Abstract
The article presents information on steps required to build a PC at home. The first step is to choose what to make. There are a million reasons to own a PC, but one machine can not meet every need, so it has to be decided that what tasks are to be accomplished. A Windows Media Center PC is a hub for storing, organizing, and distributing digital multimedia content. It's a recorder for over-the-air HDTV, a music manager, a repository for photos, a DVD player, and even a casual gaming system that outputs to the big-screen TV. This system requires a few other traits besides ease of use. It must effectively multitask and the graphics hardware should focus on video playback rather than 3D performance. A plenty of hard drive space is required for storing and streaming large multimedia files, and a DVD recorder for creating own DVDs. A good processor deserves a good motherboard, which must meet certain requirements. Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 supports multiple analog TV tuners. One of the new features of Rollup 2, the most recent MCE update from Microsoft, is support for multiple digital TV tuners. INSETS: MOTHERBOARD TIPS;FINAL STEPS.