I'm in the market to build a Mini-ITX HTPC and have only recently started doing research on it. Only problem is, NewEgg is having a pretty substantial sale starting tomorrow that I'd like to take advantage of and I just don't have a lot of time to do much more research. So I'm using a lifeline and "Soliciting the help of the Gurus". In your honest opinion, how would you piece together a fairly decent Mini-ITX machine...Oh one catch...because I'm using my company to buy this through, it all has to come from one vendor. So far, I haven't seen many that have the selection and prices that newegg has (correct me if I'm wrong).
My list of wants:
Small Footprint (black)
Burn and Play BluRay (preferably 5.25")
Wireless N
2-4TB (3.5") fast enough to not have to worry about movie playback
HDMI out
7.1 sound
onboard graphics card
I'm not terribly worried about sound because this will not be too close to me while my movies are playing...but quiet doesn't hurt. I haven't built my custom AV Rack yet but obviously the less heat displacement the better. Finally, I'm looking at a budget of around $800 tops, but preferably closer to the $600 range.
Thanks for any help I can get...I hope to put the order in tomorrow if I get enough responses by the afternoon, otherwise it'll be a Thanksgiving purchase.
My list of wants:
Small Footprint (black)
Burn and Play BluRay (preferably 5.25")
Wireless N
2-4TB (3.5") fast enough to not have to worry about movie playback
HDMI out
7.1 sound
onboard graphics card
I'm not terribly worried about sound because this will not be too close to me while my movies are playing...but quiet doesn't hurt. I haven't built my custom AV Rack yet but obviously the less heat displacement the better. Finally, I'm looking at a budget of around $800 tops, but preferably closer to the $600 range.
Thanks for any help I can get...I hope to put the order in tomorrow if I get enough responses by the afternoon, otherwise it'll be a Thanksgiving purchase.