Hi, i was designing a HTPC with these components:
CPU:AMD A4-3300 Llano 2.5GHz Socket FM1 65W Dual-Core Desktop APU
Motherboard:ASRock A75 PRO4 FM1 AMD A75
RAM:G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Optical Drive:LG Black 12X Internal Blu-ray Drive 3D Playback & M-DISC Support
HDD:Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
SSD:Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III
Case:APEVIA Black SECC Steel / Aluminum X-MASTER-BK/500 ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
Operating System:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
I was wondering how i might be able to make it cheaper without costing performance. i was thinking about maybe going with a quad core a6 but im not sure. i was also wondering if i should go with a normal cpu, cheaper mobo and discrete gpu for better performance, but im not sure if i would benefit from only a little internet browsing and hd movie streaming. is there anything i can do to make it cheaper like getting a amd 3 cpu and cheaper motherboard, or the case? while still being able to use all the front ports because i see some motherboards that dont have firewire while the case does.
Thanks
CPU:AMD A4-3300 Llano 2.5GHz Socket FM1 65W Dual-Core Desktop APU
Motherboard:ASRock A75 PRO4 FM1 AMD A75
RAM:G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
Optical Drive:LG Black 12X Internal Blu-ray Drive 3D Playback & M-DISC Support
HDD:Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
SSD:Crucial M4 CT064M4SSD2 2.5" 64GB SATA III
Case:APEVIA Black SECC Steel / Aluminum X-MASTER-BK/500 ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
Operating System:Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM
I was wondering how i might be able to make it cheaper without costing performance. i was thinking about maybe going with a quad core a6 but im not sure. i was also wondering if i should go with a normal cpu, cheaper mobo and discrete gpu for better performance, but im not sure if i would benefit from only a little internet browsing and hd movie streaming. is there anything i can do to make it cheaper like getting a amd 3 cpu and cheaper motherboard, or the case? while still being able to use all the front ports because i see some motherboards that dont have firewire while the case does.
Thanks