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JohnC wrote:Just buy this: http://www.dell.com/us/p/alienware-x51/pd.aspx
Airmantharp wrote:Since I'm here .
The motherboard is fine, except that you're not overclocking, and thus have zero need for its fancy power circuitry. It will work though. Save $50 with an ASRock board.
That case is great, but I don't know if you'll be able to get it soon. There are also smaller cases available.
MacUser wrote:Airmantharp wrote:Since I'm here .
The motherboard is fine, except that you're not overclocking, and thus have zero need for its fancy power circuitry. It will work though. Save $50 with an ASRock board.
Does the AsRock board have Bluetooth? Looking for that as well, since I have a BT keyboard, mouse and headset i can reuse.
integer wrote:MacUser wrote:Airmantharp wrote:Since I'm here .
The motherboard is fine, except that you're not overclocking, and thus have zero need for its fancy power circuitry. It will work though. Save $50 with an ASRock board.
Does the AsRock board have Bluetooth? Looking for that as well, since I have a BT keyboard, mouse and headset i can reuse.
That ASRock motherboard does not have Bluetooth. A quick search shows that the Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB has Bluetooth ($210 + 9). The Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe has Bluetooth, but it is $275 + 9.
Airmantharp wrote:
He's looking for an ITX case- and Bluetooth is a $10 USB plug-in, if that's acceptable. It's a lot less than buying a board specifically for it.
BloodSoul wrote:If I'm not mistaken you will need a sound card that supports Dolby Digital Live or DTS if you want to wire your HTPC to your receiver via toslink (much less messy than your alternatives) I couldn't find any cheap sound cards to link here, but many upper level cards come with these features.
Blazex wrote:how about Newegg's Rosewill Capstone 450w 80plus gold psu, versus the Antec Earth Watts 500w you picked?
far as the power rating stickers on the sides, the antecs 12v+12v results in the same 444w output of the Rosewill which is rated at 37a.
has a larger fan over the 80mm on the Antec so lower noise likely from less needing to speed up at load.
same price $69.99 with no shipping price vs 3.99 on the Antec.
just throwing that out there.