APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE
in a month
BUDGET RANGE
650$ (canadian, before taxes)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT
HTPC with no tuner
basically streaming HD videos, audio, pictures on my HD TV
web browsing w/ multimedia content (Youtube, etc...)
reading emails
optional SDHC reader
PARTS NOT REQUIRED
monitor, I'll be hooking it through HDMI to a 1080p TV
I don't want to buy an ODD at the moment
built-in video card on MB, no discrete video
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS
directcanada
ncix
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES
AMD cpu
low-power, modular power supply
anything that is quiet
No overclocking / no crossfire or SLI
MONITOR RESOLUTION
1920 X 1080 (1080p 42" HDTV)
PARTS CHOSEN FOR NOW (comments appreciated)
MSI 890GXM-G65
AMD Athlon II X2 245 2.9 GHz
OCZ DDR3-1333 2*2 GB RAM
Western Digital 500 Go
Case nMedia HTPC-5000b mATX (no PS)
PS CoolerMaster 600W modular
wireless Logitech EX 100 keyboard and mouse combo
ASUS N13 USB wireless N adapter
in a month
BUDGET RANGE
650$ (canadian, before taxes)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT
HTPC with no tuner
basically streaming HD videos, audio, pictures on my HD TV
web browsing w/ multimedia content (Youtube, etc...)
reading emails
optional SDHC reader
PARTS NOT REQUIRED
monitor, I'll be hooking it through HDMI to a 1080p TV
I don't want to buy an ODD at the moment
built-in video card on MB, no discrete video
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS
directcanada
ncix
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
Canada
PARTS PREFERENCES
AMD cpu
low-power, modular power supply
anything that is quiet
No overclocking / no crossfire or SLI
MONITOR RESOLUTION
1920 X 1080 (1080p 42" HDTV)
PARTS CHOSEN FOR NOW (comments appreciated)
MSI 890GXM-G65
AMD Athlon II X2 245 2.9 GHz
OCZ DDR3-1333 2*2 GB RAM
Western Digital 500 Go
Case nMedia HTPC-5000b mATX (no PS)
PS CoolerMaster 600W modular
wireless Logitech EX 100 keyboard and mouse combo
ASUS N13 USB wireless N adapter