I've started building and piecing together my HTPC. Here are the components I have so far:
Zalman HD160 HTPC case
1 gig DDR ram
Asus p4pe motherboard
Intel 2.53ghz CPU Northwood
Auzuntech HDA X-mystique gold dolby digital live audio card
Hauppauge PVR500 Dual tuner tv card
Seasonic s12-500 PSU
Logitech Dinovo bluetooth Laser Keyboard/mouse combo
No video card yet (waiting for deal)
Well, I tried to put it together, but I quickly ran into a problem. The motherboard only has 6 USB ports (4 outside/backpane and 2 internal pin connector on motherboard). The Zalman HD160 needs 4 Internal pin type headers for USB (1 VFD, 1 IRTrans, 2 front USB ports).
Do you think I should buy a new motherboard such as an Asus p4p800-e deluxe or should I just put a little bit more money and buy an AMD mobo/cpu combo. I have never bought AMD before but I see they are cheaper in price. I don't really need anything that is powerful, just as long as it can play multimedia files (movies, mp3's, etc), act as a DVR/PVR, and maybe some 3D gaming without choking.
Suggestions?
Thank YOU!
Zalman HD160 HTPC case
1 gig DDR ram
Asus p4pe motherboard
Intel 2.53ghz CPU Northwood
Auzuntech HDA X-mystique gold dolby digital live audio card
Hauppauge PVR500 Dual tuner tv card
Seasonic s12-500 PSU
Logitech Dinovo bluetooth Laser Keyboard/mouse combo
No video card yet (waiting for deal)
Well, I tried to put it together, but I quickly ran into a problem. The motherboard only has 6 USB ports (4 outside/backpane and 2 internal pin connector on motherboard). The Zalman HD160 needs 4 Internal pin type headers for USB (1 VFD, 1 IRTrans, 2 front USB ports).
Do you think I should buy a new motherboard such as an Asus p4p800-e deluxe or should I just put a little bit more money and buy an AMD mobo/cpu combo. I have never bought AMD before but I see they are cheaper in price. I don't really need anything that is powerful, just as long as it can play multimedia files (movies, mp3's, etc), act as a DVR/PVR, and maybe some 3D gaming without choking.
Suggestions?
Thank YOU!