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[Jay794]

So I've got the house, the TV and the gaming PC, so now I need a HTPC. I see no reason to set a huge budget because it won't need a massive hard drive, basically I need a HTPC just so I can plug my hard drive in and watch DVD/Blu Rays.

Requirements
Smallest case possible + PSU
Under 100GB hard drive/SSD preferred
No need for an i7 but a decent CPU that can handle HD videos
Internal Wireless card
No sound card requires
Graphics card with a HDMI port
Optional Bluray drive

Budget under £300 but, the cheaper, the better

 

[R088ieS86]

Hi, not many boards will have built in WiFi which is why the below costs over £300:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus E45M1-I DELUXE (AMD Hudson M1) DDR3 Motherboard - mini ITX £139.99
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £77.99
1 x Antec ISK110 MiniITX Vesa Mountable Case - Black/Silver £71.99
1 x Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C10 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (BL2KIT25664BA160A) £19.99
Total : £321.36 (includes shipping : £9.50).



Has the Wifi antenna ports on the back so you would have to find a couple to attach.

Apart from that the onboard AMD 6310 will handle blu-ray content just fine through the HDMI port, the case is tiny and comes with a 90W brick PSU.

SSD is one of the most reliable and fastest on the market.

Or if you are just looking to polug in a USB hdd and play off that then a media streamer maybe a better idea: link

 

[Jay794]

Media Streamer would be ok I guess but I won't be streaming much as my internet is crappy, I'd just plug in my external hard drive and watch stuff off that

 

[R088ieS86]

One of the Asus O!Play media players would suit you best then. The mini looks like it will allow you to plug in a USB HDD and away you go. OcUK don't have them in stock atm though. But £50 is better than £300