CPU Celeron D 310 $56 MB PC CHIPS P25G $40 Memory 2 x 512 GSkill $70 HD Western Digital Caviar 250MB $94 Video XGI V3XT 128MB $44 HD KWORDL ASTC 110 $73 Case Chenming MATX-118 300W PS $76 OS MS MCE $115 KBD MS MC ZV1 $80 Remote MS A90 $40 DVD-R Liteon SOHN 5236 $29
Total $717 (plus shipping)
I assume that you use the hack so you don't need an analog capture card (useless to me). I'd also have to do something about hooking it to the Internet (probably can't do ethernet from my TV's location).
This is totally skimping. The Celeron and motherboard aren't the latest LGA connector and don't have PCIe slots. There is no upgrade path for this choice beyond throwing them out and getting a new motherboard/ cpu combo.
Using better components causes the price to escallate quite quickly. Most Pentiums and AMD chips are well over $100.
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Prices from Newegg.com
CPU Celeron D 310 $56
MB PC CHIPS P25G $40
Memory 2 x 512 GSkill $70
HD Western Digital Caviar 250MB $94
Video XGI V3XT 128MB $44
HD KWORDL ASTC 110 $73
Case Chenming MATX-118 300W PS $76
OS MS MCE $115
KBD MS MC ZV1 $80
Remote MS A90 $40
DVD-R Liteon SOHN 5236 $29
Total $717 (plus shipping)
I assume that you use the hack so you don't need an analog capture card (useless to me). I'd also have to do something about hooking it to the Internet (probably can't do ethernet from my TV's location).
This is totally skimping. The Celeron and motherboard aren't the latest LGA connector and don't have PCIe slots. There is no upgrade path for this choice beyond throwing them out and getting a new motherboard/ cpu combo.
Using better components causes the price to escallate quite quickly. Most Pentiums and AMD chips are well over $100.