2011-10-18, 20:13
Poking around at NewEgg and I ended up buying a new HTPC setup I didn't know I needed.
Got the following for $150 US:
MB: BIOSTAR A880G+ AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz Socket AM3 80W
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (Got a free 4 GB SD card with it.)
This will go along with the following items I just bought:
Video: MSI GeForce GT 430 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit DDR3
for $18 AR AC
SDD: Patriot Torqx 2 32 GB SATA II SSD for $30 AR AC
I have the case (Antec Fusion), PSU, IR Receiver already.
$198 isn't too bad for the upgrade from the AMD Athlon 64 x2 4000 setup I currently use.
Got the following for $150 US:
MB: BIOSTAR A880G+ AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3.2GHz Socket AM3 80W
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (Got a free 4 GB SD card with it.)
This will go along with the following items I just bought:
Video: MSI GeForce GT 430 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit DDR3
for $18 AR AC
SDD: Patriot Torqx 2 32 GB SATA II SSD for $30 AR AC
I have the case (Antec Fusion), PSU, IR Receiver already.
$198 isn't too bad for the upgrade from the AMD Athlon 64 x2 4000 setup I currently use.