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joey666

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Im looking to build a couple of htpcs for my friends cheap as possible.This is what i picked out just wondering if it will be powerful enough to play hd movies?its been a while since my first build so i dont know to much.
motherboard:ASUS AM1I-A itx
processor:AMD Sempron 3850
Ram:2gb g.skill
thanks alot for your help guys.
 
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Well, tell me what you think of this. Price it out with shipping and see what you get.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (€43.99 @ Pixmania DE)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard (€72.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€52.98 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€50.39 @ Pixmania DE)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (White) Mini ITX Tower Case (€50.87 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W...
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jaraldo

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Here is an example one, but if you could give more info we can better optimize it for you.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($58.99 @ Mwave)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-2000 Memory ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($37.48 @ Amazon)
Case: Xion XON-560 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $301.43
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-08 16:33 EDT-0400)

Should play 1080p no problem.
 
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joey666

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hi :) ok yeah 250-300 is around da budget.would i need a graphics card or anything?i get my parts from this website as its the best price for living in ireland http://www.hardwareversand.de/
 
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jaraldo

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Is size an issue? That site doesn't have very many mini cases and it would probably bump your budget up to 350 euros :(

edit: only 3 mother boards can go with your build if I choose a mini case... T_T and they are 70+ euro

Do you need a cd drive/blue ray player?
 
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jaraldo

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Well, tell me what you think of this. Price it out with shipping and see what you get.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A4-6300 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (€43.99 @ Pixmania DE)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A78M-ITX+ Mini ITX FM2+ Motherboard (€72.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (€52.98 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (€50.39 @ Pixmania DE)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (White) Mini ITX Tower Case (€50.87 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply (€45.76 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSB0 DVD/CD Writer (€12.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €329.78
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-06-08 23:26 CEST+0200)

Dimensions for your case 239mm x 206mm x 400mm

EditThings that we could change:
PSU too something cheaper but potentially noisier.
Maybe a 500gb hard drive, I don't know how much you need.
 
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