So, first go at a HTPC build

[Invertigo]

From building my pc and a friends, as well as some upgrades, I basically have a few spare parts lying around and figured I may as well whack them together into a HTPC, as well as a media/browsing pc for my dad.

I have a few components already, just need to fill in the gaps really.

Most of my reused parts are from Dell PC's, so obviously CPU overclocking is not viable. Parts are:-

Dell H57 Socket 1156 Mobo
Nvidia GT310 Graphics (Basically a rebranded 220, I think)
400W Dell PSU

So in total, I'm looking for a Socket 1156 CPU, Hard drive, Optical drive and some memory. Ideally I want to stay sub-£200. I do still have the dell standard cpu heatsink which, truth be told, is very quiet when under moderate loads. MUCH better than the Intel one!

 

[RJC]

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) £70.49
(£59.99) £70.49
(£59.99)
Intel Pentium Dual-Core G6950 2.80GHz (Socket LGA1156) - Retail £64.99
(£55.31) £64.99
(£55.31)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £43.99
(£37.44) £43.99
(£37.44)
Samsung SH-S223L/RSMN 22x DVD±RW SATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Beige/Black/Silver) - Retail £14.09
(£11.99) £14.09
(£11.99)
Sub Total : £164.73
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 : £30.49
Total : £204.72

Hopefully the motherboard should take the cpu without a BIOS update, if not look at the i3 530.

 

[Invertigo]

Much appreciated.
The original CPU in the mobo was an i7 860, so I'd be pretty confident about the i3 working at least. I'm tempted to go for a smaller hard drive for the time being though and possibly look at a bluray drive as opposed to dvd.
I wants to make use of the HDTV It's been sat in the folks' living room for 2 years without a single HD source