Building a HTPC

Ph4lanx

Ph4lanx

Ph4lanx

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Hi guys,

I've been trying to read up on good HTPC-style motherboards and parts to use for a HTPC I want to build for my dad for Christmas. I've got about £250 for the system itself (not including peripherals, etc) and I was wondering how you guys might spec out a HTPC for that price.

I'm not too worried about storage, as I have a NAS on the network, and I have the OS already, so I'm looking for straight hardware and of course, quietness, to a certain extent.

What would you guys use in your builds? Does anyone feel like speccing up an example I can work from? :)
 
Ah, so AMD is the preferred choice for HTPCs then? Fair enough.

Do you have any suggestions on a case? A more subtle front fascia would probably suit my father's layout better, and possibly not too big :)
 
Wow, this is harder than I realised. Would I not need a motherboard with integrated graphics? Otherwise I would be looking at a stand up machine instead of a HTPC design?

Edit: 95thrifles, I do have the HDD and OS, yes. Good point! Do you think a case and PSU could come out of £75 and not be a normal case tower?
 
Well, the machine just has to handle some light internet surfing and playing videos and DVDs and that's about the hardest it will have :)
 
easyrider, would you use the stock cooler for the CPU or replace it with a quieter one? It needs to fit that media case. Would you use the 500w PSU included in the case with your i3 setup?
 
OK well thanks. I feel more comfortable with Intel simply because it's what I know, so thank you for your feedback :)
 
95thrifles/easyrider, would you guys add any fans to the media case at all or just keep the case standard? Should I expect hot temperatures?
 
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