New Media PC for the living room
We needed a media PC to drive a 46″ display in our living room. I saw an article in the May 2009 Maximum PC and basically followed their recipe when I built this system in August.
The system has been solid and very quiet. It draws 55-65 watts up and running and the box cost $600 in parts, keyboard and mouse $140, 5.1 amp with speakers $240. About $1,000 when you include cables. This system has been donated to the nonprofit Autistry Studios.
| AMD Phenom 9350e Agena 2.0GHz Socket AM2+ 65W Quad-Core Processor Model HD9350ODGHBOX – Retail | $99.99 |
| http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103293 | |
| JetWay JNC62K-LF AM2+/AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 8200 Mini ITX AMD Motherboard – Retail | $129.99 |
| http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813153114 | |
| CORRSAIR XMS2 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory Model CM2X2048-6400C5 – Retail | $27.99 |
| http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145201 | |
| Western Digital Caviar Black 500 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD5001AALS | $67.75 |
| http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GQYYSG/ | |
| Antec Three Hundred Gaming Case External 3 X 5.25; Internal 6 X 3.5 2*Usb2.0 | $59.79 |
| http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GQMHBI/ | |
| LG Black 8X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 40X CD-ROM SATA Internal Combo LG Blu-ray Reader & 16X LightScribe DVD±R DVD Burner – Retail | $124.99 |
| http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136162 | |
| Antec Mult-Station Elite Internal IR receiver w/ VFD and remote – Retail | $69.99 |
| http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999192 | |
| Sabrent CRW-UINB 68 in 1 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Internal Memory Card Reader & Writer (Black) | $15.98 |
| http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EWJYYW/ | |
| $596.47 |
Keyboard/Mouse:
| Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution | $138.40 |
| http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0011FQUQG/ | |
| $737.87 |
5.1 Surround sound system:
| Sony BRAVIA DAV-HDX285 5.1-Channel Theater System (Black) | $239.65 |
| http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001UDGQ7W/ | |
| $974.52 |