The $750 Home Office PC Archive

  • By Ari Altman
  • Updated December 24, 2020

HTPC Archive

Welcome to the archives! This is where we list out all of our previous builds, so you can easily see how components and prices have changed over time. Because the prices listed here are old, don't expect to see the same prices available when you click on the links - in fact, some of these products may not be available anymore.

One goal of this archive is to show when you're getting more for your money over time, but beware - you certainly can't count on that!

Back to the $750 Home Office PC Build

The $750 Small Office / Home Theater PC - December 2019

Total Cost: $762.00

  1. CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2400G ($121.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte B450 I Aorus Pro WiFi @Newegg ($120.00)
  3. Memory Crucial 2x8GB Ballistix DDR4-3200 White @Newegg ($73.00)
  4. Solid-State Drive Sabrent 1TB Rocket NVMe ($114.00)
  5. Hard Drive WD Blue WD20SPZX 2TB 2.5" ($65.00)
  6. Case SilverStone ML09B ($74.00)
  7. Power Supply SilverStone ST30SF ($62.00)
  8. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 on USB @Newegg ($133.00)
  9. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 ($40.00)
  10. Optical Drive UJ-260 Internal Slim Blu-Ray Burner ($75.00)
  11. Cable CableCreation Slim-Line SATA Adapter ($8.00)
  12. The Home Theater Keyboard/Trackpad Combo Logitech K600 TV Keyboard ($60.00)

The $750 Home Theater PC - October 2019

Total Cost: $751.00

  1. CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2400G ($120.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte B450 I Aorus Pro WiFi @Newegg ($120.00)
  3. Memory Crucial 2x8GB Ballistix DDR4-3200 White @Newegg ($76.00)
  4. Solid-State Drive Sabrent 512GB Rocket NVMe ($60.00)
  5. Hard Drive WD Blue WD20SPZX 2TB 2.5" ($70.00)
  6. Case SilverStone ML09B ($75.00)
  7. Power Supply EVGA Supernova 450 GM @Newegg ($70.00)
  8. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 ($40.00)
  9. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 on USB @Newegg ($120.00)
  10. Optical Drive UJ-260 Internal Slim Blu-Ray Burner ($75.00)
  11. Cable CableCreation Slim-Line SATA Adapter ($8.00)
  12. The Home Theater Keyboard/Trackpad Combo Logitech K600 TV Keyboard ($50.00)

The $1,000 High-End Mini Home Theater PC - July 2019

Total Cost: $990.00

  1. CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2600 ($150.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte B450 AORUS M ($85.00)
  3. Video Card Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1050 Ti OC LP 4GB @Newegg ($180.00)
  4. Memory Crucial 2x8GB Ballistix DDR4-3200 White @Newegg ($75.00)
  5. Solid-State Drive WD Blue SN550 500GB NVMe ($67.00)
  6. Hard Drive Western Digital Blue 2TB ($60.00)
  7. Case Silverstone ML03B ($90.00)
  8. Power Supply Seasonic SSR-450FM ($65.00)
  9. Optical Drive LG 14x Blu-Ray Burner ($57.00)
  10. Wireless Card TP-LINK Archer T6E AC1300 ($36.00)
  11. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 on USB @Newegg ($125.00)
  12. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12S ($50.00)
  13. TV Tuner (Optional) Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCI Express TV Tuner Card 1609 (Opt.) ($96.00)
  14. The Home Theater Keyboard/Trackpad Combo Logitech K830 Illuminated Wireless Keyboard ($60.00)

The $750 Home Theater PC - May 2019

Total Cost: $758.00

  1. CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2400G ($140.00)
  2. Motherboard Asus ROG Strix B450-I ($152.00)
  3. Memory Crucial 2x8GB Ballistix DDR4-2666 Black ($86.00)
  4. Solid-State Drive Western Digital Blue 3D 1TB M.2 ($115.00)
  5. Case InWin Chopin with 150W Power Supply ($99.00)
  6. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 ($40.00)
  7. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 on USB @Newegg ($126.00)
  8. Hard Drive WD Blue WD20SPZX 2TB 2.5" ($79.00)
  9. The Home Theater Keyboard/Trackpad Combo Microsoft Wireless All-In-One Media Keyboard ($34.00)
  10. The Ultimate Universal Remote Azulle Lynk Multifunctional Remote Control ($30.00)

The $750 Home Theater PC - March 2019

Total Cost: $762.00

  1. CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2400G ($160.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte B450M DS3H @Newegg ($80.00)
  3. Memory Ballistix 2x4GB Sport LT DDR4-2666 ($55.00)
  4. Solid-State Drive Western Digital Blue 3D 500GB M.2 ($68.00)
  5. Hard Drive Western Digital Blue 4TB ($97.00)
  6. Case Silverstone ML04B ($98.00)
  7. Fan Noctua NF-R8 redux-1800 PWM ($10.00)
  8. Power Supply Seasonic SSR-450FM ($65.00)
  9. Optical Drive LG 24x DVD Burner GH24NSC0B ($19.00)
  10. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 ($110.00)
  11. Wireless Card TP-LINK Archer T6E AC1300 ($40.00)
  12. The Home Theater Keyboard/Trackpad Combo Microsoft Wireless All-In-One Media Keyboard ($29.00)
  13. The Ultimate Universal Remote Azulle Lynk Multifunctional Remote Control ($30.00)
  14. Optical Drive LG 14x Blu-Ray Burner ($60.00)
  15. Video Card Gigabyte Geforce GTX 1050 Ti OC LP 4GB @Newegg ($190.00)
  16. TV Tuner (Optional) Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCI Express TV Tuner Card 1609 (Opt.) ($99.00)

