The following components are required to configure a complete HTPC with WLAN using the Intel NUC DC3217IYE:
- Intel DC3217IYE (2x HDMI, Core i3 with 1.8 GHz, Gigabit-LAN): ~270 Euro at Amazon
- Crucial M4 64 Gigabyte (mSATA): ~ 76 Euro at Amazon
- Kingston ValueRAM, 4 GB, SO-DIMM: ~28 Euro at Amazon
- be quiet! notebook power supply (65 Watt): ~42 Euro at Amazon
If you want it completely silent (which can be quite useful with such a system) you can order the Impactics D1NU-USB-S Packagewhich dissipates the heat via aluminium fins. For WLAN a corresponding adapter is still needed, here the solution from Intel offers itself: Centrino WiFi Link 6300 (802.11 a/g/n, 2.4 and 5 GHz) and corresponding Antennas.
On the software side, there's a free choice, thanks to the x86 platform and enough power, you can go for example for Windows (then with XBMC), OpenELEC (where XBMC is directly integrated) or to any Linux distribution
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Would tend more towards the HP Microserver N54L
Available with 2 x 2.2 GHZ AMD, 250GB HDD and 2 GB Ram for 189 Euro
Put in a different graphic and you can also play well...
Well, you've got quite a big box there - even the N36L, which has the same housing. But if space is not an issue, this is certainly an alternative.