0CFIQgggwAA
Power Supply
Corsair CMPSU-600CXV2 Builder Series™ CX600 Power Supply - 600W, 80 Plus, 120mm Fan, Single +12V Rail, Active PFC
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=422166&Sku=C13-2814
-or-
Corsair TX750W 750-Watt Power Supply - ATX, 140mm Fan, SLI-Ready, SATA-Ready, 80Plus
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3438609&CatId=4294
Any obvious hardware conflicts? I plan on running 11.04. Total noob, so any suggestions would be much appreciated. Trying to keep the price under $800 if possible. Thanks!