[eskro]

hi guys!

i need some professional advice here

i almost bought a ZOTAC box but after adding the RAM and HDD,

final cost would have been $350 shipped to my door....

Then i tried to see if i could instead build my own little HTPC for 350$....

And i found a working combination!

here it is...



MOTHERBOARD: JetWay HDMI MicroATX Onboard ATI Radeon HD4250 $70
CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 3.0GHz $63
RAM: 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333Mhz $50
HDD: OCZ Onyx 32GB SSD $80
CASE: Athena MicroATX 470W $66.50


all of this ships to my front door for 355$

So, would it be strong enough to play 1080P H.264 MKV's



thx

[Tcalp]

what are you intended uses for the htpc ?

[eskro]

basically playing FULL HD 1080P H.264 MKVs...

Basically ripped Bluerays.....

and casual Internet Browsing.....

[poofyhairguy]

Better and cheaper mobo:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...-_-Product

Everything will be fine for Windows 7. Honestly will probably work on Linux too, even though personally I would much prefer a add on NVidia card (or a Nvidia mobo) if you want to go the Linux route.

You could get a less power PSU easy, 350w would do it.

What case?

[eskro]

well that mobo is 6 Channels only and not 8 ....

and it costs me $85 - $15.00 USD mail-in rebate = ~$70

on newegg canada

[poofyhairguy]

Newegg canada it is. Better and cheaper 80 plus PSU:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...6817371023