Dear all sifu,

I plan to built a MINI PC to watch streaming Video at home. can you all recommended the spec & price to build the PC.

MINI PC & barebone type i plan to built..

its the internet line and speed that u need to worry .. lolx

anyway, take a look at asus mobo, they have mini one

Actually if it's me I will just buy a ready made setup (although the price is not wise/ very not wise, compared to self build model) such as Acer L3600- compact, complete with antenna port & remote, perfect for Windows Media Center.

Anyway, seems this is WRONG SECTION~

I was in your shoe once. Maybe my spec below in signature could help. If you do not GC, much more small case could do the job. Good power for the price plus HDMI, around 1.5k should give you a decent HTPC.

This post has been edited by catsper: Dec 19 2010, 06:55 PM

Thanks Catsper.

let say i change your spec

Dual core E5400
Ram 2GB.
No LCD
No speaker
500G HDD.

JUST CPU..

Within RM800 can get the unit??

Should be ok but depend on board and case. Which form factor you are going into?

MATX? MITX?

which 1 is better ??

MATX? MITX?

They are board size in general. You have more PCI-E slot for bigger board, smaller board reduce space. You can go full ATX size for typical CPU, but some people prefer smaller footprint for HTPC. Refer here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroATX

RM800 budget can get a mini pc with HDMI port type??

Are you own the PC shop can you Quote me by PM me??

AMD Athlon II X2 255 RM 194
Asus M4N68T-M v2 RM 190
Kingston 2GB DDR3 RM 69
Samsung Spinpoint F3 500GB RM 118
Emag +PSU RM 80
Liteon SATA 24X RM 69

rm 720




This post has been edited by Source96: Dec 20 2010, 12:27 AM

if you are interested, look at my signature. I have a mini pc/server for sale. Just add a large size hdd and you are good to go. It's a dualcore atom proc, so it should be able to handle high quality videos.

Hmm, your price sounds interesting low; Athlon II X2 255 was selling for ~RM230 over here (east malaysia) a week ago when I was looking for hardwares
I also bought an Asus M4N68T-M last few weeks for my friend, but I did not recall there is a HDMI port onboard though, as TS request for HDMI port.
Probably add another cheap graphic card will do, since many budget graphic card today also comes with HDMI output port; or looks for a mobo with HDMI onboard.



This post has been edited by M1X: Dec 20 2010, 01:01 AM

the Spec above the VGA is on board

&

I think it is using vga cable to connect to monitor. i plan using HDMI type because i plan to use it in my room to watch Streaming Movie & other movie..

any other option??

Ipad? but it 1.5k+-

It depends on the internet speed..

add this http://www.tomshardware.com/news/EVGA-Network-Card,7360.html . boost ur internet speed.. might b good

This post has been edited by BennyBaka: Dec 22 2010, 05:51 PM

Watching streaming movies need only low spec PC but very good internet connection. Use the budget price on internet subscriptions than high spec PC.