2011-07-22, 02:26
bluray Wrote:Since you're willing to pay a little more, I would go with this setup:
1. MSI 880GM-E41 AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
2. AMD Phenom II X4 840 3.2GHz
3. SilverStone Aluminum/Steel Micro ATX Media Center/HTPC Case ML03B (Black)
4. Antec EA-380D Power Supply
5. Axle3D GeForce GT 520 2GB DDR3 PCI Express
6. Corsair Force CSSD-F40GB2-A
7. Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1066
You'll be a happy camper!
well, i started with this, changed a few components (different case, PS, and an xfx version of the video card), we will see how it goes
1 x ($29.99) MEM 2Gx2|KST KVR1066D3N7K2/4G R $29.99
1 x ($64.99) HTPC CASE XION| XON-810PCB-RD R $64.99
1 x ($69.99) VGA XFX|GT-520M-CNF2 520GT 2G R $69.99
1 x ($74.99) MB MSI| 880GM-E41 880G R $74.99
1 x ($99.99) SSD 40G|CORSAIR CSSD-F40GB2-A R $99.99
1 x ($104.99) CPU AMD|PH II X4 840 3.2G AM3 RT $104.99
with shipping - $470
all from newegg.com
im a unix guy so im planning on running this configuration with XBMC-Live. we will see how things go next week.
i was hoping for a bad ass machine that i only have to buy once for several years, this looked like the best combination ive seen recommended. can't wait to try loading up mame and play a serious game of asteroids on my TV
as always with linux the biggest challenge is going to be the video card. looks like drivers won't be a problem but we will see. ill post progress and notes when the hardware shows up.
LOL, once this is running time to move on to my 100tb storage server =-)