Budget: $500-550.
So far I have the following in mind:
ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
$65
WD AAKS 640GB
$70
2*2GB DDR2 800
$45
AMD Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core
$60
SILVERSTONE ST400 400W
$20
(See review: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQzNCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA== )
Not bad at all for a $20 PSU. Better than the cr@ppy Rosewill, Logysis,etc.
Total so far: ~$262
What I need:
Case (some thing like a Shuttle case would be good)
TV Tuner (Need to be able to record HD)
Good CPU cooler that will fit in a HTPC/SFF case.
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Any one got any better specs? CPU/Motherboard wise?
So far I have the following in mind:
ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
$65
WD AAKS 640GB
$70
2*2GB DDR2 800
$45
AMD Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core
$60
SILVERSTONE ST400 400W
$20
(See review: http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQzNCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA== )
Not bad at all for a $20 PSU. Better than the cr@ppy Rosewill, Logysis,etc.
Total so far: ~$262
What I need:
Case (some thing like a Shuttle case would be good)
TV Tuner (Need to be able to record HD)
Good CPU cooler that will fit in a HTPC/SFF case.
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Any one got any better specs? CPU/Motherboard wise?