Following what the title says...I'm building a HTPC that can do Hi-Def on a budget.
The following is my newegg cart (its already a bit over budget)..Can you guys help me go cheaper and better than this? I am looking for alternate suggestions ($500 is my limit). Please do not suggest a PS3..i already have one
The cart:
--AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition Processor Model ADO5000DSWOF - Retail
-- GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
--OCZ S.O.E 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2SOE8002GK - Retail
-- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
-- LG Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GGC-H20L - Retail
-- APEVIA Black / Silver SECC Steel / Aluminum X-MASTER-AL/500 ATX Media Center / HTPC Case - Retail
The total of this cart is $545 (incl shipping and taxes...$515 excl.)
Please suggest if this combination is optimal for 1080p blu-ray playback (keeping in mind my $500 budget) or if I can do better than this in my budget. I would prefer newegg to be my single source of purchase.
Thanks!!
The following is my newegg cart (its already a bit over budget)..Can you guys help me go cheaper and better than this? I am looking for alternate suggestions ($500 is my limit). Please do not suggest a PS3..i already have one
The cart:
--AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Brisbane 2.6GHz Socket AM2 65W Dual-Core Black Edition Processor Model ADO5000DSWOF - Retail
-- GIGABYTE GA-M78SM-S2H AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
--OCZ S.O.E 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2SOE8002GK - Retail
-- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
-- LG Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model GGC-H20L - Retail
-- APEVIA Black / Silver SECC Steel / Aluminum X-MASTER-AL/500 ATX Media Center / HTPC Case - Retail
The total of this cart is $545 (incl shipping and taxes...$515 excl.)
Please suggest if this combination is optimal for 1080p blu-ray playback (keeping in mind my $500 budget) or if I can do better than this in my budget. I would prefer newegg to be my single source of purchase.
Thanks!!