Hey all,
Just installing vista on a box that's all wires and pieces hanging out. There have been a couple of hick-ups along the way (Zalman 160 case is *extremely* fiddley and not recommended although if I get it all to work will look pretty sweet).
So with the hardware listed below and this being my first foray into htpc building has anyone got any tips / tricks / gotchas I may come up against.
MoBo: ASRock 4Core1333-Viiv
GPU: Palit HD3850 PCIe 2.0 512MB GDDR2 HDMI
PSU: Zalman 500Watts ZM500-HP
HDD: 2x WD Caviar SE16 500GB
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 CPU, 3.0 GHz
RAM: 2x 2GB Corsair PC-5300 (667MHz)
TV Cap: Hauppauge HVR-HVR2200 MCE PCIe Hybrid
Optical: Pioneer BLU-RAY COMBO DRIVE
Case: Zalman HD160 Silver HTPC ATX case VFD display Remote Controller
CPU Fan: Zalman CNPS9500
<< Better to preempt frustration and disaster.
thanks,
anon
