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! CPU
 
! CPU
| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Core 2 Duo E4500] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E4500 172]
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| [http://www.intel.com/products/processor/core2duo/index.htm Core 2 Duo E4500] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=E4500 169]
 
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! Motherboard
 
! Motherboard
| [http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=Fatal1ty+F-I90HD&fMTYPE=LGA775 Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Fatal1ty+F-I90HD 133]
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| [http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=Fatal1ty+F-I90HD&fMTYPE=LGA775 Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD] || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=Fatal1ty+F-I90HD 132]
 
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! RAM
 
! RAM
| 2GB Corsair DDR2-667 || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Corsair 97]
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| 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 || [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=2GB+DDR2+Kingston+667 60]
 
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! Hard Drive
 
! Hard Drive
| [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 139]
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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 133]
 
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! Optical Drive
 
! Optical Drive
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! Graphics Card
 
! Graphics Card
| 256MB 8500GT w/HDTV|| [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8500GT+HDTV 94]
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| 256MB 8500GT w/HDTV|| [http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=8500GT+HDTV 88]
 
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! Total Cost
 
! Total Cost
| - || 904 + Postage
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Revision as of 23:49, 14 October 2007

$750 AMD

Part Model Price Case
CPU AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ 124
Motherboard Asus M2A-VM HDMI 99
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 60
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung HD501LJ 133
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 - 675 + Postage

$1000 Intel

Part Model Price Case
CPU Core 2 Duo E4500 169
Motherboard Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD 132
RAM 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 60
Hard Drive 500GB Samsung HD501LJ 133
Optical Drive Asus 1814BLT SATA drive 44
Graphics Card 256MB 8500GT w/HDTV 88
Case Antec NSK-2400 129
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 - 851 + 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.