HTPC for £300-400?

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Looking to come up with an HTPC build for about £300-400, I don't need:

- OS
- Blu-ray drive
- Any software

But I need everything else. It will basically be for watching 1080p MKVs and Blu-rays and maybe a bit of emulator gaming (up to PS1).
 
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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Athlon II X4 Quad Core 640 3.00GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £74.39
(£61.99) £74.39
(£61.99)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black (with 500w Elite Power PSU) £64.33
(£53.61) £64.33
(£53.61)
Gigabyte GA-MA78LMT-US2H 760G (Socket AM3) DDR3 Motherboard £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £40.99
(£34.16) £40.99
(£34.16)
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Ultra Low Voltage Dual Channel Kit (OCZ3P1333C9ELV4GK) £29.99
(£24.99) £29.99
(£24.99)
Sub Total : £216.41
 
Looks awesome man, are you confident it could smoothly play Blu-rays and 1080p MKVs?

EDIT: Additionally, could you recommend a more HTPCish case? I'm probably going to have it lying down horizontally in my TV cabinet.
 
The 760G is not designed for 1080p bluray/MKV - you want a 780G or 880/890G motherboard.

The Quad core is way overkill for an HTPC - you would be better off with a lower wattage x2.

For the case I would recommend having a look at the Zalman HD501 (its a bit more but it looks good IMO).

This is a basic build - just add HDD + Case.

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