I'm looking to do a Group 5ish build.. frankly my head is swimming with the options for several days of reading about it... so thought I'd jump in a put a build together without really knowing what I'm doing and ask
1. have I messed up and spec'ed incompatible components (I'm a software guy really),
2. have I way over-spec'ed anything for a HTPC - could I save money without losing major functionality?
Mostly going to be streaming 720/1080 files from a NAS. No 3D. No HD audio. Will be some in-browser viewing like iplayer, youtube etc. Want to set it up as a PVR in future also.
Really I was sold on getting a NUC celeron but read they were expensive for what you get if you didn't need the small-form factor... so would like to spec something bigger and better, or bigger and cheaper.
Motherboard: Asus F2A85-M LE, AMD A85X, FM2, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, RAID, PCIe 2.0 (x16), D-Sub/ DVI-D/HDMI, MATX
£59.82inc VAT
Processor: AMD A8 5600K Black Edition, S FM2, Virgo Core, Quad Core 3.6GHz, AMD Radeon HD 7560D 760MHz, 100W, Retail
£81.07inc VAT
PSU: 430W Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-430CXV2UK, 80%+ BRONZE Eff', Uncertified, Quiet Fan, ATX v2.3, PSU (I have no real idea of the PSU is appropriate?)
£34.50inc VAT
Memory: 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Jet Black, PC3-16000 (2000), CAS 10-10-10-27 XMP, 1.50V
£49.64inc VAT
Storage: 64GB SanDisk Pulse, 2.5" SSD, SATA III - 6Gb/s, MLC-Flash, Read 490MB/s, Write 240MB/s, 7200 IOPS 1800 IOPS Max.
£46.37inc VAT
Network: Intel Gigabit PRO 1000CT PCIe Desktop Network Adapter - OEM Version
£23.36inc VAT
~£350 total
1. have I messed up and spec'ed incompatible components (I'm a software guy really),
2. have I way over-spec'ed anything for a HTPC - could I save money without losing major functionality?
Mostly going to be streaming 720/1080 files from a NAS. No 3D. No HD audio. Will be some in-browser viewing like iplayer, youtube etc. Want to set it up as a PVR in future also.
Really I was sold on getting a NUC celeron but read they were expensive for what you get if you didn't need the small-form factor... so would like to spec something bigger and better, or bigger and cheaper.
Motherboard: Asus F2A85-M LE, AMD A85X, FM2, DDR3, SATA III - 6Gb/s, RAID, PCIe 2.0 (x16), D-Sub/ DVI-D/HDMI, MATX
£59.82inc VAT
Processor: AMD A8 5600K Black Edition, S FM2, Virgo Core, Quad Core 3.6GHz, AMD Radeon HD 7560D 760MHz, 100W, Retail
£81.07inc VAT
PSU: 430W Corsair Builder Series CMPSU-430CXV2UK, 80%+ BRONZE Eff', Uncertified, Quiet Fan, ATX v2.3, PSU (I have no real idea of the PSU is appropriate?)
£34.50inc VAT
Memory: 4GB (2x2GB) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance Jet Black, PC3-16000 (2000), CAS 10-10-10-27 XMP, 1.50V
£49.64inc VAT
Storage: 64GB SanDisk Pulse, 2.5" SSD, SATA III - 6Gb/s, MLC-Flash, Read 490MB/s, Write 240MB/s, 7200 IOPS 1800 IOPS Max.
£46.37inc VAT
Network: Intel Gigabit PRO 1000CT PCIe Desktop Network Adapter - OEM Version
£23.36inc VAT
~£350 total