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FreeFourAll

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Hey, I am building a PC used for a home theater. I want to be able to run an 80" 1080pm TV. Trying to be under 1000 US without mail-in-rebates. Would this build manage to do so? Please leave some suggestions:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wdGi
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wdGi/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wdGi/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.12 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H87M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($98.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($55.25 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($165.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7750 2GB Video Card ($97.38 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($54.97 @ Outlet PC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) ($85.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $867.66
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-08-25 19:21 EDT-0400)
 
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That WD red HDD is designed for network servers. Go for a 2TB WD Green. Same performance but better value.
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If you already have a case for such a build, i would say go for it. It'll play Blu-ray movies no problem at all at 1080P. If you don't have a case, go for a Fractal Design Node 605. Absolutely perfect and is optimized for silence and cooling.
 
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Hey, minor change, I want to do 2 2 TB drives. I switched the HDDs to the Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive. Is this hard drive still OK?
 
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That WD red HDD is designed for network servers. Go for a 2TB WD Green. Same performance but better value.
 
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How about a Seagate Barracuda? Never mind, going with a green. Just want something that will work for a long time.
 
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i would suggest this.

the 840 evo is almost as fast as the 840 pro but the price of the 840.

WD red drives are good for running 24\7 and dont have the access lag that some of the lower end hdd's do.

4670 is overkill for an htpc.

Seasonic make the best psu's

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wfMl
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wfMl/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1wfMl/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4430 3.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus H87M-E Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($89.99 @ NCIX US)
Memory: Patriot Signature 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($52.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($178.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($104.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 650 1GB Video Card ($98.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80 PLUS Gold Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS30 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($54.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $845.90
 
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