[chochamu]

So i've been pricing parts for a while this site has been a great resource among others. Primary uses will be XBMC, streaming from various sites and playing blu ray discs. I still have about 100+ hd dvd movies that I would love to get into again but I'm not sure I can or want to incorporate a combo drive into the build. Basically I want this to be my stand alone player for discs as well as media. I was using a WDTV Live Plus but I'm sick of its limitations.....

Anyways this is what I have so far.


CPU: AMD A4-5300 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard ($95.38 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($38.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Apex MI-008 Mini ITX Tower Case w/250W Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer ($56.99 @ Newegg)
or this http://tinyurl.com/lot79h5 (LG ELECTRONICS GGC-H20N HD DVD - Blu-ray Combo)

Total: $286.34

I have a TB drive that I will use for now possibly upgrade later to an SSD and OS will be Win 7 64bit. I still have the xbox hddvd add on that I can use through usb if possible.

Any comments or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

[whitebelly]

If saving $$ is on your mind, you could try this deal from newegg, with CPU and 8G memory included, its an option worth considering.....

[PyRo1509]

It's fine....
Has everything you need.

whitebelly is on to something.

[chochamu]

Can the Celeron 847 support a Blu Ray drive and playback software? The free ram will save me a ton and probably leave room to get the SSD.

[Dougie Fresh]

Yes, search the threads here for Celeron 847. There are many and lots of positive results.

[chochamu]

decided to go with the Biostar NM70I with the free ram that Whitebelly mentioned, same case as above and got a 120gb samsung ssd on sale for 89.99 total came out to 220.00 shipped. will probably wait for a sale on a blu ray drive later on.

Thanks for the replies guys!

[whitebelly]

Cool. Let us know how it turns out.