^^ AMD A6-3650 ~ 5900/-
/ A8-3850 ~ 7500/-
Gigabyte GA-A75-S2V ~ 6000/-
Corsair 4GB 1333MHz ValueRAM x 1 ~ 1900/-
FSP Saga II 400W ~ 1900/-
NZXT Gamma ~ 2100/- + 2x 120mm Cooler Master R 4's ~ 600/-
Samsung OEM DVD W / R ~ 1000/-
Logitech / Microsoft wired combo (keyboard + mouse) ~ 700/-
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AMD Llano series is a good balance between CPU and GPU raw performance, it comes with a IGP on CPU die (the HD 6450 OR 6550), the motherboard has all the requisite outputs, including HDMI so no problems hooking it to your TV also. For HTPC and average gaming workloads this is the best you can get. If you want an Intel solution then aim for --
Intel Core i3 2100 ~ 5100/-
Any-compatible H67 motherboard ~ 6000/-
[rest configuration same as AMD PC]
The Intel HD 2000 IGP with the Intel processor is weaker in gaming aspects so if you want decent gaming performance you'll have to invest in a discrete GPU.
Ideally the AMD HD 5770
/ 5750 ~ 6500/-
/ 6000/- OR above.
To compare Intel and AMD processors in real-time, here is a read-up --
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4479/amd-a83850-an-htpc-perspective, the AMD Llano chipset, has a stranglehold on the multi-threaded and graphics intensive workloads, while Intel dominates in single-threaded and productivity based applications. Hope this helps.
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