Endless Paradigm

For some reason i just like doing these... although cable management is a pain still. (maybe more so for the upcoming build)

anyways heres what i plan on using for the TV based build (STC) (instead of painfully typing it out) and once again all pricing and such was taken from http://www.memoryexpress.com/

(Updated July 17th)
+already have a 550w power supply (WHICH IS BROKEN) i need that 600w+

although i wanted to go with a SSD for a boot device this time they had nothing lower than 120gb which is still kind of expensive (with the 3TB drive as the main storage for both OSes)\

also i want to plant a Graphics card in there but i wasn't sure on how much money i have at the moment so it might get added in later

Planned Operation: TV use / Gaming Capture / Linux / Steam / Replacing my somewhat dying laptop
OS: Linux / Windows 7 (64bit, Wait is a waste)

plus the Capture device is working like i wanted it to:
Source: YouTube

Direct: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYln8-DjuFs

damn syfe .. how many rigs do you need :p

idk about gaming capture .. but for everything else .. the iGPU should do :D

maybe get a 2x2gb kit and a 400watt PSU instead then put the money on an SSD or a 7200 RPM drive

i wouldnt recommend running an OS in that WDC green (though you could.. :p)

edit: by the way, the case you picked is bundled with a 300w PSU (idk if its good enough though :p)

i need to replace my laptop as its going screwy abit and abit damage

i like the extra power? although if its not needed then i might not spend the extra for the 600w

i will check with my funds anyways before this.

boogschd Wrote: [ -> ]edit: by the way, the case you picked is bundled with a 300w PSU (idk if its good enough though :p)

This build doesn't have a graphics card, 300w is plenty.



HD video adapter really this expensive?

Apparently?

it is way better than the one i am currently using also about the same price point as the last one.

Do you really need that capture card?
I thought you could just get any cheapo TV tuner, plug your console (that's what I'm assuming you're doing) in and encode video using capture software.

yes. but i wish to upgrade it with the new system.

never built a pc so i don't know too much on that side but looks cool anyway. i was planning on building a pc before but i think I'm swayed more towards the power mac side atm as i use logic pro to record and i do really like my macbook (just want something with more grunt to be honest).

Yeah. Although its not that hard to do.

Apparently I have enough to get a graphics card if I wanted and a ssd. Although I don't think I would ever need  one higher than 64gb

Although not sure if I can use both the graphics card and the capture device

Syfe Wrote: [ -> ]Although not sure if I can use both the graphics card and the capture device

Shouldn't be an issue at all.

I don't know exactly what that capture device does above a basic TV tuner.  From what I skimmed over, it seems that it's just a hardware H.264 encoder or something like that, and probably a bunch of the cost goes into the (typically crappy) bundled software.
Capture devices appear as video inputs (video card is an output).