YanniX Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Hello there. I have a dream,...everybody should be able to build his own OSX86 HomeTheaterPersonalComputer! So my expectance is to build a (cheap),quiet and stylish HTPC. It should have: -Intel Atom/Pentium Dual Core -2 GB Ram -DVD-Burner -about 500GB HDD -Motherboard etc. INTEL GMA 950 -Sat compatible Very important: -Sleep MUST work -Apple Remote(or another good Remotecontrol) which IR-Receiver? -OSX will boot up and start "PLEX" automatically -iTunes in Background(to update the newest Podcasts) -SMB-Sharing Now I want to show you the situation. The HTPC is connected to our LCD or Plasma(i don't know =() I will turn it on and after about 40 Secs the OS has finished booting and Plex starts. I got a new CD and do it in the HTPC(sorry i don't know the right vocabulary) iTunes automatically copies all songs on the HDD , so that we can play them whenever we like. We can see Pictures,Movies(HD, is the Processor good enoungh?,have I to use HDMI or will S-Video also work with the PV??) listen to Music with receiving the newest Podcast over the Air(WLAN). PLEX support Sharing so it is connected to WinXP,VIsta and Kalyway 10.5.2 and after i got a new movie, i can play it on the TV! Yeeepiii Now the configuration: the same as in this thread: The 199$ Hackintosh As luck would have it, I found one. I think... Shuttle KPC K45 Socket 775 Barebone PC Take a look at that little wonder from Shuttle and go over the specs with me for compatibility: - Intel 945 chipset - Check! - Intel GMA 950 video - Check! - Socket 775 support for current processors - Check! - Complete package in one - Check! - Intel ICH7 hard drive controller - Check! - DDR2 support for dual channel faster RAM - Check! For $99.99, that's a tough thing to beat considering it has everything in the box already. The one issue we'll have with this would be an optical drive, obviously, as this case wasn't really designed for one. So, taking a cue from the Macbook Air, we'll actually pass on the optical drive this time - an external USB drive can always be used as required (for the OS installation, obviously, but then again), but more than likely people would just use a networked optical drive from another machine for daily usage, movie watching, etc. Since we're passing on an optical, and we're looking at $100 gone already, we have a chip, RAM, and a hard drive to go. Let's see what I can wrangle up. The obvious choice for processor would be: Celeron E1200 dual core Look at that price, folks - $40!!! $40 for a freakin' dual core processor these days, with full SSE3 and EM64T support too! Newegg has the same chip for $50, so TigerDirect is the clear winner here. I doubt this processor can be found for less anywhere, so that's that. Here's a great review of the Celeron E1200 with some benchmarks that show it's not that bad after all: X-bit Labs reviews the Celeron E1200 Moving on to RAM... We'll build this with a single 1GB stick since Leopard is going to need at least that much for some useful performance. Cheapest place I know of for RAM is Fry's, so... 1GB A-Data DDR2 667 MHz RAM x 2 $17, give or take a few cents. They're out of stock at the moment, so no really big deal there, we can wait, or perhaps get something else - they have a 1GB stick of Corsair DDR2 667 MHz for $17.99, also out of stock. That's about as cheap as RAM is going to get; if anyone knows of something cheaper that's workable, post a link and this will be updated as required. In fact, if you can find cheaper prices for any of it, share the info and we'll see what happens. Now, the big puppy: a hard drive. And with only ~$40 left to spend, give or take a buck either way, we're obviously not going to be getting a terabyte monster in this Hackintosh, sorry. So the quest for a low cost high capacity drive begins... Samsung SpinPoint F1 640GB, 16MB Cache, SATA II (HD642JJ) very fast and quiet german Link EDIT: I prefer the Elgato eyetv310 with DVB-s2 receiver important for german channels. with eyetv software 3 i can get those channels =) Elgato HP unfortunately i need a firewire connection for this receiver, so i am looking forward to buy a firewire pci card "Ultra ULT31342 PCI Firewire Card - 4-Port (2 Internal and 2 External Ports)" link OR DO YOU Know another barebone at the same price WITH firewire and the same motherboard.?? thx and a good wlan card which is recognized as a AirPort... or an Altheros dont matter. 15€ for Apple Remote Control and which IR do i need?? Thanks 4 your help if you answer me today i will also order these components today it will be a present for my dad. THX Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140358-hackintosh-htpc/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick14 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Change E1200 To E5200 it should b e cheap and the grafics to 8600 or 8400 geforce series or HD2400XT OR HD3850 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140358-hackintosh-htpc/#findComment-994143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YanniX Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 ok i will change to E5200, but why should I take another gfx? are they HDMI compatible? i dont need a gfx monster to photoshop or sth. only HD stuff. thx for reply Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140358-hackintosh-htpc/#findComment-994179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick14 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 ok i will change to E5200, but why should I take another gfx? are they HDMI compatible? i dont need a gfx monster to photoshop or sth. only HD stuff. thx for reply Yes they are HDMI compatible becouse the GMA950 cant play HD1080p Those i menioned can play by Hardware http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814187007 $39.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814127375 $34,99 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140358-hackintosh-htpc/#findComment-994246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
YanniX Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 @Nick14 Thank you so much. Thats the most important thing I want to know. Then I can use a DVI to HDMI adapter to play DH1080p. I will change the CPU, but do you know how noisy the gfx or CUP are? It should be placed in the livingroom not at the airport. =) Thx for your reply Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140358-hackintosh-htpc/#findComment-994269 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick14 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 The geforce is completly scilence You should be able to with a converter but else look at Newegg if they have a geforce from 8 SERIES that has a HDMI port Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/140358-hackintosh-htpc/#findComment-994393 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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