Home Theater PC Building - A HotHardware How-To

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In this video spotlight, we should you how to build a Home Theater PC (HTPC) based on Intel's new Core i5 series of processors, Windows 7 and the latest technologies like Blu-ray and a graphics subsystem that can not only handle full 1080p HD video but also offer a little bit of light duty gaming.

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Science & Technology

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• HTPC
• VidaBox
• Thermaltake
• Home Theater PC
• Intel
• Core i5
• Blu-ray
• HD
• Intel Motherboard
• Build Guide
• How-To
• HotHardware
• computer
• review
• tips & tricks
• theatre
• video review

[Oosen99]

why did you use a power drill.....

[HotHardwareVids]

@Oosen99 - Just to piss you off? :)

[stream860]

i didn't find ur video first because of your TAG its HTPC not HTCP :)

[HotHardwareVids]

@stream860 doh! I hate when that happens. Fat finger typo. Fixed and thanks for the heads up.

[removesstains]

I agree with everyone else, both those setups are overkill. I have 2 HTPC's my self. One has a dual core 2.6 cpu and G9300 GPU and the other has a Atom N330 and ION GPU. Both run at around 5-15% cpu usage during 1080p playback on XBMC using VDPAU acceleration under Linux. Also after owning a HTPC for a couple months. you realize it was pointless to put a huge HDD in them cause you'll decide to build a Media Server anyway.

[HotHardwareVids]

Appreciate the feedback but you do know that the Core i5 is a dual core processor with integrated graphics, right? Also, again, the systems we set were configured to be able to run 3D gaming as well. The Core i5 runs with an 87W TDP and that includes its graphics core. It's actually very power efficient.

[bman2700000]

Dude that HTPC practicly pwns my gaming pc?...thats just wrong.

[muiscnight]

@HotHardwareVids lolol

[firelert]

nice but i would just stick with a atom or a seperon cheaper and the atom tends to be passively cooled so no noise and i would also use a wd green drive as they are great for this sort of thing as they spin down when not being used.

[djEvilDude]

Price? (for theVidaBox setup)

[Slugg0matic]

Nice but I don't get the need for that much power, unless it's all about gaming. I've got a mATX board, HD3450 HDMI card, AMD 4050e 45W CPU, 3 gigs of DDR2, Vista 32 bit, 250W PSU and a few other trinkets and it runs 1080P like butter. I can't play ultra modern games, but for older games like CS:S, FarCry, HL2 it does very well. I'm not a big gamer so I guess that's why this guy built such a balls out rig.

[tiggerjayeward]

@HotHardwareVids lol

[webleotube]

hi from argentina!! i want to know. is it enough power (220w in the Thermaltake Element Q) for a i5 and a GPU and all the thing u put in the mini-itx? thank for ansewer

[TylertheGeek28]

I wish u would have shown a little TV recording but either way good vid

I subscribed

[TylertheGeek28]

@Oosen99 so its a little easier, as long as u don't drill the hell out of the screw or the board u would be fine beats having to stick the screw in then trying to get the screw driver in with out knocking the screw out of the hole

[icguilty]

Baronstone of cours it matter? n too much. thew chipset brands are to different.

[Baronstone]

@icguilty Does it really matter which companoes name is on the chipset chip? Nope, I didnt think so!