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− | | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=X2+4000%2B | + | | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=X2+4000%2B 87] |
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− | | [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointTSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointTSeries_HD501LJ.asp 500GB Samsung HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA | + | | [http://www.samsung.com/Products/HardDiskDrive/SpinPointTSeries/HardDiskDrive_SpinPointTSeries_HD501LJ.asp 500GB Samsung HD501LJ] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=500GB+SATA 138] |
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Revision as of 03:49, 4 July 2007
$750 AMD
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ | 87 | |
Motherboard | Asus M2A-VM HDMI | 115 | |
RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 88 | |
Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung HD501LJ | 138 | |
Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 46 | |
Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
Case | Antec NSK-2400 | 125 | |
Power Supply | Antec 380W High Efficiency included in Case | - | |
Cooling | - | - | |
TV Tuner Card | Twinhan VisionPlus VP3020C TV Tuner Card | 72 | |
Remote | MCE Remote and IR receiver | 39 | |
Total Cost | - | 710 + Postage |
$1000 Intel
Part | Model | Price | Case |
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CPU | Core 2 Duo E4300 | 139 | |
Motherboard | Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD | 136 | |
RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 88 | |
Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung HD501LJ | 154 | |
Optical Drive | Asus 1814BLT SATA drive - comes with MPEG decoder suitable for MCE | 55 | |
Graphics Card | 256MB 8500GT w/HDTV | 97 | |
Case | Antec NSK-2400 | 125 | |
Power Supply | Antec 380W High Efficiency included in Case | - | |
Cooling | - | - | |
TV Tuner Card | Twinhan VisionPlus VP3020C TV Tuner Card | 72 | |
Remote | MCE Remote and IR receiver | 39 | |
Total Cost | - | 905 + Postage |
For MCE and Vista with analogue TV or a Foxtel/Optus box, the Hauppauge PVR150 is ideal. If you want to do DVB TV, get the Nova-T 500MCE as it has dual tuners - both of these cards are low-profile or standard height. For MythTV under Linux, the AverMedia A777 is natively supported - see www.linuxtv.org for more cards.