Media center build

asakura797

asakura797

asakura797

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Basically I want to build a media centre for the downstairs living room so we can stream media from the network and surf the web should we need to.

I need one speced up for the downstairs. Budget is £300 - £375. Nothing over fancy as bits a pieces can be added later on.

Your advice is more than welcomed.

Thanks in advance. :D
 
Antec Micro Fusion Remote 350 HTPC Case - Black/Silver (350W PSU Included) £80.99
(£68.93) £80.99
(£68.93)
Samsung EcoGreen F2 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SI) Samsung EcoGreen F2 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SI) £62.99
(£53.61) £62.99
(£53.61)
XFX ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB TV-Out/HDTV/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail XFX ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB TV-Out/HDTV/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail £48.99
(£41.69) £48.99
(£41.69)
AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 240 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 240 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
** PROMO ** OcUK Brushed Aluminium Blu-Ray ROM Slot Loading Drive - Black (Retail) ** PROMO ** OcUK Brushed Aluminium Blu-Ray ROM Slot Loading Drive - Black (Retail) £43.99
(£37.44) £43.99
(£37.44)
Corsair Value Select 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel (VS2GBKIT667D2) Corsair Value Select 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-5300C5 Dual Channel (VS2GBKIT667D2) £41.99
(£35.74) £41.99
(£35.74)
Asus M2N68-AM SE2 GeForce 7025 (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus M2N68-AM SE2 GeForce 7025 (Socket AM2+) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £36.99
(£31.48) £36.99
(£31.48)
Sub Total : £308.88
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £56.02
Total : £376.15

1TB, Blue ray and a HDMI card just for good measure :D
 
Similar spec to shadowake but a few tweaks (explained below)

Asus M4A785TD-M Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £69.99
(£59.57) £69.99
(£59.57)
Samsung EcoGreen F2 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SI) £62.99
(£53.61) £62.99
(£53.61)
AMD Athlon II X2 Dual Core 240 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £46.99
(£39.99) £46.99
(£39.99)
** PROMO ** OcUK Brushed Aluminium Blu-Ray ROM Slot Loading Drive - Black (Retail) £43.99
(£37.44) £43.99
(£37.44)
Corsair Value Select 2GB (1x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit (VS2GB1333D3 G) £40.85
(£34.77) £40.85
(£34.77)
Sub Total : £225.38
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.50
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £41.10
Total : £275.98

I personally would also add an Antec NSK2480 case + psu and Scythe Mini Ninja heatsink to give you a nice silent machine. Cost approx £110.

I went for a 785G motherboard because the onboard gfx (which have 128mb sideport memory) will be more than adequate for it's use and will save a signifcant amount of power over the year. The board is more expensive, but it is also more future proof and very well specced and featured should you decide to expand it's uses. Unless you game or have high end sound over hdmi requirements there is no benefit to a discrete card.

The samsung F2 drive is perfect for an htpc and very quiet.

Marc
 
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