Approximate Purchase Date: May/June 2012
Budget Range: $500 - $800 before rebates but would be willing to go a little higher if it meant dramatic improvements.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: HTPC for movie playback, burning and storing backups of my dvd's and blu-rays, and occasional internet surfing/playing youtube videos.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, tigerdirect, or e-bay. Not really particular where i purchase from as long as it is reputible and has the best pricing.
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: I'm partial to intel CPU's but am open to AMD as well.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 55" UN55D7000 @ 1080p
Additional Comments: What I want it to be able to do: Copy DVD's and Blu-Ray's for backup purposes, play back HD video without a hitch, do minor internet surfing and play the occasional youtube video. Gaming is not an objective with this HTPC. Also it won't be near a router so it would need a wireless card installed. I would also like it to have expandability within the case so that if I choose to add another hard drive or two in the future for additional space, that wouldn't be an issue. I would also like it to be as close to silent as possible. I was hoping to build someting in the $500-$600 range but would go as high as $800ish if it meant dramatic improvement. I also would like some advice on a good wireless keyboard and mouse combo to control it from the couch with.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/332962-31-recommended-builds-price
I attempted to use this post as a guide but the CPU is double the price, the HD went up considerably, and the MB and GFX cards aren't in stock any longer.
Budget Range: $500 - $800 before rebates but would be willing to go a little higher if it meant dramatic improvements.
System Usage from Most to Least Important: HTPC for movie playback, burning and storing backups of my dvd's and blu-rays, and occasional internet surfing/playing youtube videos.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg, tigerdirect, or e-bay. Not really particular where i purchase from as long as it is reputible and has the best pricing.
Country: USA
Parts Preferences: I'm partial to intel CPU's but am open to AMD as well.
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 55" UN55D7000 @ 1080p
Additional Comments: What I want it to be able to do: Copy DVD's and Blu-Ray's for backup purposes, play back HD video without a hitch, do minor internet surfing and play the occasional youtube video. Gaming is not an objective with this HTPC. Also it won't be near a router so it would need a wireless card installed. I would also like it to have expandability within the case so that if I choose to add another hard drive or two in the future for additional space, that wouldn't be an issue. I would also like it to be as close to silent as possible. I was hoping to build someting in the $500-$600 range but would go as high as $800ish if it meant dramatic improvement. I also would like some advice on a good wireless keyboard and mouse combo to control it from the couch with.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/332962-31-recommended-builds-price
I attempted to use this post as a guide but the CPU is double the price, the HD went up considerably, and the MB and GFX cards aren't in stock any longer.