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<blockquote data-quote="bmeine" data-source="post: 373538" data-attributes="member: 30304"><p>I already have a system connected to my HDTV running MediaPortal which was just pieced together from parts I had laying around and it works pretty well (haven't tested with HD content though). I want to build another HTPC for my other HDTV, but I have to do it extremely cheap (and I mean CHEAP!!!). Below is what I have priced from Newegg. Hard drive space isn't an issue because all of my movies are stored on a 1.5TB NAS Raid 5. I didn't even really need to include a hard drive because I have like 4-5 80GB drives just laying around, but I did anyway so it would be a complete system. The video card has hardware acceleration for HD video so processor speed isn't really an issue. I know I only have 1 stick of memory (no dual channel), but it seems pointless because the throughput of single channel is plenty for 1080p and a dual channel kit would have cost more and I didn't want to raise the price anymore than I needed to, although I wanted memory with a heat spreader because of the poor airflow.</p><p></p><p>APEX DM-387 Black Computer Case ($44.99)</p><p>Anyware GP-IR01BK Infrared Windows Vista MCE Black Remote Control ($22.99)</p><p>Western Digital Caviar RE 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive ($39.99)</p><p>Foxconn M61PMV Micro ATX AMD Motherboard ($39.99)</p><p>ASUS Radeon HD 3450 EAH3450/DI/256M Video Card ($29.99)</p><p>AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 1.9GHz Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor ($37.99)</p><p>Kingston HyperX 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory ($13.99)</p><p>Shipping for everything ($23.00)</p><p>Grand Total ($252.93)</p><p></p><p>Please let me know what your thoughts are on my configuration or if you have a configuration suggestion that would be even cheaper and would still play 1080p smoothly. Form factor isn't as important to me as price is for this build.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Forgot to mention that I didn't include an optical drive because I do all the ripping from my main computer and then move it to my NAS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bmeine, post: 373538, member: 30304"] I already have a system connected to my HDTV running MediaPortal which was just pieced together from parts I had laying around and it works pretty well (haven't tested with HD content though). I want to build another HTPC for my other HDTV, but I have to do it extremely cheap (and I mean CHEAP!!!). Below is what I have priced from Newegg. Hard drive space isn't an issue because all of my movies are stored on a 1.5TB NAS Raid 5. I didn't even really need to include a hard drive because I have like 4-5 80GB drives just laying around, but I did anyway so it would be a complete system. The video card has hardware acceleration for HD video so processor speed isn't really an issue. I know I only have 1 stick of memory (no dual channel), but it seems pointless because the throughput of single channel is plenty for 1080p and a dual channel kit would have cost more and I didn't want to raise the price anymore than I needed to, although I wanted memory with a heat spreader because of the poor airflow. APEX DM-387 Black Computer Case ($44.99) Anyware GP-IR01BK Infrared Windows Vista MCE Black Remote Control ($22.99) Western Digital Caviar RE 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive ($39.99) Foxconn M61PMV Micro ATX AMD Motherboard ($39.99) ASUS Radeon HD 3450 EAH3450/DI/256M Video Card ($29.99) AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 1.9GHz Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor ($37.99) Kingston HyperX 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory ($13.99) Shipping for everything ($23.00) Grand Total ($252.93) Please let me know what your thoughts are on my configuration or if you have a configuration suggestion that would be even cheaper and would still play 1080p smoothly. Form factor isn't as important to me as price is for this build. Edit: Forgot to mention that I didn't include an optical drive because I do all the ripping from my main computer and then move it to my NAS. [/QUOTE]
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