slomo4sho Distinguished Oct 30, 2008 3,199 0 21,160 May 8, 2012 #1 Budget= $400 (lower the better) What I already have: display, os, case. Need: everything else
James McKeane Honorable Mar 2, 2012 208 0 10,710 May 10, 2012 #2 slomo4sho : Budget= $400 (lower the better) What I already have: display, os, case. Need: everything else $363 at Newegg after mail in rebates. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61MA-D3V Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($22.99 @ NCIX US) Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG GH24NS70 OEM DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Newegg) Total: $343.92 (Prices include shipping and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-05-09 21:01 EDT-0400) Upvote 0 Downvote
slomo4sho : Budget= $400 (lower the better) What I already have: display, os, case. Need: everything else $363 at Newegg after mail in rebates. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($117.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61MA-D3V Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($69.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory ($22.99 @ NCIX US) Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($89.99 @ NCIX US) Power Supply: Corsair 430W ATX12V Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG GH24NS70 OEM DVD/CD Writer ($17.98 @ Newegg) Total: $343.92 (Prices include shipping and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2012-05-09 21:01 EDT-0400)
slomo4sho Distinguished Oct 30, 2008 3,199 0 21,160 May 10, 2012 #3 Would like a BlueRay drive and a wireless NIC. The i3 seems like a little overkill. This is my first htpc build so anything else I would need? Upvote 0 Downvote
Would like a BlueRay drive and a wireless NIC. The i3 seems like a little overkill. This is my first htpc build so anything else I would need?
S Smeg45 Honorable Mar 9, 2012 892 0 11,010 May 10, 2012 #4 i3 pointless. Get a Celeron G540, I''ll be building my HTPC around it, also get a H77 board, H61 are obsolete and no HDMI output. Upvote 0 Downvote
i3 pointless. Get a Celeron G540, I''ll be building my HTPC around it, also get a H77 board, H61 are obsolete and no HDMI output.
slomo4sho Distinguished Oct 30, 2008 3,199 0 21,160 May 17, 2012 #5 I plan on using a GT 240 instead of onboard graphics since I already have the card. Upvote 0 Downvote