2013-09-11, 18:15
Good day all,
I have been a long time fan of XBMC but I have never really had the opportunity to have a dedicated HTPC. Recently my original boxee box recently died and I thought this would be the prefect opportunity to create a HTPC that could fully run XBMC in all of its glory. I have done a fair amount of research on the hardware that would be needed to run XBMC however I want to be absolutely correct before I purchase anything. I can't think of a better place to ask what hardware would work well with XBMC than the forums. My budget is around $300 to $500 range, I'd like to keep on the low side if possible. So with that in mind I give you a part listing of what I have come up with:
CPU AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor[4] $61.99 @ NCIX US
Motherboard MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard[5] $82.99 @ Microcenter
Memory Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[6] $33.60 @ NCIX US
Storage Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk[7] $79.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case[8] $39.99 @ Microcenter
Power Supply Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply[9] $24.99 @ Newegg
Total Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. $323.55
A couple of notes on the parts. I realize the SSD is a little big but I'm actually going to swap it for a smaller ssd I already own. I also own a Synology NAS that has been running for the better part of 2 years so I don't need a lot of on board storage. I'm a little iffy on the motherboard but everything else seems to highly recommended. In and all advice, suggestions is greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading and helping.
I have been a long time fan of XBMC but I have never really had the opportunity to have a dedicated HTPC. Recently my original boxee box recently died and I thought this would be the prefect opportunity to create a HTPC that could fully run XBMC in all of its glory. I have done a fair amount of research on the hardware that would be needed to run XBMC however I want to be absolutely correct before I purchase anything. I can't think of a better place to ask what hardware would work well with XBMC than the forums. My budget is around $300 to $500 range, I'd like to keep on the low side if possible. So with that in mind I give you a part listing of what I have come up with:
CPU AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor[4] $61.99 @ NCIX US
Motherboard MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard[5] $82.99 @ Microcenter
Memory Kingston HyperX Blu 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory[6] $33.60 @ NCIX US
Storage Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk[7] $79.99 @ Newegg
Case Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case[8] $39.99 @ Microcenter
Power Supply Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply[9] $24.99 @ Newegg
Total Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available. $323.55
A couple of notes on the parts. I realize the SSD is a little big but I'm actually going to swap it for a smaller ssd I already own. I also own a Synology NAS that has been running for the better part of 2 years so I don't need a lot of on board storage. I'm a little iffy on the motherboard but everything else seems to highly recommended. In and all advice, suggestions is greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading and helping.