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- Oct 22, 2011
Hi Everyone,
Last year, I planned to upgrade my brother's old PC and convert it into an HTPC.
Unfortunately, I did not realize he was still attached to that PC .
To make the long story short, he did let me have it
I, being the obsessive person that I am, still want an HTPC
I compiled a list of parts based on reviews that offer the best bang-for-buck.
CORE COMPONENTS:
69.99 MOBO: Asrock H61M H61M/U3S3
115.00 CPU: Intel i3-2100
39.98 RAM: (2x) 4GB G.Skill DDR3 1333MHz
0.00 GPU: Inno3D GTS250 (reused)
0.00 Sound: Integrated
129.99 HDD: WD Caviar Green WD10EARX 1TB
59.99 Optical: Samsung SH-B123 Blu-ray Combo Drives
44.99 PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX430
# Is this enough?
35.00 Case: Cooler Master Elite 343
0.00 Monitor: Reused / TV
0.00 Speakers: Reused
0.00 Peripherals: Resued
189.99 OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
TOTAL: 684.93
ON-THE-FENCE COMPONENTS:
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
# Is this needed?
TV Tuner: TBD
IR Receiver: TBD
# Haven't really done much research yet. Been looking at Antec Multimedia Station Basic.
# But the reviews have been somewhat mixed. Any suggestions for an IR receiver and remote?
My budget is around $750.00
PLANNED SOFTWARE:
XBMC (Or [back-up] Windows Media Center)
K-Lite Codec
Latest Version of Flash
Any comments?
As with my other thread, feel free to use NewEgg for easier reference though I won't be getting it from them.
I want to keep this build as cheap as possible but not at the expense of quality.
The primary role of this rig is a media center for our TV.
Secondary roles are probably as a media encoder/ripper, file server, very light gaming rig.
I'll start the build/buying parts around May this year due to budget and time constraints.
Hopefully some parts are cheaper by then or I may update the plan to account for new releases (i.e. IvyBridge)
Last year, I planned to upgrade my brother's old PC and convert it into an HTPC.
Unfortunately, I did not realize he was still attached to that PC .
To make the long story short, he did let me have it
I, being the obsessive person that I am, still want an HTPC
I compiled a list of parts based on reviews that offer the best bang-for-buck.
CORE COMPONENTS:
69.99 MOBO: Asrock H61M H61M/U3S3
115.00 CPU: Intel i3-2100
39.98 RAM: (2x) 4GB G.Skill DDR3 1333MHz
0.00 GPU: Inno3D GTS250 (reused)
0.00 Sound: Integrated
129.99 HDD: WD Caviar Green WD10EARX 1TB
59.99 Optical: Samsung SH-B123 Blu-ray Combo Drives
44.99 PSU: CORSAIR Builder Series CX430
# Is this enough?
35.00 Case: Cooler Master Elite 343
0.00 Monitor: Reused / TV
0.00 Speakers: Reused
0.00 Peripherals: Resued
189.99 OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
TOTAL: 684.93
ON-THE-FENCE COMPONENTS:
CPU Cooler: CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO
# Is this needed?
TV Tuner: TBD
IR Receiver: TBD
# Haven't really done much research yet. Been looking at Antec Multimedia Station Basic.
# But the reviews have been somewhat mixed. Any suggestions for an IR receiver and remote?
My budget is around $750.00
PLANNED SOFTWARE:
XBMC (Or [back-up] Windows Media Center)
K-Lite Codec
Latest Version of Flash
Any comments?
As with my other thread, feel free to use NewEgg for easier reference though I won't be getting it from them.
I want to keep this build as cheap as possible but not at the expense of quality.
The primary role of this rig is a media center for our TV.
Secondary roles are probably as a media encoder/ripper, file server, very light gaming rig.
I'll start the build/buying parts around May this year due to budget and time constraints.
Hopefully some parts are cheaper by then or I may update the plan to account for new releases (i.e. IvyBridge)