Hey all,
After reading around a lot I thing I've decide on the kit for my HTPC. Feel free to throw any comments at me and let me know if I've gone over the top or need more.
I basically want;
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£49.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M-ITX Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard (£68.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£54.77 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHOS104-06 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Drive (£25.88 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Novatech Vision Media Centre Case (£49.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £279.19
The PSU I've heard is a bit noisy, but I am not sure I want to spend much more really as I'll be adding anouther £25 to upgrade/add Windows 8 OS
Any suggestions at all where I might improve or cut costs from?
After reading around a lot I thing I've decide on the kit for my HTPC. Feel free to throw any comments at me and let me know if I've gone over the top or need more.
I basically want;
- Mild Gaming/Steam Big Picture (old emulators/non heavy graphics)
- Stream from external Network/USB HDD
- Play Blu-Ray Discs
- Run XBMC
PCPartPicker part list
CPU: AMD A6-5400K 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (£49.98 @ Ebuyer)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A75M-ITX Mini ITX FM2 Motherboard (£68.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£29.59 @ Scan.co.uk)
Storage: Crucial M4 64GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£54.77 @ Scan.co.uk)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHOS104-06 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Drive (£25.88 @ CCL Computers)
Case: Novatech Vision Media Centre Case (£49.98 @ CCL Computers)
Total: £279.19
The PSU I've heard is a bit noisy, but I am not sure I want to spend much more really as I'll be adding anouther £25 to upgrade/add Windows 8 OS
Any suggestions at all where I might improve or cut costs from?