HTPC
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$750 AMD
Part | Model | Price | Case |
---|---|---|---|
CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ | 144 | |
Motherboard | Asus M2A-VM HDMI | 99 | |
RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 65 | |
Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung HD501LJ | 129 | |
Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 35 | |
Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
Case | Antec NSK-2400 | 130 | |
Power Supply | Antec 380W High Efficiency included in Case | - | |
Cooling | - | - | |
TV Tuner Card | Twinhan VisionPlus VP3020C TV Tuner Card | 55 | |
Remote | MCE Remote and IR receiver | 39 | |
Total Cost | - | 696 + Postage |
$750 Intel
Part | Model | Price | Case |
---|---|---|---|
CPU | Intel Pentium Dual Core E2180 | 105 | |
Motherboard | Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD | 132 | |
RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 65 | |
Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung HD501LJ | 129 | |
Optical Drive | Asus 1814BLT SATA drive | 40 | |
Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
Case | Antec NSK-2400 | 130 | |
Power Supply | Antec 380W High Efficiency included in Case | - | |
Cooling | - | - | |
TV Tuner Card | Twinhan VisionPlus VP3020C TV Tuner Card | 55 | |
Remote | MCE Remote and IR receiver | 39 | |
Total Cost | - | 697 + 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.