I'm looking at building a super cheap small htpc, an itx motherboard is available for about £50 with the AMD 350 processor on it. What kind of performance can I expect with this board and processor? It looks really tempting for the money. Also, are you able to change the cpu fane on boards with built in processors? I'd be running it with a small SSD. Maybe windows 8 or just xbmc. Mainly for catchup tv, netflix, sd videos. Some hd vids.
Also it would only be about £30 - £40 more to upgrade to a pentium motherboard and processor. I realise that the performance will be better but it will need more power and will it put out much more heat? I'm planning on a very small case. Any thoughts would be very useful!
Also it would only be about £30 - £40 more to upgrade to a pentium motherboard and processor. I realise that the performance will be better but it will need more power and will it put out much more heat? I'm planning on a very small case. Any thoughts would be very useful!