New GA-MA78GPM-DS2H Motherboard

[MOFF23]

Originally Posted by Sven Nijs

The build looks good

I'll be using the standard Antec EW380w psu but maybe you should look at one of the quiet PSUs like Seasonic or Corsair?
430w Seasonic S12 = ~$99
Corsair 450VX = ~$90

Originally Posted by nimrod77

If you want Modular cables try on of these Corsair PSU's. It'll help with cable management in a small size case. Just my 2c

Thanks heaps for the feedback, I have bought the parts as above and went with the Corsair HX520 PSU in the end. I bought MB and OEM from Stonebridge and the rest from U-mart, all up cost me just under $1500 including freight. I thought that was reasonable, but I guess too late if it wasn't... I'll post how I go (I am sure I will hit hurdles), being my first build and all..

[d3c0d3]

So has anyone got this board and got it up and going?

[Sven Nijs]

Yes but not in service as an HTPC yet.

Software set-up is incomplete so far due to time constraints, sorry.

[spudman]

Hi guys

Anybody knows if the 4850e requires a cooling fan?

[Sven Nijs]

Are you meaning cooled totally passively?

A Scythe Mini Ninja paired with an adjacent case fan seems popular but there's still a fan there. That option also depends on the case layout.

[gronk]

Hi guys,
I have this board setup in Antec 2450 case with AMD 4850e processor with scythe ninja fan and LG GGW-H20L burner. Vista MCE setup and all working nicely as first HTPC build. Will probably try Meedios or Mediaportal as replacement for Vista. Looks beautiful in full HD (1920X1080p) playing through my 60 inch Kuro.

[MOFF23]

Originally Posted by gronk

Hi guys,
I have this board setup in Antec 2450 case with AMD 4850e processor with scythe ninja fan and LG GGW-H20L burner. Vista MCE setup and all working nicely as first HTPC build. Will probably try Meedios or Mediaportal as replacement for Vista. Looks beautiful in full HD (1920X1080p) playing through my 60 inch Kuro.

Sounds awesome, I am still waiting on parts I ordered from U-Mart (having trouble getting Thermatake DH101 case). I have the motherboard, just waiting on everything else basically.

Do you think the standard fan with the 4850e will be adequate or should I look at getting the scythe ninja fan also?

[Sven Nijs]

Originally Posted by MOFF23

Do you think the standard fan with the 4850e will be adequate or should I look at getting the scythe ninja fan also?

I'd be inclined to build it first and decide then.
The standard fan doesn't seem noticeable under CnQ & Smart Fan.

[barroni]

I have been lurking and reading the forums for a few months now I wanted to build a dedicate VMC and I did .
I want to fit a Hauppauge HVR 2200 on Friday to this point I have no problems hardware or software wise
This is what I built and have running as of the weekend ,today Harvey Norman delivered my 50 inch Samsung ..... GOD DAM ITS AWESOME and it all works
These are the components I picked and why

MB - Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H - Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H was not available at the PC shop I went to, so I got a GA-MA78GPM-DS2H
Case - Silverstone LC17 - Ebay it is to big but nothing gets hot, even running the standard cpu fan.
PSU - Corsair VX450 Ebay - It was cheap
CPU - AM2 5200 - A lot of people said you needed nothing better
RAM - 2GB Corsair DDR2 6400 - A lot of people said you needed nothing better
DVD - Pioneer DVR - I have no reason why I picked this
WiFi - Cisco Aironet PCI card - I had it for a long time I didn't want any more cables running round my rented house. The wireless is a little slow getting video started but it runs fine when started even with HD movies pulled from my WHS
Controls - DiNovo Mini - I read good things about this and I don't mind it to this point .I plug in a wired KB and mouse for serious work on the VMC
HDD - 80 & 320 gig SATA WD - Left over drives from upgrades. I have 3.5tb in my WHS no need for more storage . I will upgrade the hard disks in VMC with 2x 500gb drives I have in my WHS . I want to upgrade these with 1TB
OS - MS Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit with Media Centre - It looked liked the best choice .

I don't think there are any surprises with my build,just studied what other people have done and followed some tried and tested builds
With a quick count and including the Hauppauge HVR 2200 I would have spent between $900-950

Hope this helps someone else

[MOFF23]

Originally Posted by Sven Nijs

I'd be inclined to build it first and decide then.
The standard fan doesn't seem noticeable under CnQ & Smart Fan.

Thanks, I just remember reading somewhere that it is easier to put in a better fan from the start if it is needed. In saying that I think I'll still take a chance with the standard fan...