Posts by BudgetHT

Quote: Originally Posted by Zon2020 I little overkill? Try about double. As I've said probably too many times here, the problem with too big a PSU isn't just the waste of money, it's that it's counterproductive. You're probably...

Quote: Originally Posted by Zon2020 There's a big gap to a i7 too, but you don't need it either. What you need is something that will do the job you want it to do, and the G620 should do fine. So far it pairs really well with H67M...

Quote: Originally Posted by assassin non-3D gpu. Otherwise should be fine. Which is why I went with the G620. It seems the i3 2100 and the G620 were pretty close other than 3D. I don't do 3D and unless I'm forced to go 3D by the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mfusick Assembly is easy part imo +1. If you're having a hard time with the hardware than the software is going to be a mother. I finally got around to dinking with Media Browser last night and wow!!!...

Quote: Originally Posted by azula Hello Folks, Saying that I am a newbie to this topic is a serious understatement. I know absolutely nothing about HTPC's, building one, and even less about how to integrate it into my system. I was...

Quote: Originally Posted by a5ehren You can probably drop down to an H61 motherboard (~$40 less) and a SB Pentium G620 CPU (another $50 less) and not lose any serious functionality. Unless he needs 3D support.

Kevbel. Just to give you an idea on the initial cost of a budget build, here is what I just spent to get my new "budget" HTPC running. Side note: I could have saved some money by just calling MS and buying a 2nd license for the Win 7 I...

Quote: Originally Posted by KevBel So, I crunched some numbers last night and I was able to come up with 3 builds that fit within my 300$ budget! I'm leaning towards build 2, because the case seems to be higher quality, more room,...

Quote: Originally Posted by assassin I have 3 ASRock boards at my house that I use everyday and have had absolutely no issues (i3 2100+ITX, G620T+ITX, G530+mATX). I also have used ASRock literally dozens of times with no...

First card and only driver. So no driver conflicts. This was a fresh install of Win 7 on a 60gb SSD last week.