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tombolt
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A mate's just asked me the best place to buy a media centre PC. I know nuffink about this technology, and if I did would attempt to do it out of a mac mini anyway, so wondered if you guys would know?
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| Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:43 pm |
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okenobi
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I think most of us would probably build one. I wouldn't have a clue where to buy one!
Is there a budget?
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| Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:52 pm |
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tombolt
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No, but yes! It's a mates ex-girlfriend. There's no particular budget, but when she finds out how much it's gonna cost, I expect the interest will end there!
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| Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:55 pm |
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AlunD
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I'd get the folks here to tell you the best bits to put inside then give scan and CCL a shout and get them to quote to build it to your spec.
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tombolt
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Not a bad plan.
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| Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:59 pm |
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finlay666
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Compro S350 for freesat  _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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| Thu Jan 21, 2010 5:16 pm |
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okenobi
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Well you could probably do something reasonable for £400-£500, but no doubt Sas will be along shortly to tell me that's nonsense.
I would go AMD:
Phenom II X2 550 BE
Asus M4A785TD-V EVO
2gig of whatever you wanna put in (or 4 if you can stretch)
Corsair 400CX PSU
for just video and audio over HDMI, a 4350 will do. For gaming, you'll need something meatier - perhaps a 5770.
Samsung F3 1TB HDD
Not sure on chassis. There are a million available and I don't mind a full size box, so I know nothing about the little ones.
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