TheConqueror Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 Hey everyone So im going to need 2 HTPC's for the new house, and I need some help with what to put in it. Basically its just going to be used to watch movies on, with a bit of browsing and downloading of big files. I need these HTPC's to be as cheap as possible, since they dont really have anything heavy-duty to deal with. I already have a Radeon HD 4350 silent video card to put into one of the systems, if necessary. I also decided on the 1TB Seagate Barricuda hard drive, with 32mb cache Everything else is up for discussion. Thank you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro_dude15 Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 diamond ati tv wonder 750 is a great tuner card, and id try to find a good used am2 system with at least a dual core and ddr2, i know its not the latest or newest, but thats what i did and i am very happy with it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheConqueror Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 (edited) I actually dont need a tuner card, just an HDMI output, because these HTPC's will be used to watch movies online or downloaded movies My build so far is : Intel Pentium E5800 - Dual Core, 2MB l2 cache, 3.2ghz - 70$ Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L Socket 775 - 55$ Kingtson ValueRAM (2 x 2GB) - 60$ OR / Patriot Signature (1 x 2GB) - 33$ CoolerMaster Elite OR Thermaltake V3 Case - 40$ Antec BASIQ BP-350 350W Continuous Power Supply - 30$ Seagate Barricuda 1TB - 60$ OR Hitachi Deskstar 1TB - 50$ Any suggestions? Edited April 17, 2011 by TheConqueror Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro_dude15 Posted April 17, 2011 Posted April 17, 2011 (edited) i would go with a htpc case like this one, it comes with a 500w psu, i think its an antec, not sure i guess it could be an apevia, but thats ok if you arent loading it down with gpu's, it also comes in red, green, and silver Edited April 17, 2011 by camaro_dude15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Tom Posted April 18, 2011 Posted April 18, 2011 If you're going to get a case of that size, I'd recommend the Cooler Master Elite 360. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119195&cm_re=Coolermaster_Rc360-_-11-119-195-_-Product I use one and found it simple to work on. It's also entirely black, if you're not into the colored portion of the Apevias. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohldboy Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Athlon II X2 250 $61 3.0 shipped on Amazon, Biostar mATX 880G+ $55.99 shipped this weekend at the egg DDR3 memory is cheaper, about $10 a GB. Board comes with HDMI. HD4250 graphics. For this purpose, better. Biostar TA870 ATX is $10 more after mail in rebate, but no graphics. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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