This is an auspicious year for building an HTPC or indeed any type of sub-$1,000 rig. Intel's new Ivy Bridge processors are about to exert a nice downward pressure on last year's finest, despite the ...

The point of the upgrade is to reduce the space it takes up, improve performance, lower power consumption, and increase the # of games I can play directly on the HTPC (thus saving power by not having ...

Memory module manufacturer Corsair continue their series of build reports with a look at constructing a modern (and expensive) HTPC, equipped for TV viewing and recording. In the report-cum-guide, ...

Pundits may argue that the modern day HTPC has no place in the modern day living room, but we disagree. In fact, with the economy still struggling to regain its swagger, folks are staying in and ...

Just wanted some feedback on a list I put together for a HTPC build for a friend. It's based on the Llano APU. Goal was to stay in the $400 price range. He will use this as his Media Center, ie movies ...

Unless you're a hardcore gamer, you don't typically think of a PC going in your living room. That's because, before 2010 at least, 95% of PCs were gigantic monoliths of silicon, which made it ...

We’ve not tested too many HTPCs recently and while the PC-C32 can accommodate our set of full size case testing hardware we don’t feel that that’s representative of an HTPC build – you’re not going to ...

Given the state of hardware and games today, you don’t need a ridiculously expensive PC to have fun. A mid-range system is more than sufficient for most games and full-HD movies look great on such a ...

It has been quite a while since I last went under the hood of my current Home Theater PC (HTPC), but judging by the gradual degrading performance that I was beginning to see when watching the latest ...

Over the past few weeks I've had dozens of requests from readers wanting me to put together a parts list for a kick-ass, low-cost Home Theater PC (HTPC). Well, here you go! Before I go on, first let ...

Combine the big screen of your TV and the processing power of your computer and get a Home Theatre Personal Computer TVs and computers are the two most ubiquitous devices in our households, and each ...

I can easily go overboard on a HTPC build but can I do it the other way? Can I make a cheap HTPC that actually performs? This is not really a build. It is more of a bargain hunt. Let me show you how I ...