Cheap htpc advice
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shortstuff_mt
Glorious
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What is included in the budget? Where do you plan on purchasing the hardware? The more information you can provide the better build suggestions you will receive. See the *How to Ask for New Build or Upgrade Advice* sticky.
The $300 needs to go towards the components no OS. The only thing that I don't need is memory I have lots of extra ddr3. Also could increase budget to $320 since I would like to get a blu ray also. The case I would like to add to the budget is http://pcpartpicker.com/part/silverstone-case-ml03b
shortstuff_mt
Glorious
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I wouldn't even mess with an AMD setup since the integrated GPU in any modern Intel CPU is plenty for a HTPC. This is what I would suggest in your price range:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case ($56.80 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $307.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-31 16:06 EST-0500
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Pentium G3220 3.0GHz Dual-Core Processor ($53.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-ITX Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($58.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($51.85 @ OutletPC)
Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case ($56.80 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($55.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $307.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-12-31 16:06 EST-0500
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