A value system provides the best HD video and 3D Blu-ray performance with an excellent value to price ratio.
This system includes Intel Core i3 processor which many people regard as the current standard in home theater PC applications.
We have chosen the Intel i3-2105 over the i3-2100 because i3-2105 has HD 3000 while i3-2100 has the older HD 2000 graphics chip. HD 3000 has 12 graphics cores as oppose to 6 graphics core in HD 2000.
If you are not planning to play latest games with your home theater PC, you will be fine without a separate graphics card.
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| Case | Antec Fusion Remote Black Micro ATX | $135.99 |  |
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| CPU | Intel Core i3-2105 3.1GHz | $134.99 | |
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| Motherboard | Gigabyte Z68 Micro ATX LGA 1155 (GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3) | $114.99 | |
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| Hard Drive | Western Digital 2 TB Caviar Green SATA | $69.99 | |
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| Memory | G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3 SDRAM 1333 | $43.88 | |
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| Optical Drive | LG Electronics 10X Blu-ray SATA Writer Drive WH10LS30K | $79.99 | |
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| Power Supply | Antec EarthWatts EA-380D | $39.99 | |
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Check out the accessories for this HTPC build (TV tuner, keyboard, mouse and remote control).