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My proposed HTPC Build - and a few ?'s :-) - ElanX - 2011-11-29 Case $55: hec Black 0.7mm Thickness SECC Steel 7K09BBA30FNRX Micro ATX Media Center 300W Power Supply / HTPC Case http://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121100 CPU $100 (-$10 for combo with MB): AMD A6-3500 Llano 2.1GHz (2.4GHz Max Turbo) Socket FM1 65W Triple-Core Desktop APU with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6530D AD3500OJGXBOX http://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103951 MB $70: ASRock A75M-HVS FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS http://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157261 RAM $28: Team Elite 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model TED38192M1333HC9DC http://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820313086 SSD $35 after rebate and coupon: Kingston Technology 64GB SSDNow V100 Solid-State Drive http://www.staples.com/Kingston-Technology-64GB-SSDNow-V100-Solid-State-Drive-(Notebook-Bundle)/product_408749 OS $0 (have a copy): Windows 7 -$50 from a coupon, - some other $ from Google Offers Thoughts and/or suggestions? Probably going to order the parts I didn't get yet soon, but I'm not afraid to return if someone has a good idea. Any reason to spend $20 to upgrade to A6-3650 or $35 to upgrade to A8-3850? I don't mind the money, but will they use a lot more power or generate a lot more heat? Was originally going to use a MI-008 and a micro-itx build to save money, but seems really tight, doesn't look great to me, and space isn't an issue. So went with the $55 case/PSU. I really like some of the more expensive cases, but for now, I'll save the money and maybe upgrade it later. - eskro - 2011-11-29 check your PMs - ElanX - 2011-11-29 Checking my options on faster RAM as per eskro's suggestion... - eskro - 2011-11-29 yeah, just get 2x2GB DDR3 1600Mhz! APU will benefit from speedier RAM! - ElanX - 2011-11-29 Considering faster but 4GB instead: http://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820104221 Anyone know the difference between the ASRock A75M-HVS and ASRock A75M motherboards? - eskro - 2011-11-29 one is mini other is macro?