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So, as the thread title says, I'm thinking about building an HTPC. Here's what I'm looking at so far:
ASUS M3N78-VM
AMD Athlon X2 4850e
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX
Lite-On iHES106-29 or LG GGC-H20L so I could possibly pick up some cheap HD-DVDs and be able to play them.
Lian Li PC-C37B
I have a spare 320GB Seagate 7200.10, an extra copy of Vista Ultimate and some spare RAM that will work fine for this.
I'm not 100% set on any of the parts I have picked out so suggestions are welcome. I want a mobo with HDMI out and going the AMD route seemed like the cheapest option for what look like fairly solid parts to me. With the case, I am definitely willing to spend the money for the Lian Li, but again, am always open for suggestions. The few requirements are that it must be shorter than 4.7" in height and has to fit a standard ATX PSU. Of course, it has to look nice, too.
One last possibility that I'm thinking of is an Ir receiver. If anyone has an experience with one that I could easily use with my Logitech Harmony 670, that would be awesome to find.
ASUS M3N78-VM
AMD Athlon X2 4850e
CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX
Lite-On iHES106-29 or LG GGC-H20L so I could possibly pick up some cheap HD-DVDs and be able to play them.
Lian Li PC-C37B
I have a spare 320GB Seagate 7200.10, an extra copy of Vista Ultimate and some spare RAM that will work fine for this.
I'm not 100% set on any of the parts I have picked out so suggestions are welcome. I want a mobo with HDMI out and going the AMD route seemed like the cheapest option for what look like fairly solid parts to me. With the case, I am definitely willing to spend the money for the Lian Li, but again, am always open for suggestions. The few requirements are that it must be shorter than 4.7" in height and has to fit a standard ATX PSU. Of course, it has to look nice, too.
One last possibility that I'm thinking of is an Ir receiver. If anyone has an experience with one that I could easily use with my Logitech Harmony 670, that would be awesome to find.