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Originally Posted by jbmayes2000 
If i were to play a game it would be Diablo 3 probably and nothing else, I would have a main desktop that would do all that. The reason I went up to 2gb card is because of that, is it still over kill?
If i cut it down to the 1gb card..say:
EVGA 01G-P3-1430-LR GeForce GT 430 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card $53.99
That brings down from $298.96 to $272.96. And technically there are ones cheaper with mail in rebates but for the sake of intial costs I hate putting those in there.
If i were to play a game it would be Diablo 3 probably and nothing else, I would have a main desktop that would do all that. The reason I went up to 2gb card is because of that, is it still over kill?
If i cut it down to the 1gb card..say:
EVGA 01G-P3-1430-LR GeForce GT 430 (Fermi) 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card $53.99
That brings down from $298.96 to $272.96. And technically there are ones cheaper with mail in rebates but for the sake of intial costs I hate putting those in there.
All I'm saying is 2GB is wasted on that weak card. It's like putting 16GB of RAM on a netbook. For the same price, you're better off going with a faster card with less RAM such as the HD 6670. The case you plan on using has enough space for it, anyway.
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Originally Posted by jbmayes2000
The price at which ssd's are coming too, I might run a 60 or 64 gb as my OS drive. I realize reading through here most of you think its a waste of money but I like the snappyness of them.
The price at which ssd's are coming too, I might run a 60 or 64 gb as my OS drive. I realize reading through here most of you think its a waste of money but I like the snappyness of them.
Not at all. In fact, nearly all my HTPC's now have SSD's (120GB+). The SSD really helps the HTPC feel more like an appliance and not like a computer (no stutter when switching menus; backdrops, movie posters and thumbnails load practically instantaneously; quicker scrubbing when watching live TV). It's also great for fanless builds and client HTPCs.
The AMD A6-3650 Llano is the more well rounded solution of the two if you only go by integrated graphics. Intel iGPU also doesn't play nice with XBMC so if you use that, it will fall back on software decoding (G530/G620 is more than enough for Blu-ray 1080p). Unfortunately, Llano doesn't have much of an upgrade path. If you go with Llano, you're pretty much stuck with that level of CPU performance (around Core i3 level at best and worse than low-end Sandy in single and dual-threaded applications) unless you replace both MB and CPU. With LGA-1155, you have the option to go up to Ivy Bridge.
renethx from the AVS Forum has a pretty good analysis here:
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
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| Core i7-860 | Biostar TH55B HD | MSI GT 240 1GB GDDR5 | Kingston 2x2GB DDR3 1333 |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Power |
| Intel X25-M 120GB | Windows 7 Ultimate x86 | Samsung 22" | Antec EA-380D |
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core i7-860 | Biostar TH55B HD | MSI GT 240 1GB GDDR5 | Kingston 2x2GB DDR3 1333 |
| Hard Drive | OS | Monitor | Power |
| Intel X25-M 120GB | Windows 7 Ultimate x86 | Samsung 22" | Antec EA-380D |
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| Rosewill R101-P-BK | |||
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