DIY HD HTPC Extravaganza - Part 3: Tuners, Graphics, & Putting It All Together

Published on March 7, 2006 to Home Theater

In our final installment, Siggy surveys quiet graphics cards, TV tuner cards and products for multimedia control and display. And we finally show the details of both our test builds. Read more

DIY HD HTPC Extravaganza - Part 2: Mobos, CPUs, Memory & Power

Published on February 28, 2006 to Home Theater

Part 2 of our build-your-own HTPC series surveys the wide world of motherboards, CPUs, memory and power supplies and comes up with the picks to match our chosen case. Read more

DIY HD HTPC Extravaganza - Part 1: The Cases

Published on February 22, 2006 to Home Theater

The choices available for building your own Home Theater PC keep broadening. In Part 1 of our latest HTPC series, Siggy Moersch makes his selection from ten contenders to house a quiet, yet powerful HD-capable system. Read more