SPEC ME a HTPC 1080p

[Mayoor]

I need a HTPC for the living room which will play 1080p flawlessly. It also needs to have at least an i5 chip or faster as it will need to extract files at speed. Looking for something that look stylish and will fit into my cabinet.

 

[Mayoor]

This is a good start of an i5 build.

YOUR BASKET
1 x Intel Core i5-3470 3.20GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £149.99
1 x Silverstone Grandia GD05 Desktop HTPC Case - Black (SST-GD05B USB3.0) £79.99
1 x MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £53.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
1 x Scythe Shuriken Rev.B Quiet Low Profile CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £27.98
Total : £366.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).




The on-boards may struggle at flawless 1080p, but you can add a GPU to ease that. theres a passive 7750 that looks good, though it is near £100..

What does you budget look like?

Thanks for the kick start!

Somethings to bear in mind. I would like to have an SSD for the OS for faster booting and also a nicer looking case than that.

Budget is about £500