Spec me a media pc!

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I am looking to build a small form factor media pc to hook up to the tv.

Ideally it will be nice and quiet, lots of storage and can stream from the net.

That is all!

I'm looking to spend around 350-450 for the lot!
 
Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3-4130 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001104G-2CW) - Blue Light £58.99
(£49.16) £58.99
(£49.16)
Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
MSI H81M-E33 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
Antec VP350P 350W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
Aerocool Qs-102 Micro-ATX Case - White £22.99
(£19.16) £22.99
(£19.16)
Sub Total : £238.29
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
UPS Access Point
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.00
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £49.26
Total : £295.55
 
or with better case

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3-4130 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001104G-2CW) - Blue Light £58.99
(£49.16) £58.99
(£49.16)
Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Silverstone Milo ML03 HTPC Case - Black (SST-ML03B) £45.95
(£38.29) £45.95
(£38.29)
MSI H81M-E33 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
Antec VP350P 350W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
Sub Total : £257.42
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel (Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £53.73
Total : £322.40
 
neocon said:
or with better case

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
Intel Core i3-4130 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £89.99
(£74.99) £89.99
(£74.99)
Avexir Core Blue Series 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Kit (AVD3U16001104G-2CW) - Blue Light £58.99
(£49.16) £58.99
(£49.16)
Kingston 120GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/120G) £46.99
(£39.16) £46.99
(£39.16)
Silverstone Milo ML03 HTPC Case - Black (SST-ML03B) £45.95
(£38.29) £45.95
(£38.29)
MSI H81M-E33 Intel H81 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Micro ATX Motherboard £34.99
(£29.16) £34.99
(£29.16)
Antec VP350P 350W '80 Plus' Continuous Power Supply £31.99
(£26.66) £31.99
(£26.66)
Sub Total : £257.42
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel (Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £11.25
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £53.73
Total : £322.40
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Brill, thanks! :D
 
Do you need to consider WAF (the Wife Acceptance Factor) in this purchase? If so, maybe you could consider an Intel NUC such as this - it'll be easier to pass the WAF than a typical PC case.

If you bump up the storage to 128GB then it comes in at a couple of quid over £400, or you could get it with 256GB for bang on £450.
 
Derp said:
Do you need to consider WAF (the Wife Acceptance Factor) in this purchase? If so, maybe you could consider an Intel NUC such as this - it'll be easier to pass the WAF than a typical PC case.

If you bump up the storage to 128GB then it comes in at a couple of quid over £400, or you could get it with 256GB for bang on £450.
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Thanks this looks interesting.
 
Derp said:
Do you need to consider WAF (the Wife Acceptance Factor) in this purchase? If so, maybe you could consider an Intel NUC such as this - it'll be easier to pass the WAF than a typical PC case.

If you bump up the storage to 128GB then it comes in at a couple of quid over £400, or you could get it with 256GB for bang on £450.
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Completely agree with this, been running a NUC as a media PC with win7 and mediaportal for over a year now, great bit of kit, does the job just fine
 
lude1962 said:
How many hours of videos is the OP looking to store?
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I would want to use it as a bit of a media server with a drive plugged in, or alternatively I will buy a NAS.

These do look really nice but I'm still undecided about self build or this. The compromise as I see it is going to be noise/always on/easy on the eye over power/gaming.

I will be pairing it with a decent projector and 120 inch screen so the temptation for graphics cards is high :)
 
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