[keithcyau]

hi,
just as the title suggests i would like to know your PC specs so i could compare it with my computer. i will start off by telling you mine:
Intel 3ghz processor with HT technology
1.25 GB PC3200 ram
160GB Hard Drive
Gigabyte ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 256mb
LG dual layer DVD burner
Diamond View 17' monitor
Logitech X-530 5.1 speakers

[jayinhongkong]

Nice PC!

My desktop has:

P4 2.66 HT
512 MB DDR
GeForce 6600 256 MB
80 Gb SATA
15" Compaq CRT
16x LiteOn DVDRW

My brand new Dell 9400 laptop has the following config:

Intel Core Duo 2 ghz (2.0 x 2 (4 ghz?!))
2 GB DDR2 533 mhz
100 gig SATA
GeForce 7800 GTX w/ 256 MB
8x DVD-RW
17" WXGA screen
Laptop speakers with built in subwoofer

[jayinhongkong]

Aww crap...triple post! We need a delete function on here guys...

[zeroth]

you've got a very powerful laptop jay...

mine is a toshiba m40..
Pentium M 1.73Ghz
1G DDR / 80G HD / 128MB Go6600
15.4" Ultrabrite Widescreen
8x DVD-RW
Harman/Kardon speakers

[lowlight]

Desktop:

Athlon64 FX-55
GeForce 7800 GTX
2GB OCZ Memory
250 GB Hitachi SATA2
400 GB Seagate SATA

Laptop:

Asus A6Va
Pentium-M 740
1GB DDR2
Radeon Mobility X700
100 GB 7200 RPM Seagate

[Decca]

i-mac, Powermac 2.2
CPU: PowerPC 750,
CPU Speed: 500MHz
Memory 320MB (SDRAM 100 / 133)
100MB Bus Speed
19.08GB HDD
Built in sound
Running MAC OS version 10.4.5

Faster than a snail with a hangover !!

[PhilE]

Shuttle SN41G2 (quietened but not silent)
AMD Athlon XP 2100+
512MB RAM
Integrated nForce graphics
160GB + 300GB 7200rpm EIDE disks
Pioneer 16x DVD-RW thing
(used to contain a Nebula DigiTV card but no use here )
-> hooked up to 43" plasma and 5.1 surround amp/speakers
-> good for Torrent playback and iTunes!

Thinkpad X31
Pentium M 1.4Ghz
1GB RAM, 80GB HD
(c. 7000HKD from WCC - 2nd hand)

Very tempted to replace Shuttle with a Mac Mini (would plan to try OSX with FrontRow but probably run WinXP or WinMCE now that its feasible). Shuttle would become file server and photo editing PC (requiring more expenditure on a nice Dell monitor no doubt).

Out of interest anyone know if there's a place to pick up a high-spec 2nd hand Athlon XP chip? I.e. to squeeze a bit more out of my shuttle. The guys in WCC just sniggered when I mentioned Socket A!

[Carlos98326194]

ATHLON XP-2500+ Barton OC'd to 3200+
CoolerMaster JET 7+ CPU FAN
Corsair 1024ddr PC3200 400mhz
Asus A7N8X-X nVidia nForce2 400+MCP, DDRAM, AGP 8X
Inno3d GeForce FX5200 128mb
Antec True power 380 watts
Maxtor 40GHZ @ 7200rpm
Antec Aluminun series Super Lan boy Mini tower

[Badzoo]

HP Nc6000
PM1.7
+1GB of Ram
60Go Hard drive
a small 9600 with 64 MB
all rounded by a magnesium case and a 14" screen

Got a spare PM1.5 for a silent HTPC project.. but did not find money and time yet..
Wana replace my laptop once they find out how to have some working ATI drivers on Macbook.. like PhilE waiting for opportunity to partially switch..

[PhilE]

Badzoo - that PM1.5 would be the heart of a great silent HTPC - with something like the Shuttle SD11G5 chassis. However this model is ridiculously expensive at the moment - you could almost buy a CoreSolo MacMini for the same price!

Do you have your eye on any other small cases for the HTPC project?

I've noticed that the MacMini in HK has gone from 'ships within 24 hours' to 4-6 business days since last week. I wonder if the WinXP on Mac news triggered that... Will be interesting to see how Apple's sales figures respond this month. Apart from the integrated Intel graphics, the MacMini seems to be the perfect minimalist HTPC (or HTMac)... and even those graphics won't really be a bottleneck until we find 1080P being broadcast in HK - as if