Below are considered 400W+ PSUs under the "affordable" list...

- Silverstone Strider ST40F 400W
- Gigabyte SuperB 460W (real power 400W)
- CoolerMaster Extreme Power Plus 460W (real power 420W)
- AcBel E2 Power 470W (real power 420W)

On second thoughts, do you have your manual with you? You could have a look through it. I am sure it mentions something about the CPU support.

yeah it seems like everything isnt supported! u think it would be a better idea to get a new mobo and a lower end processor that is supported? my budget would be around 400-500.

since lex mentioned a gigabyte g31 mobo is sufficient i think that i might stick with that and leave some room for upgrading in the future..

Yeah, what lex said is right. The G31 would support more CPUs than the current 945G.

...and the budget goes up again

This is the correct list: MSI 945GM3-F CPU Support List. As I've mentioned before, this board supports 65nm dual cores mostly. Re-quote from here..

Whats your total budget, by the way?

This post has been edited by lex: Feb 12 2009, 06:36 AM

so it does support it? thank god or rather lex, i was wondering where i was going to pull that extra cash from!
so im going to upgrade the processor to the e4700/e5300 and get a hdd and psu, what do u guys think?
i've got 2 PATA 160gb hdds and 1 250gb sata hdd, because im using a mid tower now, if i add on another hdd would it affect the electrical flow of the computer if i were to not buy a psu?

Nopes, your current MSI 945GM3 motherboard does not support 45nm processors such as the E5300 nor E7400.

The 65nm E4700 is supported on your current motherboard.

But I don't think you can find the E4700 in retail anymore nowadays, its EOL'ed.

So many HDDs? I would suggest a true power PSU of 400W and preferably higher.

Preview of my upcoming HTPC- The components

The only P45 chipset based matx mobo i found in the market


I didn't get E8400 as i like Xeon for its fancy name


Taking Home Premium for its Media Centre function..1TB Harddisk is a must as a file server ..


Finally, DTS-MA on my Yammy 1800


Recording of TV Show with hardware encoder..Bundle with media centre certified remote control


Remaining stuffs for my HTPC:

Casing
Graphic Card
Keyboard/Mouse
Wi-Fi Adaptor
Optical Drive

To be continued....

This post has been edited by accs_centre: Feb 13 2009, 04:02 PM

I have problem enabling DXVA on MPCHC, I set the option to EVR, but the video just won't play after that !

anyone know how to enable subtitle (mkv embedded and srt) for vista media center?

Nice hardware u have
What casing u targeting bro ? cant wait to see ur HTPC final setup

nice HTPC setting, i'll update mine soon haha

Casing i bought Antec Fusion.. The casing still on the way shipping from Singapore..

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Added on February 13, 2009, 5:44 pmBuilding a new one is it?

This post has been edited by accs_centre: Feb 13 2009, 05:44 PM

bro accs, where Blu-ray drive?

Fuiyo, nice casing wor , how much ? can tell the price ?

Here you are...The best of both world..



Masih panas delivered via Fedex today..

And this one added to my components list:



Just too bad one screw socket on my cpu cooler is loose already..haiz..have to use stock cooler..bad luck

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Added on February 13, 2009, 7:33 pmSGD 305for the case

This post has been edited by accs_centre: Feb 13 2009, 07:46 PM

where did you buy the hp remote?

ok..found the answer from pictar thread.

This post has been edited by Skylinestar: Feb 13 2009, 09:22 PM

Ebay..Seller from US..
If wanna get one, pm me and i send u the seller's link
The only bad thing is my remote a bit scrathes..

Wow.........So many DFI LP DK JR P45 HTPC lately
My friend is in progress of setting one up also,already have board + ram