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kianwee
post Mar 29 2011, 10:23 AM

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QUOTE(barry @ Mar 29 2011, 09:39 AM)
Guys,

Need some pointers please, if you don't mind helping.

Planning to knock up a quick HTPC from my current old desktop. It has an old Gigabyte G31M-ES2L mobo running on E5500 with 2GB of RAM. My aim is to have a small footprint, low power consuming box which for downloading (got Unifi at home) and some light-weight gaming, connecting to my 50" plasma. Please advise on what to get (best bang-for-the-buck for a budget of around RM500):
- casing (with PSU)
- GC
- 2TB drive

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A 2TB drive will cost you around RM280. With that purchased, you left RM220 for a GC, PSU and casing. With that budget you can get a low end casing with a questionable PSU @ around RM80 at lowyat plaza and a Gigabyte 5450 GC @ around RM140.
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post Apr 1 2011, 02:31 PM

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QUOTE(kerorokatak @ Apr 1 2011, 12:55 PM)
Guys, if I wnt to built a HTPC within budget RM1200, can this HTPC hook up to 42" LED & play those 10GB - 20GB 1080P MVK movies (x.264/h.264) with no lagging?

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1. Asus E35M1-M PRO - RM480

2. 2GB DDR3 RAM - RM65

3. 1TB Hard disk - RM160

4. Casing - RM100

5. Coolermaster 400w PSU - RM100

6. BD-ROM from forumer - RM220


Total damage = RM1125


Not only can play MKV, can also bistream BD.iso and play actual blu-ray. smile.gif

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post Apr 1 2011, 03:14 PM

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QUOTE(n8210 @ Apr 1 2011, 02:51 PM)
Cool.. what sort of casing within RM100? So if I don't need a blueray disk, they I can lower down my budget to RM1000?
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I know there's a lot of ciplak casing around RM80-RM100. Quality wise I'm not sure, I've never own those before. Definitely usable, but nothing impressive.

Of course you can go without bd-rom or dvd-rom, just install your OS using USB thumb drive.
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post Apr 1 2011, 03:29 PM

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QUOTE(n8210 @ Apr 1 2011, 03:26 PM)
Then just need to hunt for a nice casing. Nice one!! Thanks kianwee.
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A decent one without breaking the bank would be Silverstone LC17. Should be around RM380

http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_c...?pno=lc17&area=

I think there's a few here using this model.
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post Apr 1 2011, 05:26 PM

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QUOTE(numbertwo @ Apr 1 2011, 04:29 PM)
hi, will the config that you suggested fits into micro or mini-ATX casing?
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The motherboard is a micro ATX mobo.
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