2012-06-16, 04:06 AM
I've been wanting to put together a new system to replace the first HTPC I built in 2008, to better handle the demands of HD. Been looking at components, then today the Newegg Fathers Day sale included several of the items on my wish list, so Happy Fathers Day to me. My head is spinning from all the choices/reviews of components, so I'm hoping for some advice or comments on my selections from the experts here on this forum. This system will be in the den, for my viewing pleasure on a 20" screen, but primarily to record cable TV and serve two PCH's in the house. I'll use my existing HVR2250 and DCR2650 tuners. This is what I have in my cart:
ASRock A75 PRO4 FM1 AMD A75 Motherboard ($80)
AMD A8-3850 ($100)
G.SKILL Ripjaw 8GB DDR3 1600 ($47)
Corsair 120GB SSD ($80 AR)
Samsung 2TB HD ($100)
Pioneer BD Writer ($80)
Cooler Master GX 450W ($35 AR)
I'm not really sold on either of these cases:
Cooler Master Elite 431 ($50 AR)
Rosewill Challenger ($40)
That's about $570, plus Win7. Any bad decisions there? Is the FM1 MoBo a good way to go? Is the A8 worth it over the A6-3500 ($80). Any suggestions on a nice mid ATX case? Or tell me it's all good so I can pull the trigger.
Thanks!
Roy
ASRock A75 PRO4 FM1 AMD A75 Motherboard ($80)
AMD A8-3850 ($100)
G.SKILL Ripjaw 8GB DDR3 1600 ($47)
Corsair 120GB SSD ($80 AR)
Samsung 2TB HD ($100)
Pioneer BD Writer ($80)
Cooler Master GX 450W ($35 AR)
I'm not really sold on either of these cases:
Cooler Master Elite 431 ($50 AR)
Rosewill Challenger ($40)
That's about $570, plus Win7. Any bad decisions there? Is the FM1 MoBo a good way to go? Is the A8 worth it over the A6-3500 ($80). Any suggestions on a nice mid ATX case? Or tell me it's all good so I can pull the trigger.
Thanks!
Roy
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MSI H270 PC Mate | Core i3-7100 | 16GB RAM | 275GB M.2 2280 SSD | 4TB + 2TB HDD | Zalman Z3 Case | Win10
HDHR Prime | HVR2250 | PCH A-110 | PCH A-100 | Harmony 650 & 700 remotes | Comcast | Schedules Direct
MSI H270 PC Mate | Core i3-7100 | 16GB RAM | 275GB M.2 2280 SSD | 4TB + 2TB HDD | Zalman Z3 Case | Win10
HDHR Prime | HVR2250 | PCH A-110 | PCH A-100 | Harmony 650 & 700 remotes | Comcast | Schedules Direct