I've always wanted to build an HTPC that would serve mainly as a movie jukebox. It'd make my life so much more convenient if I could just search and play my movies thru a hard drive.
I'd like to put together an HTPC piece by piece, but on a budget. I'd like to keep the total below $500 if possible.
I don't need a super fast, top of the line processor, etc, just something decent that will play my movies without a hitch. There will be no overcloking, tweaking involved.
Also, I will NOT be playing games on this at all. This is purely going to serve as a movie jukebox.
Here are some of the parts I'm thinking of getting (not complete list yet, this is going to be a work in progress):
HTPC Case $55
Power supply $40
mATX Motherboard w/ HDMI, onboard graphics $55 AR
AMD Athlon II X2 3.2GHz $68
4GB DDR3 1600 memory $50
2TB hard drive $80
Blu Ray drive $40
Wireless keyboard+trackball $25 AR
Total is $453 - $40 in rebates = $413
How's this looking so far?
myke
I'd like to put together an HTPC piece by piece, but on a budget. I'd like to keep the total below $500 if possible.
I don't need a super fast, top of the line processor, etc, just something decent that will play my movies without a hitch. There will be no overcloking, tweaking involved.
Also, I will NOT be playing games on this at all. This is purely going to serve as a movie jukebox.
Here are some of the parts I'm thinking of getting (not complete list yet, this is going to be a work in progress):
HTPC Case $55
Power supply $40
mATX Motherboard w/ HDMI, onboard graphics $55 AR
AMD Athlon II X2 3.2GHz $68
4GB DDR3 1600 memory $50
2TB hard drive $80
Blu Ray drive $40
Wireless keyboard+trackball $25 AR
Total is $453 - $40 in rebates = $413
How's this looking so far?
myke