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HTPC Build Help

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Adigo

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I'm looking to build a HTPC for $300 or less. Any build suggestions? Looking min 2TB HD. Just playing movies, bluerays, and maybe some SNES emulation. Here is what I priced out:

AMD Athlon 5350 Kabini Quad-Core 2.05GHz Socket AM1 25W Desktop Processor AMD Radeon HD 8400 AD5350JAHMBOX
Pioneer Black Internal Blu-ray Combo DVD & CD Drive SATA Model BDC-207DBK - OEM
Rosewill RS-MI-01 BK Mini ITX Tower/ Desktop Computer Case with 250W 20+4Pin & 2SATA Connectors Power Supply
MSI AM1I AM1 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI Mini ITX AMD Motherboard
Western Digital WD Green WD20EZRX 2TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Kingston SMS200S3/60G 60GB Mini-SATA (mSATA) Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
 
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In that case that should work. I like that case design, I have like three of those. I would look at a HGST coolspin before a WD Green. They just are better drives. Also you need some RAM.
 
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