18. Conclusion
At the end of Part 1, we revealed that we chose the nMediaPC HTPC 200 for one of our two HTPC test builds. So it's only fair that we also show you our selections from the products covered in this installment.
| System #1 Components | |
|---|---|
| Case | nMediaPC HTPC 200 |
| Motherboard | AOPen i915GMEm-HFS |
| CPU | Intel Pentium M 1.7 GHZ |
| RAM | 2 x 512 MByte Kingston DDR2 533 MHz |
| Power Supply | Antec SmartPower SP-500 |
You'll note that we chose the most-expensive AOpen mobo, not due to its built-in HD video support, but because it supported our choice of Pentium-M CPU.
Next time, we'll move on to surveying the display, tuner and other multimedia component candidates for our two HTPC system builds.
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18. Conclusion
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Asus A8N-VM CSM: Built-in TV support
- 3. Asus A8N-VM CSM, Continued
- 4. Biostar TForce 6100-939: No TV onboard
- 5. Gigabyte GA-8I945GMF: No TV either
- 6. Gigabyte GA-K8N51PVMT-9: HDTV-Support
- 7. Gigabyte GA-K8N51PVMT-9, Continued
- 8. Aopen I915Gmm-HFS: Premium Pentium M Mobo
- 9. Foxconn 865M01-G-6LS: Socket 478 Lives On!
- 10. Processors: AMD Athlon 64
- 11. Intel Pentium 4 Series
- 12. System RAM: DDR Or DDR2?
- 13. Kingston DDR2 533 MHz
- 14. Gigabyte i-RAM
- 15. Power Supplies
- 16. Antec Phantom 350: Fanless but long
- 17. Seasonic S12-330W: Big Quiet Fan
- 18. Conclusion