I am very close to getting approval from the CFO, also known as The Wife, to purchase a HTPC and home server. But she wants me to price it out completely, none of this "you said it would cost $500 but it ends up being $1,000". I have been reading CrimandEvil post Ultimate HTPC Guild and this is what I have come up with. What I am looking for is if I am missing anyting that might cost $, or have anything I dont really need. Breaking it out by server, HTPC and misc stuff.
Home Server:
Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower
MoBo: ASRock K10N78M
CPU: AMD Atlon II X2 240
PSU: Corsair CMPSU - 400W
Memory: Crucial 2GB 240 - Pin DDR2 1066 x 2
HD: Caviar Green 1TB x 2
Blu-ray: LiteOn 4X BD-ROM
OS: Window Home Server
Total: $696.90
In CrimandEvil server build I didn's see a CD/DVD/BD player. Dont you need one to load software?
Also I have see that there is a new version of WHS in Beta, but can't find any release date info. Any one know if/when this is coming out?
HTPC:
Case: Antec NSK1480
MoBo: ASRock H55M Pro LGA 1156
CPU: Core i3-530 2.93GHz
Memory: Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333
HD: Caviar Green 1TB
Blu-ray: LiteOn 4X BD-ROM
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Total: $564.89
Misc:
Software to copy DVD's and Blu-Ray's to the server - AnyDVD HD and CloneDVD $130
I don't have cat5 cable running to everyroom so:
MoCA: Netgear 199.99
What if i want to add another HTPC, do I have to get another pair of these. Can you have more than one HTPC using these?
That's what i am thinking, am I missing anyting?
Thanks for you input.
Wick
Home Server:
Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower
MoBo: ASRock K10N78M
CPU: AMD Atlon II X2 240
PSU: Corsair CMPSU - 400W
Memory: Crucial 2GB 240 - Pin DDR2 1066 x 2
HD: Caviar Green 1TB x 2
Blu-ray: LiteOn 4X BD-ROM
OS: Window Home Server
Total: $696.90
In CrimandEvil server build I didn's see a CD/DVD/BD player. Dont you need one to load software?
Also I have see that there is a new version of WHS in Beta, but can't find any release date info. Any one know if/when this is coming out?
HTPC:
Case: Antec NSK1480
MoBo: ASRock H55M Pro LGA 1156
CPU: Core i3-530 2.93GHz
Memory: Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333
HD: Caviar Green 1TB
Blu-ray: LiteOn 4X BD-ROM
OS: Windows 7 64-bit
Total: $564.89
Misc:
Software to copy DVD's and Blu-Ray's to the server - AnyDVD HD and CloneDVD $130
I don't have cat5 cable running to everyroom so:
MoCA: Netgear 199.99
What if i want to add another HTPC, do I have to get another pair of these. Can you have more than one HTPC using these?
That's what i am thinking, am I missing anyting?
Thanks for you input.
Wick
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