[blockofwood]

Hi All,

Thanks for taking a moment to help me.

I am going to build my first home theater PC. I have some ideas about what I need it to do. I have picked out some hardware that might work. If you see a problem or have a better idea, please let me know. Sorry if post is long.. I don't want to leave anything out.
I just picked up an LG 390.
I plan on crunching my BR disks on my main PC.

HTPC Goal:

Run absolutely quiet. No fans.
HDMI out 1080p
Stream Netflix
Stream HULU
Stream Blu-Ray in 1080p
Stream all this wireless to my 47"LCD

My HTPC will be set up next to my TV.
I will install Linux onto the small drive. (maybe SSD for quiet)
On top of Linux, install XBMC

Here is the layout..and how I envision this to work.

1. I will backup my Blu-Ray, DVD, MP3's to a NAS that is attached(cat5) to my wireless g router located upstairs.
2. The NAS will have a wireless n dongle on it, broadcasting to the HTPC
3. The Home Theater PC will be wireless n (usb n)
4. The HT will be running Linux (my first time) and XBMC with the Aeon skin.
5. The HT will connect to my A/V receiver through HDMI.

I think that sums up what I want it to do.
Here is a list of the components I put together.

Home Theater Case ( LIAN LI Black Aluminum HTPC Case )
Power Supply with no fan (FSP Group ZEN 400 400W ATX 2.2V)
Intel Celeron CPU (Intel Celeron 430 Conroe-L 1.8GHz)
Gigabyte motherboard (GIGABYTE GA-G41M-ES2H LGA 775 Intel)
Passive cooled CPU Heatsink (Swiftech MCX775-V CPU Cooling Heatsink)
Western Digital HDD (Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache)
Oh, and this for MB memory(OCZ Gold GX XTC 1GB (2 x 512MB)


Can I use the on board graphics and use the MB HDMI or should I get graphic card that is passive cooled with HDMI out?

Would it be easier to just use an external HDD instead of a NAS?


So I believe this is about it. Take a look and let me know.

Thank You