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archerz

archerz

archerz

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Hi !

Im looking to builds my own NAS and HTPC/Gaming System and need a bit of help maybe...

This is what I've got so far and I am wanting to keep it under £400. Mainly for Storage and XBMC playback of HD films and *maybe* some light gaming but would be on old games.

I already have a selection of HDDs I can use 4 x 1TB & 1 x 2TB so these will be re used.

Anything I've missed or alternatives to what I have picked?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus Z87I PROFESSIONAL Intel Z87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini-ITX £124.99
1 x Intel Core i3-4130 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £82.99
1 x BitFenix Phenom Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £59.99
1 x Kingston 60GB SSDNow V300 Drive SATA 6Gb/s 3 2.5" (7mm height) Solid State Hard Drive - (SV300S37A/60G) £37.99
Total : £375.91 (includes shipping : ).



Thanks in advance
 
If you can stretch at all I think the below spec would give the most performance for your change.

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-6800K Black Edition 4.10GHz (Socket FM2) APU Richland Quad Core Processor (AD680KWOHLBOX) £103.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A88XN-WIFI AMD A88X (Socket FM2+) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £79.99
1 x BitFenix Phenom Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2133HC11ADC01) £53.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £43.99
Total : £428.00 (includes shipping : £11.75).



The AMD has a better iGPU so will give better performance in light gaming, the RAM is faster which will help that as well. Squeezes a 128gb SSD in and a Gold PSU as well.

Admittedly though I do not know how well the Phenom cases are to cable but if it is similar to the Prodigy my NAS sits in then it shouldn't be too bad.
 
archerz said:
My issue is I need to have the 5+ SATA ports ideally.

The other parts look good though!
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Ah sorry there is me wading in without reading the whole post.

Then your original might be the closest to right, although you haven't listed a PSU in the original post and I would recommend the H87-i rather than the z87-i as you won't need the overclocking features and would still get the 6 sata ports needed. You could then use the money to increase the SSD size.
 
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Yeah I forgot about a PSU :(

Ok this is how it looks at the moment! I'm assuming everything will fit :)

Any objections?
YOUR BASKET
1 x Asus H87I-Plus Intel H87 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £88.99
1 x Intel Core i3-4130 3.40GHz (Haswell) Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £82.99
1 x BitFenix Phenom Mini-ITX Cube Case - Midnight Black £69.95
1 x Toshiba SSD HDTS212EZSTA 9.5mm 128GB Solid State Hard Drive - Retail £61.99
1 x TeamGroup Vulcan GOLD 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-17100C11 2133MHz Dual Channel Kit (TLYD38G2133HC11ADC01) £53.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 450W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £43.99
Total : £401.90 (includes shipping : ).





also any fan recommendations?
- Cooling Top: 120mm x 2 (optional)
- Cooling Rear: 120mm x 1 (included) or 140mm x 1 (optional)

it can fit one at the front too? upto 230mm
 
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