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350USD HTPC Build - 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xe37
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xe37/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xe37/benchmarks/

CPU:  Integrated with Motherboard
Motherboard: Intel D2700MUD Mini ITX Atom Atom D2700 Motherboard  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: G.Skill 2GB (1 x 2GB) DDR3-1066 Memory  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Black 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($62.67 @ Outlet PC) 
Case: Antec ISK 310-150 Mini ITX Desktop Case w/150W Power Supply  ($75.81 @ NCIX US) 
Optical Drive: LG GT80N DVD/CD Writer  ($25.62 @ Amazon) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (32-bit)  ($83.99 @ NCIX US) 

 

600USD Blu-Ray Capable High End HTPC Build - 

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xwym
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xwym/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1xwym/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A8-5600K 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($92.23 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Zotac A55ITX-B-E Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard  ($69.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tactical Tracer 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory  ($39.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  ($102.99 @ NCIX US) 
Storage: Hitachi  500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.98 @ Outlet PC) 
Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case  ($35.99 @ Microcenter) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master GX 450W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply  ($47.14 @ Amazon) 
Optical Drive: LG UH12NS29 Blu-Ray Reader, DVD/CD Writer  ($54.98 @ SuperBiiz) 
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (32-bit)  ($83.99 @ NCIX US)