This is my cut the cord build. I replaced my ATV2 with this build.
[CASE] - SilverStone Aluminum/Steel Micro ATX Media Center/HTPC Case ML03B (Black) - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GGU...02_s01_i03 - $69.99
[MEM] - Kingston HyperX Genesis 4 GB Kit (2x2 GB Modules) 1866MHz DDR3 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050HB...02_s00_i00 - $27.99
[CPU] - AMD A6-3500 APU with AMD Radeon 6530 HD Graphics 2.1/2.4GHz Socket FM1 65W Triple-Core Processor - Retail AD3500OJGXBOX http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005I2Y...02_s01_i04 - $69.99
[MOBO] - ASRock MB-A75M Socket FM1 Micro ATX - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058HB...01_s00_i00 - $74.99
[CPU-FAN] - Scythe BIG SHURIKEN 2 Rev B. 5-Heatpipe Universal Low Profile CPU Cooler (SCBSK-2100) - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007006...03_s00_i00 - $46.71
[SSD] - Crucial 64GB 2.5in- Crucial m4 64GB 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT064M4SSD2 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W2J...02_s01_i02 - $72.99
[Remote] - Mediagate http://goo.gl/SFby9 - $27.70
[PSU] - Rosewill Green Series RG430-S12 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6817182202 - $49.99
[Wifi] - Factory Refurbished Cisco Linksys AE2500 Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Adapter - 14.99
I had a slight hiccup initially, I ordered the wrong mobo to start with, a75m-hvs which was DOA and RMA'ed. I did a similar build last year and I was so happy with the performance that I had to replicate it. I made some slight tweaks, I mainly wanted a smaller case from my first build. I copied this build from GortWillSaveUs listed at http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=130914.
Note: the mobo pictured is incorrect.
Wow, for a few days old it's quite dusty!
[CASE] - SilverStone Aluminum/Steel Micro ATX Media Center/HTPC Case ML03B (Black) - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GGU...02_s01_i03 - $69.99
[MEM] - Kingston HyperX Genesis 4 GB Kit (2x2 GB Modules) 1866MHz DDR3 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050HB...02_s00_i00 - $27.99
[CPU] - AMD A6-3500 APU with AMD Radeon 6530 HD Graphics 2.1/2.4GHz Socket FM1 65W Triple-Core Processor - Retail AD3500OJGXBOX http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005I2Y...02_s01_i04 - $69.99
[MOBO] - ASRock MB-A75M Socket FM1 Micro ATX - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058HB...01_s00_i00 - $74.99
[CPU-FAN] - Scythe BIG SHURIKEN 2 Rev B. 5-Heatpipe Universal Low Profile CPU Cooler (SCBSK-2100) - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007006...03_s00_i00 - $46.71
[SSD] - Crucial 64GB 2.5in- Crucial m4 64GB 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive SATA 6Gb/s CT064M4SSD2 - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004W2J...02_s01_i02 - $72.99
[Remote] - Mediagate http://goo.gl/SFby9 - $27.70
[PSU] - Rosewill Green Series RG430-S12 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6817182202 - $49.99
[Wifi] - Factory Refurbished Cisco Linksys AE2500 Dual-Band Wireless-N USB Adapter - 14.99
I had a slight hiccup initially, I ordered the wrong mobo to start with, a75m-hvs which was DOA and RMA'ed. I did a similar build last year and I was so happy with the performance that I had to replicate it. I made some slight tweaks, I mainly wanted a smaller case from my first build. I copied this build from GortWillSaveUs listed at http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=130914.
Note: the mobo pictured is incorrect. Wow, for a few days old it's quite dusty!