My Plans

[waynejkruse10]

I currently have $500 + this system:

Athlon XP 2500+
A7n8x-x
2x 512mb Ram
250gb Seagate HDD
6600gt
DVDRW

I want to build a HTPC with my money so i thought up this:

I buy these components:
Sempron 64bit 754 2800+ - $100
K8N-E Deluxe Motherboard - $105
512mb DDR 400 off Forums - $40
200gb HDD - $120
TV Tuner - $100
Graphics Card with TV Out - $30
Build my own Case out of wood, ill give you pics once its done.

I put the Sempron and K8N-E in my good computer and use the Socket A Mobo/CPU in the HTPC.

What do you think?

 

[reggie_da_man]

Why don't you get an Athlon 64 2800 for the 754?

 

[waynejkruse10]

Because the Athlon 64 2800+ costs $170 vs $100 for the Sempron, and look at this:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/sempron-3100-oc_14.html

 

[reggie_da_man]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103485

EDIT: Oh wait crap you live in Australia right? I was wondering why the cpu was so expensive.

 

[waynejkruse10]

yep

one one site i saw that they got the Sempron to 2.6ghz at it matched the performance of a 4000+

 

[reggie_da_man]

You most likely overclocking aren't you eh?

 

[waynejkruse10]

ill give it a go

 

[reggie_da_man]

Well you could check toms hardware and compare the 2 cpus.

 

[waynejkruse10]

 

[reggie_da_man]

More power to ya!