Media center build

Chrisoldinho

Chrisoldinho

Chrisoldinho

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Hi,

I am looking to build a basic media center PC, this is what I have specified, slight overkill in certain areas, but I also want it to be able to play some more modern games at low/moderate settings and have some future proofing.

Your basket
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
(£79.99) £95.99
(£79.99)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD10EZRX) **SINGLE PLATTER** £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
ASRock FM2A75M-ITX AMD A75 Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £69.98
(£58.32) £69.98
(£58.32)
OCZ Agility 3 60GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (AGT3-25SAT3-60G) £62.99
(£52.49) £62.99
(£52.49)
Silverstone Milo ML03 HTPC Case - Black (SST-ML03B) £52.99
(£44.16) £52.99
(£44.16)
Compro VideoMate S800F PCIe Quad Mode DVB-S / DVB-T / Analogue TV / Radio Tuner and Remote £50.99
(£42.49) £50.99
(£42.49)
Samsung Green (MV-3V4G3D/US) 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual Channel Kit £49.99
(£41.66) £49.99
(£41.66)
Liteon IHOS104-06 4x BD-ROM (Black) - OEM £27.98
(£23.32) £27.98
(£23.32)
Sub Total : £400.75
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £82.40
Total : £494.40

How does this look?

Chris.
 
Looks good to me! I've just upgraded to an AMD A4-5300 and have to say I'm very impressed with it so far, I also have a 60GB Agility 3, and it flies along very nicely with XBMC and WMC :) I have that case as well, nice looking case with plenty of room, I'd recommend you get 4x 80mm fans and a fan controller though.

I have these:
YOUR BASKET
1 x Lian Li PT-FN03 PCI Fan Controller - Black £12.98
1 x Fractal Design 80mm Silent Cooling Fan £6.98
Total : £29.27 (includes shipping : £7.75).



And with the fan controller turned right down, the fans are utterly silent.

The only things I see missing is a PSU and a CPU cooler. PSU you may already have and a CPU cooler will be included with your CPU but a replacement will keep it cooler and be quieter :)
 
You can use 1600mhz RAM but the IGP wants faster stuff especially if you want to game, that samsung RAM is overpriced IMHO. That case can take bigger than mini-itx but be careful on the PSU as it has to be no longer than 140mm

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor (AD580KWOHJBOX) £95.99
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £72.98
1 x Crucial RealSSD M4 64GB 2.5 SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT064M4SSD2) £64.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 micro ATX Motherboard £61.99
1 x Pioneer BDC-207DBK 8x BluRay ROM / DVDRW SATA-II Optical Drive - Black (OEM) £54.98
1 x Silverstone Milo ML03 HTPC Case - Black (SST-ML03B) £52.99
1 x Compro VideoMate S800F PCIe Quad Mode DVB-S / DVB-T / Analogue TV / Radio Tuner and Remote £50.99
1 x TeamGroup Xtreem LV 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17000C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TXD38G2133HC11DC01) £39.95
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 430w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020058-UK) £38.99
Total : £533.86 (includes shipping : FREE).



Check the PSU is ok, the non modular version I know is 140mm long, not sure about this modular one so check with OCuk or do some googling. Hope this helps
 
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honosuseri said:
Check the PSU is ok, the non modular version I know is 140mm long, not sure about this modular one so check with OCuk or do some googling. Hope this helps
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I just fitted that PSU to that case with no issues. Any optical drive would need right-angle connectors though.
 
Ah I see! That PSU is fantastically quiet though! The noisiest thing in my HTPC is the hard drive now, well happy :)
 
Intel Core i3-2130 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail Intel Core i3-2130 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £99.95

Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard Gigabyte Z77N-WIFI Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £98.99

Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) £72.98

OCZ Vertex 4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-64G) OCZ Vertex 4 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (VTX4-25SAT3-64G) £63.98

Compro VideoMate S800F PCIe Quad Mode DVB-S / DVB-T / Analogue TV / Radio Tuner and Remote Compro VideoMate S800F PCIe Quad Mode DVB-S / DVB-T / Analogue TV / Radio Tuner and Remote £50.99

TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) TeamGroup Elite 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (TED38GM1600HC11DC01) £35.99

Liteon IHOS104-06 4x BD-ROM (Black) - OEM Liteon IHOS104-06 4x BD-ROM (Black) - OEM £27.98

Xigmatek Asgard III Gaming Case - Black Xigmatek Asgard III Gaming Case - Black £27.98

Xigmatek Achilles II SD1284 CPU-Cooler - 120mm (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) Xigmatek Achilles II SD1284 CPU-Cooler - 120mm (Socket LGA775/1155/1156/1366 AMD AM2/AM3/FM1) £23.98

Total : £516.92
 
Thank you for the replies,

@ R-evans, I am keen to go AMD due to the APU performance of the A10-5800K.

I forgot about the PSU! Definately a modular one though, I am happy to go Micro ATX, wasn't sure if the case would accept it, is the Gigabyte F2A85XM-D3H the best motherboard to go for? Max RAM speed is 1800 on this by the looks of things.

Also, not sure what CPU cooler would fit, and would suit this build the best?

Re the RAM, I hear the Samsung Green's are good for 2400 hence which when reading the OCuK description of the A10 seems like a must.

I have a Lian Li Fan controller, but would need some decent 80mm fans.

Chris.
 
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