1) This PC will primarily be used as a HTPC with 1080p content. I will also do some occasional "light" gaming and video encoding.
2) I have a loose budget of $500.
3) Location: Alabama
4) Purchasing from newegg:
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2HP - $79.99
AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz - $144.99
Rosewill RP550V2-D-SL 550W ATX12V v2.01 - $64.99
OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) - $33.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s - $64.99
SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - $25.99
COOLER MASTER Centurion 541 RC-541-SKN1 Black Aluminum bezel, SECC chassis MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case - $44.99
5) Not reusing any parts.
6) Minor overclocking.
7) Using a 19" LCD and a 50" Kuro Plasma primarily.
8) Purchasing in the next week or so.
9) Not planning on using too many features on the motherboard. I will start out using the onboard video though with plans to add a single GPU later if needed.
10) I have a license for XP Pro.
I plan to add a Blu-Ray burner, a 1TB SATA drive, and a single GPU to this build at some point down the road. I'd like to use this as a Blu-Ray player eventually. Also, I'll add some 80 and 120 fans to that case.
2) I have a loose budget of $500.
3) Location: Alabama
4) Purchasing from newegg:
GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2HP - $79.99
AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz - $144.99
Rosewill RP550V2-D-SL 550W ATX12V v2.01 - $64.99
OCZ Platinum 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) - $33.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s - $64.99
SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223F - $25.99
COOLER MASTER Centurion 541 RC-541-SKN1 Black Aluminum bezel, SECC chassis MicroATX Mini Tower Computer Case - $44.99
5) Not reusing any parts.
6) Minor overclocking.
7) Using a 19" LCD and a 50" Kuro Plasma primarily.
8) Purchasing in the next week or so.
9) Not planning on using too many features on the motherboard. I will start out using the onboard video though with plans to add a single GPU later if needed.
10) I have a license for XP Pro.
I plan to add a Blu-Ray burner, a 1TB SATA drive, and a single GPU to this build at some point down the road. I'd like to use this as a Blu-Ray player eventually. Also, I'll add some 80 and 120 fans to that case.