Case $55:
hec Black 0.7mm Thickness SECC Steel 7K09BBA30FNRX Micro ATX Media Center 300W Power Supply / HTPC Case
http://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Pr...6811121100
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/Pr...6819103951
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/Pr...6813157261
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/Pr...6820313086
SSD $35 after rebate and coupon:
Kingston Technology 64GB SSDNow V100 Solid-State Drive
http://www.staples.com/Kingston-Technolo...uct_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.
hec Black 0.7mm Thickness SECC Steel 7K09BBA30FNRX Micro ATX Media Center 300W Power Supply / HTPC Case
http://www.neweggbusiness.com/Product/Pr...6811121100
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/Pr...6819103951
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/Pr...6813157261
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/Pr...6820313086
SSD $35 after rebate and coupon:
Kingston Technology 64GB SSDNow V100 Solid-State Drive
http://www.staples.com/Kingston-Technolo...uct_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.
