HTPC

[drillsar]

Approximate Purchase Date: March 18, 2013

Budget Range: 400-600 After Shipping

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Surfing the internet, listen cd's, watching movies

Are you buying a monitor: No (hook up to HDTV)

Do you need to buy OS: Yes

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, ncix.com

Location: Livingston, NJ, USA

Parts Preferences: AMD CPU

Overclocking: No

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: 1920x1200

Additional Comments: Blue Ray player capable of netflix, Front card reader, wireless card, HTPC Case

 

[drillsar]

is this a good choice?

its a E-350 or is it better to go with Intel I3

http://www.zotacusa.com/zotac-fusion-itx-wifi-fusion350-b-u.html

 

[burritobob]

Low Budget:
CPU: AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($103.79 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus F2A55-M LK PLUS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($54.00 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($98.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($47.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $387.73
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-04 18:09 EST-0500)

Mid Budget:

CPU: AMD A10-5800K 3.8GHz Quad-Core Processor ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A85X Extreme4-M Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($88.56 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($138.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($47.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $495.48
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-03-04 18:11 EST-0500)

High end:

CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro4-M Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($98.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($138.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7750 2GB Video Card ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case ($52.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 350W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($47.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $600.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)