well, this might be academic, but here we go:
- get an amd x2 6000+
- pair it with a 780g based board (gigabyte is still our choice, due to our familiarity with it, has optical, dvi, hdmi, vga built in)
- an antec/silverstone case (microfusion 350 is a good small case)
- both cases have remotes, though the antec one sucks
- both are fairly quiet
- get windows vista home premium (for media center)
- get a ~500 watt psu (if you chose silverstone, since the antec comes with a psu)
- get a blue ray drive
should cost you less than 40k, give or take :>
@ Gren
how much is the cheapest HTPC w/ hdmi and optical out/digital coax? can u pm me the specs
it should play MKV 1080p files
it should have a wireless remote control
it should be quiet
it should be small in form
TIA