Spec for Home Theatre PC

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Home I'm posting this in the correct section.

I've been thinking about putting together a cheap Home Theatre PC for some time, not for anything serious but to play around with.

As it won't be used for anything more demanding than playing films stored on a network drive and maybe some video streaming I'm hoping that I can get away with using lower spec parts.

The spec I'm considering is a quad core AM3 processor, 8GB memory and 120GB SSD drive. I'd be happy if a low end graphics card with 1GB memory will do the job.

Suggestions and advice very welcome please.

Thank you.

 

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Thanks will certainly consider this.

However if I'm able to get parts cheap/free I may still go ahead with the HTPC as a fun project.

 

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Think I've got the message, HTPCs have had their day.

Can anyone recommend a specific media player box please?

What I'd need it to do is play films stored on a NAS drive and stream video. A web browser and USB sockets (for keyboard/mouse) are also a must.