Hey guys im looking to build a really cheep media pc for the living room and would love some help. Ok so in my living room i have 51ich full hd tv and Panasonic fully hd projector and and 5.1 surround system with a Yamaha analog amp. So il need to run the tv and the projector both with hdmi. sound out of the tv when using tv and sound of the surround sound when im using the projector. I would love as much help as I can get. Everything from what parts I should get, and how to set this whole thing up.
How cheap do you want it ?
once i know that it could se about trying to find you some good parts for it!
like $500 or $600
Saw the Flag in you icon so im going to assume your from NZ
And this is the best i could do
http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/CxCf
Man you guys really have limited selection at really high prices
Just get it delivered from amazon and ncix, new zealand has stupid crazy prices.
Yes i agree we have realy high prices. Shiping to nz from amazon and ncix cost a lot though
that looks good thank you. so my questions would be do i need the a8 or could i be fine with the a6? And how would i do my set up I decribed and wouldnt i need a sound card to conect to me amp?
Prices from: http://www.pcpacific.net
- AMD A-Series A8-5600K 3.6GHz Socket FM2 Box NZ$130.72
- FRACTAL DESIGN DEFINE R3 MID TOWER CASE TITANIUM NZ$157.12
- ASRock A75M-HVS FM1 Motherboard for Socket FM1 NZ$89.00
- CORSAIR VENGEANCE 8GB(2X4G) DDR3 1600MHZ CL9 CML8GX3M2A1600C9 NZ$89.00
- SILVERSTONE STRIDER ST40F-ES 400W 80+PSU NZ$59.13
- SEAGATE BARRACUDA 500GB ST500DM002 SATA3 16MB HDD NZ$78.77
TBH not a lot of cash for $600 NZ dollars and so little choice for parts >.<
If I had $600AUS I'd be buying a Zotac or a mac-mini :P
[quote]And how would i do my set up I decribed and wouldnt i need a sound card to conect to me amp?[/quote]
Via HDMI or the 3.5mm jacks on the mobo, or if you want a sound card as well: http://staticice.co.nz/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=asus+xonar+D2X&spos=1
Static ice is a good place to look for parts in Aus and NZ :P
well like i said i would need to hock up two monitors via hdmi (my tv and my projector) with my tv i would just use the speakers on there while using that so hdmi for sound my my projector is set up with my full home theater so would need a sound card for that to connect to my amp :)
http://www.elive.co.nz/asrock-fm2a75-pro4-fm2-motherboard-AC03098.php
Use that mobo then. DVI to TV (via dvi to hdmi, but it wont carry audio) and use the 3.5mm to RCA's for the audio to the TV as well
Then just have HDMI to your home entertainment.
All you will need to do is if your not using ur home entertainment system for audio is just switch the playback devices in windows.
Zwan's said pretty much what i was thinking for audio, you just change the playback devices in windows, or have them all outputting the same thing and then just say turn off the TV and turn on the Projector/Sound system.
Cheers for all the help guys. Starting to get a pritty good idea on what i need :)