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bananacue

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Here is my new setup for my HTPC. see below specifications. The only concern about this build is the Bios update prior to using Haswell refresh CPU. let me know what should I upgrade. Budget is max 400.00$

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d2dkqs) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/d2dkqs/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646g3258) | $59.99 @ Amazon
**Motherboard** | [Asus Z87M-Plus Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-z87mplus) | $103.98 @ SuperBiiz
**Memory** | [\*G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gskill-memory-f312800cl9d8gbxl) | $72.00 @ Newegg
**Storage** | [\*Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/kingston-internal-hard-drive-sv300s37a120g) | $59.99 @ Adorama
**Case** | [Silverstone ML04B HTPC Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-ml04b) | $69.99 @ Amazon
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430) | $15.99 @ Newegg
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $381.94
| \*Lowest price parts chosen from parametric criteria |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-26 15:10 EDT-0400 |
 
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g-unit1111
Stay away from those Kingston drives - the only good thing about them is the price. The Pentium G3258 is definitely an excellent choice for an HTPC, I just bought one for that purpose.

Here's what I would do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone GD09B HTPC Case ($82.61 @ Amazon)
Power Supply:...
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zeyuanfu

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This would be better if you can spare 8$:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($98.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($64.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone ML05B HTPC Case ($39.44 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80+ Certified SFX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Mwave)
Optical Drive: EVGA 100-OD-S101-BR DVD/CD Writer ($43.39 @ Amazon)
Total: $408.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-26 15:39 EDT-0400
 
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g-unit1111

g-unit1111

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Stay away from those Kingston drives - the only good thing about them is the price. The Pentium G3258 is definitely an excellent choice for an HTPC, I just bought one for that purpose.

Here's what I would do:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-E33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($53.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone GD09B HTPC Case ($82.61 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($68.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-14 DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $406.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-09-26 16:16 EDT-0400

It's a bit more but this will support full size graphics cards and power supplies should you choose to upgrade later on, plus you can add a good SSD in later like a Samsung 840 Evo or 850 Pro and it will be pretty sweet.
 
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