Shuttle PSU good enough?

[AD4M]

Hey, im planning to build the following spec:


Part Description Cost Quantity Total
Case Shuttle SN95G5 Motherboard PSU Case £231.48 1 £231.48
Motherboard ^ £0.00
PSU ^ £0.00
CPU AMD 64 3000+ Venice £80.70 1 £80.70
RAM Crucial PC3200 DIMM 512Mb £45.81 1 £45.81
HDD 1 Samsung SP2504C 250GB SATA £83.13 1 £83.13
HDD 2 Samsung HD040GJ 40GB £34.37 1 £34.37
DVD Samsung Dual Layer DVD±RW ReWriter £27.61 1 £27.61
GPU 128MB ScanFX GEFORCE FX 5200 £27.03 1 £27.03
TV NvidiaTV Dual Tuner £90.49 1 £90.49
Decoder Nvidia PureVideo Decoder Silver £17.61 1 £17.61
OS Windows Media Centre 2005 £81.99 1 £81.99
Remote Windows Media Centre Remote £22.99 1 £22.99
Cable GPU & Sound to Scart £14.99 1 £14.99
Sub-Total £758.20
P&P uknown - but around £50.00
Total £808.20


My question is will the standard shuttle 240W psu do, or will i need an upgrade (my apoligises for the dodgy table :) )

[Lomax]

I had the SN95G5 and was running the following:

AMD64 3500+
1gb ram
XFX 6800GT
1 x 36gb Raptor
1 x 200gb Seagate baraccuda
Audigy 2ZS

No problems with the psu whatsoever.

Hope this helps.

[AD4M]

yer thanks, seems that'll be ok then

something else ive come accross, ive only choosen the nvidia graphics option as ive seen it used before, and are familiar with there ordering/capabilities. Having read into the graphics cards on htpcs more, it seems most people reccomend ATI cards? Is this still the case, and what sort of card am i looking at for similar results as this? I have little idea about ATI cards so any response would be useful :)

[Cable Monkey]

Historically ATI provided the best PQ, but Nvidia have caught up in this area (some would say overtaken) with their codecs and drivers that assist the playback of hi def material. The card of choice right now is probably passivly cooled 6600's.

[AD4M]

hmm, yer thats what i was looking at getting before, was more of a cost cut down to this option. So you think its worth getting a passive 6600?

[Cable Monkey]

Yes. A 6600 for normal HTPCing will be fine. If you wish to do a bit of gaming, a 6600GT would be best but passive ones are harder to source.