It's time to vote on your favorite build for this category!
Please see below for a list of the choices available.
hapkido's "I should upgrade my media PC" build
Processor: Intel Pentium G860 $74.99
Motherboard: ASRock B75 PRO3-M $69.99
RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 $39.99
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7750 $104.99
TV Tuner Card: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 $109.99
Hard Drive 1: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe 60GB SATA III SSD $64.99
Hard Drive 2: Western Digital Caviar Green 1.50 TB $74.99
Case: SILVERSTONE Black MILO Series HTPC Case $59.99
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified $39.99
Blu-ray Burner: LG Blu-ray Burner $54.99
Total: $694.90 (before shipping and mail-in-rebates)
CheesyHotDogPuff's "Back To The Phenom"
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/qGQ1
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/qGQ1/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/qGQ1/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($65.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($23.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($76.99 @ Computer Valley)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Silverstone GD04B HTPC Case ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: LG BH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($99.98 @ NCIX)
Total: $661.71
Silence is a Virtue
Processor: Intel Pentium G630T 35w ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Foxconn H67S mITX ($64.99 @ Newegg)
RAM: Pareema 4GB (2x2GB )DDR3-1333 ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Graphics Card: ASUS Fanless GT610 w/HDMI ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Solid State Drive: Crucial M4 64GB SATA III SSD ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 mITX Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Seasonic SS-460FL Fanless 80+ Platnium 460w Modular ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Cooling: Silverstone HE02 Fanless Heatsink ($68.99 @ Newegg)
DVD Burner: DVD Burner ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total:$528.91
"Deep Dive"
Processor: AMD A8-3850 2.9GHz Quad-Core Processor $94.24
Motherboard: ASRock A75M Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard $74.99
RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $39.99
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $155.16
Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case $53.99
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX12V Power Supply $28.84
ODD: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer $54.73
Total: 503$ and change
Graham's Starter kit
Processor: Intel Core i3-3225 ($145 @ newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 MicroATX ($60 @ newegg)
RAM: Kingston HyperX 4GB ($25 @ newegg)
Graphics Card: Intel HD 4000, intergrated into CPU
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 320GB HDD ($60 @newegg)
Case: Hec 7K09 MicroATX $75 @ newegg)
Power Supply: 350W, included with case
Cooling: default cooling
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner ($20 @ newegg)
Total price: $385 before discounts, $370 as of January 15
Please see below for a list of the choices available.
hapkido's "I should upgrade my media PC" build
Processor: Intel Pentium G860 $74.99
Motherboard: ASRock B75 PRO3-M $69.99
RAM: Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 $39.99
Graphics Card: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7750 $104.99
TV Tuner Card: Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 $109.99
Hard Drive 1: Mushkin Enhanced Chronos Deluxe 60GB SATA III SSD $64.99
Hard Drive 2: Western Digital Caviar Green 1.50 TB $74.99
Case: SILVERSTONE Black MILO Series HTPC Case $59.99
Power Supply: SeaSonic 300W 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified $39.99
Blu-ray Burner: LG Blu-ray Burner $54.99
Total: $694.90 (before shipping and mail-in-rebates)
CheesyHotDogPuff's "Back To The Phenom"
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/qGQ1
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/qGQ1/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/ca/p/qGQ1/benchmarks/
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($89.79 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: ASRock 960GM/U3S3 FX Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($65.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($23.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($76.99 @ Computer Valley)
Video Card: XFX Radeon HD 7770 1GB Video Card ($129.99 @ NCIX)
Case: Silverstone GD04B HTPC Case ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($74.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Optical Drive: LG BH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($99.98 @ NCIX)
Total: $661.71
Silence is a Virtue
Processor: Intel Pentium G630T 35w ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Foxconn H67S mITX ($64.99 @ Newegg)
RAM: Pareema 4GB (2x2GB )DDR3-1333 ($18.99 @ Newegg)
Graphics Card: ASUS Fanless GT610 w/HDMI ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Solid State Drive: Crucial M4 64GB SATA III SSD ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 mITX Case ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Seasonic SS-460FL Fanless 80+ Platnium 460w Modular ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Cooling: Silverstone HE02 Fanless Heatsink ($68.99 @ Newegg)
DVD Burner: DVD Burner ($15.99 @ Newegg)
Total:$528.91
"Deep Dive"
Processor: AMD A8-3850 2.9GHz Quad-Core Processor $94.24
Motherboard: ASRock A75M Micro ATX FM1 Motherboard $74.99
RAM: Kingston HyperX 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory $39.99
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $155.16
Case: Silverstone ML03B HTPC Case $53.99
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX12V Power Supply $28.84
ODD: Asus BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer $54.73
Total: 503$ and change
Graham's Starter kit
Processor: Intel Core i3-3225 ($145 @ newegg)
Motherboard: MSI B75MA-E33 MicroATX ($60 @ newegg)
RAM: Kingston HyperX 4GB ($25 @ newegg)
Graphics Card: Intel HD 4000, intergrated into CPU
Hard Drive: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 320GB HDD ($60 @newegg)
Case: Hec 7K09 MicroATX $75 @ newegg)
Power Supply: 350W, included with case
Cooling: default cooling
DVD Burner: ASUS 24X DVD Burner ($20 @ newegg)
Total price: $385 before discounts, $370 as of January 15