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$750 AMD
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Athlon 64 X2 BE-2350 (45W) | 108 |  |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte MA78GM-S2H | 114 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 48 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung HD501LJ | 115 | |
| Optical Drive | 18x Pioneer DVR-212D SATA | 35 | |
| Graphics Card | HD3200 Onboard | - | |
| Case | Antec NSK-2400 | 122 | |
| Power Supply | Antec 380W High Efficiency included in Case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| TV Tuner Card | Twinhan VisionPlus VP3020C TV Tuner Card | 49 | |
| Remote | MCE Remote and IR receiver | 34 | |
| Total Cost | - | 625 + Postage |
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$750 Intel
| Part | Model | Price | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium Dual Core E2200 | 99 | |
| Motherboard | Abit Fatal1ty F-I90HD | 124 | |
| RAM | 2GB Kingston DDR2-667 | 48 | |
| Hard Drive | 500GB Samsung HD501LJ | 115 | |
| Optical Drive | Asus 1814BLT SATA drive | 39 | |
| Graphics Card | Onboard from motherboard | - | |
| Case | Antec NSK-2400 | 122 | |
| Power Supply | Antec 380W High Efficiency included in Case | - | |
| Cooling | - | - | |
| TV Tuner Card | Twinhan VisionPlus VP3020C TV Tuner Card | 49 | |
| Remote | MCE Remote and IR receiver | 34 | |
| Total Cost | - | 632 + 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.
Now that HD-DVD has capitulated, consider buying a Blu Ray drive instead of a DVD (Pioneer BDC-S02).
