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Looking to build a computer to be used on a TV (1920 x 1080) for blu-ray playback and general web usage:

Currently ive got:
Intel Core i3-2120 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Asus P8H61 Intel H61 Chipset (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard **B3 REVISION** £66.98
(£55.82) £66.98
(£55.82)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6450 1024MB GDDR3 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11190-02-20G) £43.99
(£36.66) £43.99
(£36.66)
Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DL002) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £23.98
(£19.98) £23.98
(£19.98)
OcUK Swift 550W Silent Power Supply £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £244.09
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £50.82
Total : £304.91

I already have a blu-ray player and a copy of windows and no need for a case. Should this be alrite to handle blu-rays, maybe even possible a few gomes on low setting? Ive got a max budget of £350, should i buy a better PSU?
 
hmm, but for blu-ray playback, whihc will be its primray usage, the 6450 should be fine, right?
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Yes,

You could go Llano? which has a better onboard gpu core than a 6450.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/amd-a8-3800.html


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Llano A8-3850 2.90 (Socket FM1) APU Processor (AD3850WNGXBOX) £113.99
(£94.99) £113.99
(£94.99)
Asus F1A75-M AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM1) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Corsair Builder Series CX 430W V2 ATX '80 Plus' Power Supply (CMPSU-430CXUKV2) £39.98
(£33.32) £39.98
(£33.32)
Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £37.99
(£31.66) £37.99
(£31.66)
Corsair Value 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit £23.98
(£19.98) £23.98
(£19.98)
Sub Total : £246.61
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £51.32
Total : £307.93


It also supports a type of hybrid crossfire which they also tested where it combines the power of a discrete card and the built in core for extra oommphh, xbitlabs used a 6570 but a 6450 can be used too.
 
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Thanks stulid, so how much better is your proposed set-up compared to mine? Also do you know when the motherboards will be in stock as im looking to order in the next few days, and does your motherbaord hjave any IDE ports? Or would it just be better to buy a SATA to IDE converter?
 
Make sure its the F1A75-M which has DVI and VGA outputs.

The F1A75 doesnt have any onboard video outputs.
 
Llano, fusion options seem best for a windows based HTPC solution running xbmc.

Llano packs better cpu punch than fusion/intel atom/ULV cpus but the old gen are still more than adequate for running heavy flash and 1080p blu-ray.

Stulid will probably bite but I still like the Zotac all in one solutions without the need for building

eg

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=fs-003-zt

but opt for the zacate instead if you're running windows

http://www.zotacusa.com/zotac-zbox-...apu-1-6-ghz-dual-core-all-in-one-mini-pc.html
 
stulid said:
Just worried about the gaming thing.
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Oh my bad ... D'oh op said gaming :cool:

Yeah the Zotac can do very basic gaming but is not great. Basic Emulators snes, mame etc work just fine but better be safe than sorry and take Stulid's advice :)

BTW Stulid I only found out about Llano last night - yes I'm well behind after a recent break :eek:
 
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