Hello,
Can you pls help me with this? I would like to build a HTPC (first time builder) which I plan to use Windows media cneter + boxee. The system shoudl be powerful enough tp be able to put in a blu-ray player and run without compression artifacts with HDMI out, with wifi 802.n and a remote with a 1TB HDD. However, I have a separate bluray player for now and don't need it to be part of the system for now. My budget is $300 (if we can get it down to $250 or less all the more better) - I already have a copy of Win7 ultimate, so the OS is taken care of. Can someone help me in building this - I have been looking at a lot of mobos + cpus from newegg, but am unable to decide if those will handle bluray easily if I add it in future.
I don't need a tuner presently, but would like that option to be cheap if I add it in future as well...I am not a gamer, thus that's not a big requirement. I don't care Intel/AMD - as long as it is cheap and gives me what I am looking for, I am good.
THanks!
Approximate Purchase Date: next week or two
Budget Range: 200-350 After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Surfing the internet, watching bluray, internet TV ( potentially live tv)
Parts Not Required: speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, amazon, tigerdirect
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: by brand or type : HTPC case
Overclocking: Not really unless folks advice
SLI or Crossfire: Don't know what this is.
Monitor Resolution: 40" TV
Additional Comments: quiet reasonable looking HTPC with a couple of expansion slots to add HDDs/Bluray in future.
Can you pls help me with this? I would like to build a HTPC (first time builder) which I plan to use Windows media cneter + boxee. The system shoudl be powerful enough tp be able to put in a blu-ray player and run without compression artifacts with HDMI out, with wifi 802.n and a remote with a 1TB HDD. However, I have a separate bluray player for now and don't need it to be part of the system for now. My budget is $300 (if we can get it down to $250 or less all the more better) - I already have a copy of Win7 ultimate, so the OS is taken care of. Can someone help me in building this - I have been looking at a lot of mobos + cpus from newegg, but am unable to decide if those will handle bluray easily if I add it in future.
I don't need a tuner presently, but would like that option to be cheap if I add it in future as well...I am not a gamer, thus that's not a big requirement. I don't care Intel/AMD - as long as it is cheap and gives me what I am looking for, I am good.
THanks!
Approximate Purchase Date: next week or two
Budget Range: 200-350 After Rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Surfing the internet, watching bluray, internet TV ( potentially live tv)
Parts Not Required: speakers, OS
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, amazon, tigerdirect
Country of Origin: USA
Parts Preferences: by brand or type : HTPC case
Overclocking: Not really unless folks advice
SLI or Crossfire: Don't know what this is.
Monitor Resolution: 40" TV
Additional Comments: quiet reasonable looking HTPC with a couple of expansion slots to add HDDs/Bluray in future.