Well I have had enough of using my WD Live box and its time for an upgrade.
Figured why not build an HTPC for xmas...
Noise is not a concern as it will be mounted in my AV rack thats in the storage room.
Projector shoots thru the wall
Want the full size case with the rack handles as it will match my other amplifiers in the rack.
Right now I need this box to be able to play all 1080p content, also play a few games here and there.
Internet access etc. basically be a media hub for all AV in the basement.
** At this point I didnt include a seperate video card, but would add if needed down the road. Any issues
with this setup ?
Real quick this is what I have sourced. My budget is between $750 - $1000
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RAM - Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) - $71.99
Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB SATA 2.5-Inch SATA III Solid State Drive - $117.98
IOGEAR Multimedia Keyboard with Laser Trackball and Scroll Wheel - $33
Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB SATA III 64 MB - $135.99
Antec EarthWatts EA-380D Green 380 Watt - $39.99
Case - Silverstone Tek GD07B Aluminum Extended ATX - $135
Silverstone Tek Rackmount Ear Kit - $15.99
Motherboard - ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel - $169.99
CPU - Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache - $279.99
Cheers
SK
Figured why not build an HTPC for xmas...
Noise is not a concern as it will be mounted in my AV rack thats in the storage room.
Projector shoots thru the wall
Want the full size case with the rack handles as it will match my other amplifiers in the rack.
Right now I need this box to be able to play all 1080p content, also play a few games here and there.
Internet access etc. basically be a media hub for all AV in the basement.
** At this point I didnt include a seperate video card, but would add if needed down the road. Any issues
with this setup ?
Real quick this is what I have sourced. My budget is between $750 - $1000
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RAM - Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1600 MHz (PC3 12800) - $71.99
Corsair Force Series GT 120 GB SATA 2.5-Inch SATA III Solid State Drive - $117.98
IOGEAR Multimedia Keyboard with Laser Trackball and Scroll Wheel - $33
Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB SATA III 64 MB - $135.99
Antec EarthWatts EA-380D Green 380 Watt - $39.99
Case - Silverstone Tek GD07B Aluminum Extended ATX - $135
Silverstone Tek Rackmount Ear Kit - $15.99
Motherboard - ASUS P8Z77-V LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel - $169.99
CPU - Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache - $279.99
Cheers
SK