First HTPC - $150 for a CPU + Motherboard
#1
I have a gaming PC in my room but I'm looking to have a PC sitting in my living room connected to a 60" Samsung Plasma TV.

Budget: ~$350
Purchase Period: Next Month
Uses: 8/10-bit anime (madVR, LAV, MPC-HC), visual novels, and possibly some less hefty Steam games

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Memory             G.Skill Value 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory           39.99
Video Card         MSI N460GTX Hawk 1GB                                    0.00
Storage            Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM           64.95
Case               Corsair 330R ATX Mid Tower                             49.99
Power Supply       Corsair CX500W ATX12V                                  29.99
Optical Drive      Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer                          16.00
Operating System   Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)     0.00
                                                                        $200.92

I had a spare video card so I had to select an appropriate power supply with the appropriate connectors .
I chose a normal case because I don't need the aesthetics of a HTPC-style case and I do like the extra build room.
I have a spare license for Windows 7 from my now dead laptop

All that is left is approximately $150 to spend on a CPU + Motherboard. However, I have no clue on the AMD line of products as I haven't use one since the Athlon XP series.
I live in Florida, so no Fry's/Microcenter. But I could get my sister's boyfriend who lives in Atlanta to buy products and bring it around Thanksgiving.
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#2
(2013-10-23, 22:27)roninmedia Wrote: I have a gaming PC in my room but I'm looking to have a PC sitting in my living room connected to a 60" Samsung Plasma TV.

Budget: ~$350
Purchase Period: Next Month
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I'd definitely want to wait for this one,
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should come out any day now from ECS...
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#3
As much as I too am looking forward to Bay Trail SoC motherboards, it's not going to run madVR and it has a PCIe x1 slot which won't fit that videocard (see OP).

For $150 you're pretty much looking at a Pentium G3220 + microATX motherboard.

I am assuming "All that is left is approximately $150 to spend on a CPU + GPU" is a typo and that you mean CPU + motherboard as in the thread title.
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#4
Hello, is that motherboard only available on your location?
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#5
(2013-10-24, 02:46)youngt465 Wrote: Hello, is that motherboard only available on your location?

It has not been released yet -- there was just a press release by ECS.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7453/ecs-r...niitx-line
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