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have 2 old PCs and a lot of spare parts from a recent build. I was about to throw out the old PCs due to lack of room and my brother asked how much would it cost to make a HTPC for him. How much could I make a cheap HTPC for? Hoping for as cheap as possible. Things I would need: Mother Board...

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http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/110979727074 These should do the trick.

Thanks Tommy That comes up with more accurate results but they are more expencive than buying them with a fan (on eBay anyway). Ill search for them in some other places too. I have found out the proper name is Molex KK 4 pin or something similar but there is even less results for that.

Hi guys, I need to mod some fans but I can't find cheap 4 pin connecters by just looking for "4 pin fan connectors" So far the all I can find is a fan for $2 with 4 pin connectors that I need, but I was hoping that if I could find what the name of them was they might show up in a search for...

OK thanks guys for the replies. My motherboard says "5 x SATA3, 1 x eSATA3", so a SATA 3 SSD should be fine? A little concerned with the SSD and having to make a decision every time I install something if I want it to be fast or slow, thats kind of why I was interested in the SSD as the HDD...

Thanks for your quick reply. I am from Australia and Newegg does not deliver here. Is there any reason to get a 120GB SD if its just for the OS?

Hello guys, I am new to building computers and I would like to know how to get "snappy" performance from my HHD. I have the following components: Phenom II x4 965 3.4GHz Quad Core ASRock 970 Extreme3 WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM 64MB 16GB (4x4) G.Skill RipjawsX 1333MHz 7-7-7-21 ASUS HD7770 OC Edition...

OK will do, thanks again.

Thanks for the reply cutebeans. I got the CPU and heat sink for AU$90 delivered, I didn't look in to intel but with AMD there wasn't anything better until about $150 not including a heat sink. As for the board I searched all over the place for what budget boards people are using for X4 965...

This is pretty much what I am thinking of at the moment. Just about to go and pay for the case now. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/oU3r

Approximate Purchase Date: I have already purchesed a AMD Phenom II X4 956 3.4GHz Quad Core processor and a ASRock 970 Extreme3 mother board. The rest I have planned but I have no purchased yet. Budget Range: About $500+ System Usage from Most to Least Important: Home Entertainmnet (movies...