Check my SFF/HTPC spec please

-Neil- · 23 Apr 2011 at 13:02

I'm looking to change to something much smaller and quieter than my current ageing system.

Looking to run Win 7 Ultimate(overkill?) and XBMC.

Does everything look compatible and nothing OTT?

Wesena ITX2 - £80
Wesena 120w PSU - £34.99
Wesena 12v 10a Power Supply Adaptor - £29.99
Wesena Philips RC260 Remote Control inc Internal IR Receiver - £29.99
Gigabyte GA-E350N-USB3 Zacate with HD6310 iGPU - £130
OCZ Intel Extreme XMP 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 10666C7 1333MHz Low Voltage Dual-Channel Kit - £50
OCZ Agility Series 30GB 2.5" SATA-II SSD - £43
Sony BC-5600S Blu-Ray slot loading drive - ~£60
Windows 7 Ultimate - £170

Cheers,

Neil.

-Neil- · 23 Apr 2011 at 22:53

Nice one, reading this here under the memory section it mentions about single channel:

http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3681#sp

"Single channel memory architecture
Support for DDR3 1333(OC)/1066 MHz memory modules"

Would I be better off going for one of the following?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=8&subid=1180

Cheers,

Neil.

-Neil- · 24 Apr 2011 at 11:09

Ultimate probably won't be needed then

Is 4gb more than enough for running xbmc and win7 with some hd video editing (gopro here)?

Neil.

-Neil- · 24 Apr 2011 at 11:33

Well it'll be mainly basic stuff such as cutting segments out of videos, power usage is a concern so I'll probably stick to the Zacate.

Neil.

-Neil- · 24 Apr 2011 at 14:18

Just ordered the system

Changed the ram to 1X4Gb stick of Corsair Single channel DDR3 and added Win 7 Home Premium.

Will post a new thread with pics and details once built, cheers

Neil.