Im going to dump DirecTV and just do a HTPC set up. I hardly ever watch TV anymore and the shows I do watch are shown on Hulu for free anyway so the $80+ I spend a month on TV just isnt worth it.
It will be a dedicated HTPC and used to view sites such as Hulu.com, OTA local channels in HD and Blu-ray movies on my 42" 720p plasma
I want it to be fairly cheap and QUIET above all.
So here is what I am considering...
Athlon X2 4450B 45W AM2 $75.00
Gigabyte GA-M61PME S2P AM2+/AM2 Nvidia Gforce 6100 Mirco ATX motherboard $52.99
4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 $48.99
Western Digital Caviar 320GB 7200RPM harddrive $49.99
Sony Optiarc 2X BD-ROM SATA $79.99
Rosewill Stallion RD400-2-SB 400W ATX Powersupply $34.99
Rosewill R115-P BK Black MicroATX midtower $19.99
Thermaltake TMG A3 92mm Enter CPU cooler $19.99
Visiontek All-In-Wonder HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready video card With Remote $149.99
Grandtotal $530.92
Anything I am missing or need to change?
Will a ATX power supply fit in a MicroATX case???
Oh and I will be using Windows 7 RC1 for the time being.
It will be a dedicated HTPC and used to view sites such as Hulu.com, OTA local channels in HD and Blu-ray movies on my 42" 720p plasma
I want it to be fairly cheap and QUIET above all.
So here is what I am considering...
Athlon X2 4450B 45W AM2 $75.00
Gigabyte GA-M61PME S2P AM2+/AM2 Nvidia Gforce 6100 Mirco ATX motherboard $52.99
4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 $48.99
Western Digital Caviar 320GB 7200RPM harddrive $49.99
Sony Optiarc 2X BD-ROM SATA $79.99
Rosewill Stallion RD400-2-SB 400W ATX Powersupply $34.99
Rosewill R115-P BK Black MicroATX midtower $19.99
Thermaltake TMG A3 92mm Enter CPU cooler $19.99
Visiontek All-In-Wonder HD 3650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready video card With Remote $149.99
Grandtotal $530.92
Anything I am missing or need to change?
Will a ATX power supply fit in a MicroATX case???
Oh and I will be using Windows 7 RC1 for the time being.
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