Right here's what I have:
Sammy Hard disk
Case (got a few to choose from but for now will probably go for my old coolermaster centurion 5!)
AMD 550be cpu
Here's what I need:
Ram (just going to buy 2gb ddr3 £14 from play)
Motherboard
Power supply
I'm looking to build a HTPC because I may as well. I want to do it very cheaply.
I'll be using some form of linux for the os. Now some questions, what is the best linux distro for HTPC duties? I've heard about mythbuntu but what else is there to consider? XBMC? Using ubuntu on my netbook but I am very new to linux.
I want to be able to wake up the computer from hibernate via my harmony one remote, is this possible? I saw that the foxconn deluxe am3 mobo comes with a remote, wifi and has hmdi. Can be had for £45 on ebay so seems like a good choice.
Any other recommendations for motherboards. AM3, ideally mATX with onboard graphics, hdmi, able to play 1080p, under £50 cheaper the better and very willing to go second hand. mATX a plus as in the future I might use a smaller case so it doesnt clog up the living room.
Any recomendations on a very cheap reasonably quiet psu? Or does anyone have one for sale?
Have a powerful main pc and a laptop and netbook so I dont really need this I just figured I may as well seeing as should be able to buy a decent one for not much money.
I'm not that worried about having the highest quality parts like psu and ram. I know cheap psu's can be bad but I'm only doing this for fun as I really dont need this pc. It will be used mostly for streaming online videos and maybe in the future I'll rip all my dvds/blus.
Any help on hardware/software is appreciated.