Johanr materials
From LinuxMCE
When buying the items I wanted something that has proven to work in other setups of LinuxMCE. So I used the hardware guide and newbie packs as guidance for the right hw.
Below is a table of all the items I used for the Core/hybrid: So far I have only used it as MCE but in a short time it will also be used to control and monitor everything possible in our house.
| Component | Model | each | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motherboard | ABIT AN-M2HD | Problem getting dvd using sata together with the hdd. Does not recognise Cpu model.(bios upgrade needed I guess) | |
| CPU | AMD ATHLON X2 4850E 2.5 GHZ 512KB 1000MHZ BOXED S-AM2 | ||
| heatsink | Noctua NH-C12P | should be good enough to cool w/o CPU fan, easy to install | |
| RAM | Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2, 4096MB CL5,Kit w/two matched CM2X2048-6400 Dimm's | ||
| second ethernet adapter | D-Link PCI Gigabit Ethernet Adapter | Had problems getting it to work in the beginning(missing driver issue) | |
| DVB-S Card | none yet | ||
| DVB-T | none yet | ||
| HDD 1 | Samsung SpinPoint T166 320GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM | system/media drive(will make separate very soon) | |
| HDD 2 | none yet | system drive | |
| Bluetooth dongle | D-LINK DBT-122 USB BLUETOOTH V1.2 ADAPTER | Cheap, plug and play, seems stable | |
| optical drive | Lite-On Ide dvd-rw | (dont know the model) | |
| case | ANTEC NSK2480-EC HTPC-CHASSI M-ATX | Really priceworthy & silent | |
| power supply | incl. in the Antec case | Quiet |
