HTPC help

[thespeakerbox]

I'm turning my old desktop into an htpc. Here is what i have so far:

Asus K8v Deluxe
Amd 3200+
1 gb corsair
6800 unlocked
2x 250 WD caviar drives
Chaintech av710 soundcard
Dvd-rw burner
Windows MCE

I plan on using a zalman cpu cooler and maybe arctic cooling on the video card.

I need help choosing a capture card. I want to be able to watch one show , while recording another.

What about a keyboard and mouse setup? I would like to occasionally game as well.

How should i hook my htpc up to my tv if it has only 1 hdmi in. I plan on getting some more hdmi devices, so i guess maybe a dvi>hdmi adapter and maybe and hdmi switch? Let me know if there is a better way to do this.

Anything else i need?

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: thespeakerbox
I'm turning my old desktop into an htpc. Here is what i have so far:

Asus K8v Deluxe
Amd 3200+
1 gb corsair
6800 unlocked
2x 250 WD caviar drives
Chaintech av710 soundcard
Dvd-rw burner
Windows MCE

I plan on using a zalman cpu cooler and maybe arctic cooling on the video card.

I need help choosing a capture card. I want to be able to watch one show , while recording another.

What about a keyboard and mouse setup? I would like to occasionally game as well.

How should i hook my htpc up to my tv if it has only 1 hdmi in. I plan on getting some more hdmi devices, so i guess maybe a dvi>hdmi adapter and maybe and hdmi switch? Let me know if there is a better way to do this.

Anything else i need?

Have any DVI's in?

 

[thespeakerbox]

Yea, i have DVI in the 6800. None in the TV, only a vga in.

Is there software that I use that will let me log into over the internet (at work) and record shows while im away?

 

[gocubs2k5]

you might want to check out the forums at htpcnews.com or avs forums. you won't find any more in-depth than at avs.