htpc help, reduce cost

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dajaga

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ok ive decided that im going to go with the pc instead of the minimac for my htpc
so i am buying from tigerdirect.ca
so i dont need a dvr. and i want to be able to play bluray movies when the drives become cheaper with out upgrading any thing, and i want to watch 1080p rips
i will need wireless network and digital out.

cpu: athlon x64 5000+ 86$
motherboard:Gigabyte MA790X-DS4 170$ because it has digital out through fiberoptics
dvd burner: 30$
hdd: Maxtor DiamondMax 21 500GB 70$
ram: Crucial 2048MB PC5400 50$
video:diamond radeon 3450 512mb 70$ dvi to hdmi converter
wireless mouse/keyboard 30$
wireless internet card: D-Link WDA-1320 36$
powersupply: Thermaltake PurePower 430-Watt Power supply 48$
i have a computer case that i can use its kinda big but oh well
the total is 590 taxes 80 shipping prolly about 50
thats about 720
can you please help me cut the cost i would like to have it around 550 with taxes
thanks
 
So, I'm going to ask. Why are you wasting $240 on a "gaming" mobo with a video card when you just get the GA-MA78GM-S2H for way less then half the cost?

Also, don't cheap out on the memory and, instead, get DDR2 800 memory. Come on, it's like $10 more at the most (unless prices are that terrible in Canada).
 
ok this is kinda revised.
cpu: athlon x64 5000+ 86$
motherboard: GA-MA78GM-S2H 115$
dvd burner: 30$
hdd: Maxtor DiamondMax 21 500GB 70$
ram: OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 4096MB 80$
wireless mouse/keyboard 30$
wireless internet card: D-Link WDA-1320 36$
powersupply: Thermaltake PurePower 430-Watt Power supply 48$

about 620 with taxes and shipping.
how is the performance of the mobo for playing hd movies
 
Ugh. Drop the 4 gigs of memory and go with two gigs, and just buy the good basic stuff too. You don't need four gigs for an HTPC and you certainly don't need "SLI ready" memory (unless it's on sale pretty damn close to the regular stuff).
 
this is from ncix.ca
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H $94.99
Buffalo Select D2U800C-2G/BR 2GB $39.99
Apex DM-317 mATX HTPC Case Silver Black 275W $49.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual Core Processor $89.63
Belkin F5D7000 54G Wireless Network Adapter $40.05
Logitech Cordless Desktop $45.10
LG G-H20NS15 Black DVD+RW $30.44
Seagate SV35.3 500GB SATA 7200RPM $104
600 total
how does this sound for a htpc. i am going to order this on monday.
 
dajaga said:
this is from ncix.ca
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H $94.99
Buffalo Select D2U800C-2G/BR 2GB $39.99
Apex DM-317 mATX HTPC Case Silver Black 275W $49.99
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Dual Core Processor $89.63
Belkin F5D7000 54G Wireless Network Adapter $40.05
Logitech Cordless Desktop $45.10
LG G-H20NS15 Black DVD+RW $30.44
Seagate SV35.3 500GB SATA 7200RPM $104
600 total
how does this sound for a htpc. i am going to order this on monday.
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that processor is pretty expensive, you can get it way cheaper in the US, idk about canada
 
also over 100 for a 500gb drive is expensive... you could get a 500gb drive for 60
 
actually the canadian dollar is almost on par with the us, only reason why its more expensive is they companies probably get charged for bringing products through the boarder and shipping cost
 
i purchased this from canadacomputers
3m HDMI to HDMI Single Link M/M $23.99
Western Digital Caviar (WD5000AAKS) 500GB SATAII 7200RPm $69.99

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ (65W) $61.99
Belkin 3' Fiber Optic Audio Cable 1-Tosslink (F8C204b03-GLD) $13.99
Belkin Wireless G Desktop Card (F5D7000) - 802.11g, Wi-Fi 802.11b $28.99
Patriot Signature 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin SDRAM DDR2 800MHz (PC2 6400) $39.99
Antec NSK2480 Desktop Case w/380Watt PSU, Black/Silver $97.99
Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H Socket AM2+ AMD 780G + SB700 $94.99
Your Total $431.92
Shipping $7.99
Handling
GST $22.00
Final Total $461.91
i ordered this today and hopefully i will get it on wednesday or thursday
so how will this perform with 1080p and bluray when i get it, i will be hooking it up to a 42inch sharp aquos lcd with 1080p and a 5.1 sound system, cant wait and what should i use for os windows xp or vista
 
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