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post #1 of 8
3/9/12 at 12:31pm
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Please review below items

Requirements are ONLY these

-1080p playback - HDMI
-USB3.0
-Aesthetically pleasing
- Storage

Questions

- Will that case PSu be ok for the mobo/i3?
- is there a better value AMD alternative?
- Is there a cheaper 1tb HDD?


Components considered

CPU
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004FA8NPK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

HDD
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004HBAGSO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A2M1UKJ83TOACM

MOBO
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004X5WYS4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE

RAM
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002K23V1Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&m=A38UDII8M9Z5GS

CASE + PSU
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000VUI1Y6/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&m=A1RBLI8BU7UB9Y

DVD
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0048027MW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE


Many thanks
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post #2 of 8
3/9/12 at 1:19pm
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this one is beyond budget
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post #3 of 8
3/9/12 at 1:19pm
Well casings are very subjective but i saw the 80+ gold Huntkey 300 watter recently reviewed here
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Huntkey-Jumper-300G-Planet3dnowde-Edition-Power-Supply-Review/1362/10
with price slashed @ ebuyer UK Also strange u stated USB 3.0 as a prereq but picked out a mobo w/o one tongue.gif Anyway a USB 3.0 front port casing and perhaps for an AMD alternative:
Untitled-534.jpg
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post #4 of 8
3/9/12 at 1:28pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by trog View Post

Well casings are very subjective but i saw the 80+ gold Huntkey 300 watter recently reviewed here
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Huntkey-Jumper-300G-Planet3dnowde-Edition-Power-Supply-Review/1362/10
with price slashed @ ebuyer UK Also strange u stated USB 3.0 as a prereq but picked out a mobo w/o one tongue.gif Anyway a USB 3.0 front port casing and perhaps for an AMD alternative:
Untitled-534.jpg

thank you for your reply, rep up.

i will look for a usb 3.0 mobo

I was hoping that an AMD alternative would be much more affordable... but it looks like it is only to be 30 pound less. is the website you used better than amazon?

so if AMD is not coming out to be much cheaper then should i stick with sandybridge?
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post #5 of 8
3/10/12 at 2:35am
Well you'd be better off with the Sandy if u had more CPU intensive chores in mind but the graphics is better in the Llano (and tested good to go with MadVR highest setting by the peeps at AVS HTPC forums) so it's your call ^^ Actually there some stuff cheaper at the Zon so perhaps mix and match when shopping thumb.gif
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WD 640GB, Hauppauge HVR-3000 (Digital FTA + STB) LG DVDRW SATA W7 Ult / Ubuntu 11.04 64 bits Acer X233H + 32" Panny LCD TV 
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post #6 of 8
3/10/12 at 11:36am
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what if I it only just had to do 1080p? Would you have the knowledge of what the lowest micro atx system that would do that?

thanks, rep up
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3/10/12 at 2:32pm
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I would go with llano. The a8 has about the same price, MUCH better graphics and just as good cpu (good for different things thou, i3 gaming (thou not with intelhd) the a8 for encoding and coverting and stuff like that) to tell the turth thou i would get an AMD A4. plays 1080p like a dream, $65. I can put you together a build for much less that meets requirments.

APU-AMD A4 3300-$65 cpu is weak but good enough and gpu plays 1080p like a dream
Mobo-biostar a75mh-$70 yet with hdmi and usb3, per your requirments
Ram-patriot sector 5 8gb (2x4gb) 1600mhz-$40 bandwidth is important with these apus

Now pick your favorite case, an optical drive and hard drive.

A fast and cheap 1tb i would recomend is the seagate barracuda st1000dm003. (one tb per platter!)
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3/10/12 at 3:48pm
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A good way to save even more money woukd be linux, myth tv is based on ubuntu and desinged compleatly for the htpc. Also, you could run plain ubuntu or linux mint or something.
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (ST1000DM003) Western Digital Caviar SE 250GB Seagate External 1TB LG DVD Burner 
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