• Dad Wants Me to Build a Media Center
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No one likes Lite-Ons? I love mine, it has incredible scanning capabilities. After I got it I was finally able to make copies of a ton of scratched DVDs that skipped or were unplayable in other drives, out of dozens only one didn't copy perfectly.
I have an LG bluray/hddvd drive and it works fine.
You need a blu-ray capable video card for blu-ray, if I recall correctly, HDCP or something.
[QUOTE=Roast Beast;15961232]No one likes Lite-Ons? I love mine, it has incredible scanning capabilities. After I got it I was finally able to make copies of a ton of scratched DVDs that skipped or were unplayable in other drives, out of dozens only one didn't copy perfectly.[/QUOTE] Well no, the first guy just said they're noisy. Which is somewhat true...my LITE-On drives aren't the quietest things ever. Otherwise I've had no problems with them and I'd easily recommend them to everyone else.
[url]http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=12038966[/url] $556.91
[QUOTE=Zorlok;15963649]Well no, the first guy just said they're noisy. Which is somewhat true...my LITE-On drives aren't the quietest things ever. Otherwise I've had no problems with them and I'd easily recommend them to everyone else.[/QUOTE] Heh...my Lite On drive sounds louder than my Xbox 360 when I am installing something from a disk. Which is to say...it's like being on an active flightdeck.
[QUOTE=SomeFaggot;15932955]For fucks sake, Rosewill makes decent power supplies that work great for a less power hungry system.[/QUOTE] Yeah, for a shitty budget build of $200
[QUOTE=Zorlok;15963649]Well no, the first guy just said they're noisy. Which is somewhat true...my LITE-On drives aren't the quietest things ever. Otherwise I've had no problems with them and I'd easily recommend them to everyone else.[/QUOTE] I guess I got lucky, mine isn't particularly noisy. Of course my PC is pretty noisy anyway so maybe I just don't notice :v:
SPI's are great, cheap, quiet PSU's. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010320058%2050001389&name=Sparkle%20Power%20Inc[/url]. Take your pick. Here's the most appropriate one, but maybe a bit more than you need. Closest to your power needs without going under though. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817103022[/url]
Sparkle? That looks so unreliable. [editline]07:03PM[/editline] Also cheaply made. [editline]07:08PM[/editline] Why pay $100 for a "600W" cheapo PSU when you can get a Corsair modular 520W for $9 more? [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001&Tpk=520hx[/url]
[QUOTE=Roast Beast;15961232]No one likes Lite-Ons? I love mine, it has incredible scanning capabilities. After I got it I was finally able to make copies of a ton of scratched DVDs that skipped or were unplayable in other drives, out of dozens only one didn't copy perfectly.[/QUOTE] I like my Lite-On, it's just incredibly loud, which I wouldn't want in a HTPC. Especially if you're watching DVDs. I like my Rosewill PSU too, but you can probably find a quieter one.
This should run everything. [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171031[/url] And it's cheap.
OP, I suggest getting this 400W Corsair: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008&Tpk=400w%20corsair[/url] Gonna be quiet as balls and reliable. [editline]07:18PM[/editline] Those Corsairs are incredibly quiet.
That's an odd simile. [editline]11:19PM[/editline] :v:
[QUOTE=PrismatexV3;15968568]Sparkle? That looks so unreliable.[/QUOTE] I've had one in both my gaming computers, it's just an under-rated company because they have a stupid name.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;15968668]I like my Lite-On, it's just incredibly loud, which I wouldn't want in a HTPC. Especially if you're watching DVDs.[/QUOTE] Yeah that makes sense, plus it's more useful in a normal PC for copying discs.
[QUOTE=ghostofme;15966569]Yeah, for a shitty budget build of $200[/QUOTE] And I'm going to ask, have you tried a power supply from them? If you have could you provide me the newegg link to it? [editline]08:10PM[/editline] I'm not saying everything that make is of utmost quality (Look into Corsair/Antec for that.) Just at certain wattages they have good models that have been rated highly. (Probably not for this build though, since you want it as quit as possible.)
@ Prismatex's earlier post: Sparkle stuff is indeed unreliable. My mom needed a cheap graphical upgrade to her computer a few months back, and I bought a Sparkle Geforce 8400GS 512Mb PCI card. After a month of light use, it caused a permanent malfunction of all PCI slots in her computer. >_<
Not sure if Sparkle Power is related to the video card Sparkle, but I wouldn't trust either.
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