Hi all,
I am trying to put together an HTPC. Exact cost is less important than getting the job done, but I would like to do it for as little as possible.
Approximate Purchase Date: this week (the closer the better)
Budget Range: As cheap as possible, while getting the job done!
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Streaming HD video/Live TV/Blu-Ray DVD/Internet browsing/Media server
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, open to others
Location: West Coast USA
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080/HDTV
Additional Comments:
The last computer I built from scratch was about 10 years ago, so I am out of hardware touch to say the least. I have been browsing the forums here, and have "frankenstein-ed" the posts together to get this build. It seems a bit expensive for what I need to do, but not sure where I can improve on it. I am building this completely from scratch, so I need *everything.* I'm not including the TV, keyboard or mouse but I am including everything else.
CASE
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
$49.99
PSU:
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033
$42.99
MoBo:
ASRock A75M-ITX FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157273
$89.99
APU:
AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano 3.0GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D AD3870WNGXBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001
$119.99
RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231308
$41.99
HDD:
Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148681
$119.99
OPTICAL:
ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135247
$54.99
TUNER:
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 Dual TV Tuner w/ MPEG-2 Encoder PCI-E x1 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116037
$94.99
OS:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116716
$179.99
Total:
$794.91
Thanks!
I am trying to put together an HTPC. Exact cost is less important than getting the job done, but I would like to do it for as little as possible.
Approximate Purchase Date: this week (the closer the better)
Budget Range: As cheap as possible, while getting the job done!
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Streaming HD video/Live TV/Blu-Ray DVD/Internet browsing/Media server
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, open to others
Location: West Coast USA
Parts Preferences: None
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080/HDTV
Additional Comments:
The last computer I built from scratch was about 10 years ago, so I am out of hardware touch to say the least. I have been browsing the forums here, and have "frankenstein-ed" the posts together to get this build. It seems a bit expensive for what I need to do, but not sure where I can improve on it. I am building this completely from scratch, so I need *everything.* I'm not including the TV, keyboard or mouse but I am including everything else.
CASE
Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, option Fans-2x Side 120mm Fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153
$49.99
PSU:
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371033
$42.99
MoBo:
ASRock A75M-ITX FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Mini ITX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157273
$89.99
APU:
AMD A8-3870K Unlocked Llano 3.0GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D AD3870WNGXBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819106001
$119.99
RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066 (PC3 8500) Desktop Memory Model F3-8500CL7D-8GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231308
$41.99
HDD:
Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 2TB 5900 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148681
$119.99
OPTICAL:
ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135247
$54.99
TUNER:
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 Dual TV Tuner w/ MPEG-2 Encoder PCI-E x1 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815116037
$94.99
OS:
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116716
$179.99
Total:
$794.91
Thanks!