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I find just building a HTPC out of existing PC parts is cheaper than buying new media boxes over the years...

 

My whole HTPC build only cost me about $100 AUD, using existing parts not including extra shit like SSDs, more HDDs, etc. i.e. bare minimum with a 200GB HDD. If you added in the HDDs and SSDs it would cost more than $500 but it's not like you need them if you manage your storage via network or using existing storage. It's just I use the SSDs for multiple HD TV channel recordings and HDDs for archiving them + torrents...

 

Initially the specs were:

Intel Core 2 Quad 9300 for $50

Some ASUS motherboard I got for $50

8GB DDR3 RAM from existing builds

200GB HDD spare HDD laying around

ATi Radeon HD 4870 my old GPU

550W Generic PSU

 

Cheap as chips, $100 AUD is nothing in USD...

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2 minutes ago, ZeroPenguins said:

I find just building a HTPC out of existing PC parts is cheaper than buying new media boxes over the years...

Yeah I'll never understand the point of some shitty media box that is severely limited on what it supports when an HTPC can do everything it does plus more!

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