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<div id="yiv4428974227yui_3_13_0_1_1383783997884_21528" class="yiv4428974227"><br></div><br><div id="yiv4428974227yui_3_13_0_1_1383783997884_21657" class="yiv4428974227"> My questions are as follows:</div><div id="yiv4428974227yui_3_13_0_1_1383783997884_21657" class="yiv4428974227">
</div><div id="yiv4428974227yui_3_13_0_1_1383783997884_21738" class="yiv4428974227" style="margin-left:18.0pt;">1. This seems quite expensive to
watch and record TV how can I cut the cost </div>
<div id="yiv4428974227yui_3_13_0_1_1383783997884_21739" class="yiv4428974227" style="margin-left:18.0pt;">2. Was thinking of dropping storage
to 1TB as only using PC for one purpose. Is this enough<br></div>
<div id="yiv4428974227yui_3_13_0_1_1383783997884_21740" class="yiv4428974227" style="margin-left:18.0pt;">3. Do I need a Video card for playback or will onboard graphics processor on CPU cope<br></div>
<div id="yiv4428974227yui_3_13_0_11_1383783997884_160" class="yiv4428974227" style="margin-left:18.0pt;">4. Will this set-up be quiet enough
for the living room.</div>
<div id="yiv4428974227yui_3_13_0_11_1383783997884_163" class="yiv4428974227" style="margin-left:18.0pt;">5. Does anyone have a better
configuration using parts I can still buy now.</div>
<br><br><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0.80ex; border-left: #0000FF 2px solid; padding-left: 1ex"><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:12pt"><div id="yiv4428974227"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:12pt;"><div id="yiv4428974227"><div id="yiv4428974227yui_3_13_0_1_1383783997884_21422"><div id="yiv4428974227yui_3_13_0_1_1383783997884_21421" class="yiv4428974227" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, Sans-Serif;font-size:12pt;"><div id="yiv4428974227yui_3_13_0_9_1383783997884_12">Alex Marshall</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>You might be able to get a cheaper CPU.I haven't looked up the price for the one you specified but 2.6 GHz is perfectly adequate.</div><div>I used a salvaged case,sprayed it satin black and fitted a new PSU and Arctic Cooling low noise fans.</div><div>I use a 1 TB drive for storage but my pattern is to delete after viewing.</div><div><br></div><div>-Paul</div><div> <br></div><br><br><br></body></html>