The $750 Home Theater PC - January 2019

Total Cost: $736.00

  1. CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2400G ($159.00)
  2. Motherboard MSI B450M Mortar ($95.00)
  3. Memory Ballistix 2x4GB Sport LT DDR4-2666 ($61.00)
  4. Solid-State Drive Crucial MX500 500GB M.2 ($68.00)
  5. Hard Drive Western Digital Blue 2TB ($62.00)
  6. Case Silverstone ML04B ($99.00)
  7. Fan Noctua NF-R8 redux-1800 PWM ($10.00)
  8. Power Supply Seasonic SSR-450FM ($65.00)
  9. Optical Drive LG 24x DVD Burner GH24NSC0B ($18.00)
  10. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 ($99.00)
  11. Wireless Card TP-LINK Archer T6E AC1300 ($40.00)
  12. The Home Theater Keyboard/Trackpad Combo Microsoft Wireless All-In-One Media Keyboard ($29.00)
  13. The Ultimate Universal Remote Azulle Lynk Multifunctional Remote Control ($30.00)
  14. Optical Drive LG 14x Blu-Ray Burner ($60.00)
  15. Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB LP ($165.00)
  16. TV Tuner (Optional) Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCI Express TV Tuner Card 1609 (Opt.) ($99.00)

The $750 Home Theater PC - December 2018

Total Cost: $739.00

  1. CPU AMD Ryzen 5 2400G ($160.00)
  2. Motherboard Gigabyte B450 AORUS M ($75.00)
  3. Memory Ballistix 2x4GB Sport LT DDR4-2666 ($66.00)
  4. Solid-State Drive Crucial MX500 500GB M.2 ($73.00)
  5. Hard Drive Western Digital Blue 2TB ($62.00)
  6. Case Silverstone ML03B ($71.00)
  7. Fan Arctic F8 Silent ($8.00)
  8. Power Supply Seasonic SSR-450FM ($65.00)
  9. Optical Drive LG 24x DVD Burner GH24NSC0B ($20.00)
  10. Wireless Card TP-LINK Archer T6E AC1300 ($40.00)
  11. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 ($99.00)
  12. Optical Drive LG 14x Blu-Ray Burner ($60.00)
  13. IR Receiver Flirc USB (2nd Generation) ($23.00)
  14. Video Card MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB LP ($190.00)
  15. TV Tuner (Optional) Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCI Express TV Tuner Card 1609 (Opt.) ($96.00)
  16. The Home Theater Keyboard/Trackpad Combo Microsoft Wireless All-In-One Media Keyboard ($29.00)

The $650 Home Theater PC - June 2018

Total Cost: $642.00

  1. CPU Intel Pentium Gold G5500 ($82.00)
  2. Motherboard MSI B360M Mortar ($90.00)
  3. Memory Crucial 2x4GB Ballistix Sport LT DDR4-2400 ($86.00)
  4. Solid-State Drive Crucial MX500 250GB M.2 ($70.00)
  5. Hard Drive Western Digital Blue 2TB ($60.00)
  6. Case Silverstone ML03B ($71.00)
  7. Fan Arctic F8 Silent ($9.00)
  8. Power Supply Seasonic SSR-450FM ($57.00)
  9. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 on USB @Newegg ($117.00)
  10. IR Receiver Flirc USB (2nd Generation) ($23.00)
  11. The Home Theater Keyboard/Trackpad Combo Logitech K830 Illuminated Wireless Keyboard ($50.00)
  12. CPU Cooler Noctua NH-L12S ($50.00)
  13. Optical Drive LG 14x Blu-Ray Burner ($51.00)
  14. CPU Intel Core i3-8100 ($119.00)
  15. Video Card (Optional) Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 Silent Low Profile 2G (Opt.) ($90.00)
  16. TV Tuner (Optional) Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCI Express TV Tuner Card 1609 (Opt.) ($87.00)
  17. Wireless Card TP-LINK Archer T6E AC1300 ($45.00)

The $650 Home Theater PC - January 2018

Total Cost: $657.00

  1. CPU Pentium G4600 ($88.00)
  2. Motherboard MSI B250M Mortar ($90.00)
  3. Memory Corsair 2x4GB Vengeance LPX DDR4-2400 ($106.00)
  4. Solid-State Drive Crucial MX300 275GB M.2 ($90.00)
  5. Hard Drive Western Digital Blue 1TB ($49.00)
  6. Case Silverstone ML03B ($70.00)
  7. Power Supply EVGA 500 BQ ($54.00)
  8. Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Download ($110.00)
  9. Optical Drive LG 24x DVD Burner GH24NSC0B ($19.00)
  10. Optical Drive LG 14x Blu-Ray Burner ($50.00)
  11. Video Card (Optional) Gigabyte GeForce GT 1030 Silent Low Profile 2G (Opt.) ($70.00)
  12. TV Tuner (Optional) Hauppauge WinTV-quadHD PCI Express TV Tuner Card 1609 (Opt.) ($92.00)
  13. Sound Card (Optional) Asus Xonar DGX (Opt.) ($40.00)
  14. Wireless Card TP-LINK Archer T6E AC1300 ($50.00)
  15. IR Receiver Flirc USB (2nd Generation) ($23.00)
  16. The Home Theater Keyboard/Trackpad Combo Logitech K830 Illuminated Wireless Keyboard ($59.00)