2012-06-13, 06:34
Hi folks,
Well I've just about completed my research and think I have a decent machine but it's my first crack at putting together a PC from scratch in about 5 years so let me know if this looks alright:
CASE: $210
Moneual Black Aluminum MonCaso 312B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811280014
OR: $250
Moneual Black Aluminum MonCaso 320B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811280021
MOTHERBOARD: $110
ASUS F1A75-M PRO/CSM FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6813131782
CPU/GPU: $90
AMD A8-3850 Llano 2.9GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D AD3850WNZ43GX - OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6819103994
MEMORY: $50
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAO
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6820231544
OR: $60
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820231455
POWER SUPPLY: $60
COOLER MASTER GX 450W RS450-ACAAD3-US 450W ATX12V v2.31 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6817171060
HDD (OS): $65
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6820227725
HDD (STORAGE): $120
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6822136514
BD DRIVE: $55
ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6827135247
TOTAL COST: $760-810
Planning to put Windows 7 (64-Bit) and XBMC on the SSD and I don't plan on using the system for much else in the short term, perhaps some light gaming (N64) in the future if I can get my hands on a couple old controllers.
For the case, I prefer the look of the 312 and I don't care either way about the display on the 320; However, I want a streamlined in case remote solution (trying to remove the mess of cables currently on my setup which consists of an old asus laptop and a series of external equipment.
I was wondering what sort of cooling you folks would recommend for a system like this.
Cheers,
Steven
EDIT: I suppose using flirc with the 312 would be a good (read: cheap) alternative.
Well I've just about completed my research and think I have a decent machine but it's my first crack at putting together a PC from scratch in about 5 years so let me know if this looks alright:
CASE: $210
Moneual Black Aluminum MonCaso 312B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811280014
OR: $250
Moneual Black Aluminum MonCaso 320B Micro ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6811280021
MOTHERBOARD: $110
ASUS F1A75-M PRO/CSM FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6813131782
CPU/GPU: $90
AMD A8-3850 Llano 2.9GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6550D AD3850WNZ43GX - OEM
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6819103994
MEMORY: $50
G.SKILL Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-8GAO
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6820231544
OR: $60
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6820231455
POWER SUPPLY: $60
COOLER MASTER GX 450W RS450-ACAAD3-US 450W ATX12V v2.31 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6817171060
HDD (OS): $65
OCZ Agility 3 AGT3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6820227725
HDD (STORAGE): $120
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6822136514
BD DRIVE: $55
ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6827135247
TOTAL COST: $760-810
Planning to put Windows 7 (64-Bit) and XBMC on the SSD and I don't plan on using the system for much else in the short term, perhaps some light gaming (N64) in the future if I can get my hands on a couple old controllers.
For the case, I prefer the look of the 312 and I don't care either way about the display on the 320; However, I want a streamlined in case remote solution (trying to remove the mess of cables currently on my setup which consists of an old asus laptop and a series of external equipment.
I was wondering what sort of cooling you folks would recommend for a system like this.
Cheers,
Steven
EDIT: I suppose using flirc with the 312 would be a good (read: cheap) alternative.