Entertainment PC In mini case

Flint67 · 12-09-2005, 01:05 AM

I want to build basically a tiny system.
Looking to use:
athlon Xp 1700
Combo DVD CD
Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811145004
This is where i need help, the case is the size i want but the psu that comes in it only has 7amps on the 12 volt, I dont thinks that enough to run this system after i incorperate a vid card. I would like to use that Psu if possible just for the cost and not having to change it out. Also i need help finding a fanless vid card that will fit in the case and what about where the vid ports s-vid and vga or whatever is on it will make its exit for the case. Same concept with a tv tuner card. There dosent appear to be a place for ports from thses cards. This computer will be used solely for video hooked to a tv and video will be saved on the hard drive like a tivo, and it will be running windows media center.

Any ideas on the video card, and motherboard as mentioned above would be very helpful???? And how much ram should i use??? Harddrive suggestions? Thanks for help in advance

Hairy_Lee · 12-09-2005, 02:36 AM

if this system is only going to be used for music, videos and other such thing, i.e. no gaming you can get away with a pretty weak graphics card, something like a Geforce2, there are also plenty of these older model cards without heatsinks.
what particular graphics cards have you been looking at?

i.Angel · 12-09-2005, 02:39 AM

Yes. I was going to comment that if you ever wanted to upgrade your GPU it would be REALLY hard. You would have to settle with a miniscule 64 mb if not less than that. My friend had a case like this and he couldn't fit his new X800 in there so he went and bought a new top of the line Dell XPS... Go figure

Flint67 · 12-09-2005, 05:21 PM

Well i was thinking maybe a mobotherboard with on board video but that dosent have the s-vid out. I really don't know much about vid cards so any help in this area would be helpful also wil a tv tuner card fit in the case?

Flint67 · 12-09-2005, 05:23 PM

also id prolly need a sound card for surround sound (its going in the entertainment center)

12-09-2005, 01:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Flint67 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 100	Entertainment PC In mini case I want to build basically a tiny system. Looking to use: athlon Xp 1700 Combo DVD CD Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811145004 This is where i need help, the case is the size i want but the psu that comes in it only has 7amps on the 12 volt, I dont thinks that enough to run this system after i incorperate a vid card. I would like to use that Psu if possible just for the cost and not having to change it out. Also i need help finding a fanless vid card that will fit in the case and what about where the vid ports s-vid and vga or whatever is on it will make its exit for the case. Same concept with a tv tuner card. There dosent appear to be a place for ports from thses cards. This computer will be used solely for video hooked to a tv and video will be saved on the hard drive like a tivo, and it will be running windows media center. Any ideas on the video card, and motherboard as mentioned above would be very helpful???? And how much ram should i use??? Harddrive suggestions? Thanks for help in advance Last edited by Flint67; 12-09-2005 at 01:16 AM.

12-09-2005, 02:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	if this system is only going to be used for music, videos and other such thing, i.e. no gaming you can get away with a pretty weak graphics card, something like a Geforce2, there are also plenty of these older model cards without heatsinks. what particular graphics cards have you been looking at? __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

12-09-2005, 02:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
i.Angel Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Age: 17 Posts: 1,200	Yes. I was going to comment that if you ever wanted to upgrade your GPU it would be REALLY hard. You would have to settle with a miniscule 64 mb if not less than that. My friend had a case like this and he couldn't fit his new X800 in there so he went and bought a new top of the line Dell XPS... Go figure __________________ XPS M1530

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12-09-2005, 05:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Flint67 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 100	Well i was thinking maybe a mobotherboard with on board video but that dosent have the s-vid out. I really don't know much about vid cards so any help in this area would be helpful also wil a tv tuner card fit in the case?

12-09-2005, 05:23 PM	#5 (permalink)
Flint67 Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 100	also id prolly need a sound card for surround sound (its going in the entertainment center)