Help with HTPC spec please.

[moleh]

I am just fed up of paying Sky money and want to replace my Sky+ box with something I can use free.

Been looking at the HTPC's in the pre build selection and I can't seem to get one under £500 that looks good. Is it unrealistic to build a good one for about £300? I have an old 32" CRT type telly and dont plan on getting a new one any time soon. I would like to use my 2 satellite channels as my normal TV reception is very poor. Mainly just want to record and play back.

Any help with a spec as cheap as possible can't spend over £300?

Thanks in advance

Moleh

 

[lee87]

Antec NSK 2480 Desktop Case - 380W Earth Watts PSU
(£68.14)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5200+ 2.70GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail
(£52.86)
Asus M3A78-EMH HDMI AMD 780G Micro-ATX (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard
(£49.34)
Hitachi Deskstar T7K500 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (0A33437)
(£42.29)
LG GH20NS15 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM
(£15.26)
OcUK 2GB (2x1GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit
(£23.49)
Sub Total : £213.94
Shipping : £9.95
VAT : £39.18
Total : £263.07

Then add a Hauppauge WinTv Nova-S2 for about £60. This has one tuner so you can only record one program at a time. I'm not sure if you can fit a dual tuner card into the budget.