2012-05-19, 22:31
Hello everyone,
This is my first post. I've decided to build a XBMC box mainly to cut my current cable bill. I've played with Sabnzb+, Sickbeard and Couch Potato on my Mac to get the hang out the setup for the past week. I haven't installed XBMC yet, but I think I'm ready for a build (thinking of a Linux box).
I popped over to newegg and found the following:
LOGISYS Computer CS305BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Enhanced SOHO Computer Case 480W Power Supply
Item #: N82E16811148046
SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5 SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822152245
ASRock A75M FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS ASRock A75M FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Item #: N82E16813157260
AMD A4-3300 Llano 2.5GHz Socket FM1 65W Dual-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6410D AD3300OJHXBOX
G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNS G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNS
Grand Total: $299.78 Shipped
Does this build look okay? I've been having a hard time building a box for less than $300 that has a 1-2TB drive, I thought I'd jump on the $99 2TB this weekend while I can (hope it doesn't sell out!). Also, I needed a MB with HDMI and audio optical out for my setup.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated. I'd be using this box to run as a server, automagically downloading content and running XBMC to display mostly 720p content, but my TV does support 1080p (50" panasonic) and I may watch some movies at the higher resolution.
Thanks in advance!
This is my first post. I've decided to build a XBMC box mainly to cut my current cable bill. I've played with Sabnzb+, Sickbeard and Couch Potato on my Mac to get the hang out the setup for the past week. I haven't installed XBMC yet, but I think I'm ready for a build (thinking of a Linux box).
I popped over to newegg and found the following:
LOGISYS Computer CS305BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Enhanced SOHO Computer Case 480W Power Supply
Item #: N82E16811148046
SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5 SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 HD204UI 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Item #: N82E16822152245
ASRock A75M FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS ASRock A75M FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Item #: N82E16813157260
AMD A4-3300 Llano 2.5GHz Socket FM1 65W Dual-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6410D AD3300OJHXBOX
G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNS G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNS
Grand Total: $299.78 Shipped
Does this build look okay? I've been having a hard time building a box for less than $300 that has a 1-2TB drive, I thought I'd jump on the $99 2TB this weekend while I can (hope it doesn't sell out!). Also, I needed a MB with HDMI and audio optical out for my setup.
Any comments would be greatly appreciated. I'd be using this box to run as a server, automagically downloading content and running XBMC to display mostly 720p content, but my TV does support 1080p (50" panasonic) and I may watch some movies at the higher resolution.
Thanks in advance!
