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HTPC Build Suggestions
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Anjana Deegodaliyanage
2010-01-14 05:31:56 UTC
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Hi Everyone
I need some suggestions for a HTPC I am going to build, my budjet is $1500
and it also going to be for gaming.
Thanks in Advance
Gilgamesh
2010-01-25 06:00:02 UTC
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Post by Anjana Deegodaliyanage
Hi Everyone
I need some suggestions for a HTPC I am going to build, my budjet is $1500
and it also going to be for gaming.
Thanks in Advance
You may find that these uses are not entirely compatible.
A HTPC does not need a lot of computing grunt so components are chosen to be
quiet rather than powerful.
Gamers on the other hand usually want the latest and greatest over clocked
video cards and CPUs, which means a need for added (noisier) cooling so the
system won't overheat.
Anjana Deegodaliyanage
2010-01-27 10:28:32 UTC
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Thank you for the advice, I would be doing only light gaming, so I would get
a Graphics Card that is passively cooled and uses a heartsink instead of a
fan so it would generate no noise, and a AMD Athlon II processor with a
passive heart sink so it would be silent.
Post by Gilgamesh
Post by Anjana Deegodaliyanage
Hi Everyone
I need some suggestions for a HTPC I am going to build, my budjet is $1500
and it also going to be for gaming.
Thanks in Advance
You may find that these uses are not entirely compatible.
A HTPC does not need a lot of computing grunt so components are chosen to be
quiet rather than powerful.
Gamers on the other hand usually want the latest and greatest over clocked
video cards and CPUs, which means a need for added (noisier) cooling so the
system won't overheat.
Gene E. Bloch
2010-01-28 00:27:27 UTC
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I am fascinated by the concept of a heartsink. I can even imagine a
passive-aggressive heartsink :-)

OK, I know it was a typo, but I enjoyed it...
Post by Anjana Deegodaliyanage
Thank you for the advice, I would be doing only light gaming, so I would get
a Graphics Card that is passively cooled and uses a heartsink instead of a
fan so it would generate no noise, and a AMD Athlon II processor with a
passive heart sink so it would be silent.
Post by Gilgamesh
Post by Anjana Deegodaliyanage
Hi Everyone
I need some suggestions for a HTPC I am going to build, my budjet is $1500
and it also going to be for gaming.
Thanks in Advance
You may find that these uses are not entirely compatible.
A HTPC does not need a lot of computing grunt so components are chosen to be
quiet rather than powerful.
Gamers on the other hand usually want the latest and greatest over clocked
video cards and CPUs, which means a need for added (noisier) cooling so the
system won't overheat.
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Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
Gilgamesh
2010-01-28 21:14:42 UTC
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Post by Gene E. Bloch
I am fascinated by the concept of a heartsink. I can even imagine a
passive-aggressive heartsink :-)
Its for those hot-blooded people :-)
Post by Gene E. Bloch
OK, I know it was a typo, but I enjoyed it...
Post by Anjana Deegodaliyanage
Thank you for the advice, I would be doing only light gaming, so I would get
a Graphics Card that is passively cooled and uses a heartsink instead of a
fan so it would generate no noise, and a AMD Athlon II processor with a
passive heart sink so it would be silent.
Post by Gilgamesh
Post by Anjana Deegodaliyanage
Hi Everyone
I need some suggestions for a HTPC I am going to build, my budjet is $1500
and it also going to be for gaming.
Thanks in Advance
You may find that these uses are not entirely compatible.
A HTPC does not need a lot of computing grunt so components are chosen to be
quiet rather than powerful.
Gamers on the other hand usually want the latest and greatest over clocked
video cards and CPUs, which means a need for added (noisier) cooling so the
system won't overheat.
--
Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
Gene E. Bloch
2010-01-29 01:42:31 UTC
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Post by Gilgamesh
Post by Gene E. Bloch
I am fascinated by the concept of a heartsink. I can even imagine a
passive-aggressive heartsink :-)
Its for those hot-blooded people :-)
LOL. That's cool.

I hated to make that pun, but I have no control :-)
Post by Gilgamesh
Post by Gene E. Bloch
OK, I know it was a typo, but I enjoyed it...
Post by Anjana Deegodaliyanage
Thank you for the advice, I would be doing only light gaming, so I would get
a Graphics Card that is passively cooled and uses a heartsink instead of a
fan so it would generate no noise, and a AMD Athlon II processor with a
passive heart sink so it would be silent.
Post by Gilgamesh
Post by Anjana Deegodaliyanage
Hi Everyone
I need some suggestions for a HTPC I am going to build, my budjet is $1500
and it also going to be for gaming.
Thanks in Advance
You may find that these uses are not entirely compatible.
A HTPC does not need a lot of computing grunt so components are chosen to be
quiet rather than powerful.
Gamers on the other hand usually want the latest and greatest over clocked
video cards and CPUs, which means a need for added (noisier) cooling so the
system won't overheat.
-- Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
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Gene Bloch 650.366.4267 lettersatblochg.com
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